So slow, Another three banger, Six Years

I have been getting lousy sleep for pretty much the entire time my left knee has been injured.  If I change position in my sleep the little jolt of pain always wakes me up.  Once that happens it’s a dice roll if I will be able to fall back asleep quickly or lay there awake for an hour or more.  I have felt pretty exhausted most evenings as a result.  This morning after the alarm went off I fell back asleep for nearly another half hour, meaning my prep to leave for work was a mad scramble.

The rate of recovery of my left knee has truly been at a snail like pace.  I’m now closing in on the two month mark since the injury started and only recently can I walk sort of without a noticeable limp.  Any sort of side to side force on the joint will instantly wake the pain back up but I can go straight ahead at least.  I plan to keep up what I have been doing which is stretching, low impact cardio and hanging around upside down.

I have my second three day weekend ahead of me starting tomorrow.  I expect the blueprint to be similar as last weekend although I hope to have fewer list items to chew through this time around.  In a couple more weeks it’s already Labor Day which seems just inconceivable.  I say it often but each time I do it’s only more so true, the passage of time as you age feels like it increases at an exponential rate.

Six years ago on this date my mom passed away, speaking of time passing so quickly.  It’s hard to imagine that painful and life altering event happened over 2000 sunrise and sunsets ago.  To be quite honest, I try to not think about the days leading up to her death much as that time holds some of the darkest moments of my life.  I instead try to think of memorable and fun experiences as well as wondering what Mom would think of how my life has turned out up until this point.