Maybe it's wrong of me, but I'm kind of glad the Christmas and New Year holidays are coming to an end. I'll be happy to get back to the ordinary. The time between holidays where nothing is really happening and nothing additional is expected out of you. You can carry on with all of your regular activities, get your house in order, start planning for the new year.
Bring on 2013 I say. I should be careful with what I say. 2012 was no picnic. But I'm really hopping 2013 brings good news and healthier resolutions. Micky and I had been walking every week night until December hit. The cold weather and the need to shop as soon as the office closed didn't help our walk schedule. I'm ready to get back into our workout schedule. I'm also hoping to get a treadmill soon. My mom has one thats not being used and hopefully we can find a way to get it up here.
Most importantly, I'm ready for the pain in my legs and lower back to be gone. I can barely remember a time before the pain started, a time when I was active daily, thank you retail. If you work retail, if nothing else thank your job that it keeps you up and walking. But there was a time when I didn't have any pain in my legs, other than the occasional leg cramp, and it was nice. To be able to go to bed and lay in one position all night or atleast 3o minutes without having to roll over to relieve the pain on the one side, or to be able to sit for longer than 30 minutes with no pain. Watching a tv show from beginning to end without getting up? Impossible. Sitting in a movie theater for 1.5 - 3 hours? I'm constantly moving, squirming, sitting on my legs, putting them down, squirming again. *sigh* Oh how I dream to be pain free. I'm pretty tolerant of pain, but this is crazy. When I'm more active the pain is a lot less; the more active the less the pain. But when you work a job where you sit all day, it's difficult. When life gets in the way, it's difficult. My prayer is to just get to the point where I can be active enough for the pain to completely disappear. If it doesn't get better this year, I'll be seeing a doctor. Then we'll go from there. Here's to a better 2013 for all of us! Happy trails to you! And God bless.
