I can’t believe Christmas is just 6 days away!  We are almost ready!  TJ and I did lots of shopping Saturday; we were out for hours.  We had a nice lunch then hit the stores.  We spent a lot of times wondering what to get since we didn’t have much of a list to go by.  I told TJ next year we should just have Santa bring the boys a few little gifts and celebrate Christmas while on vacation.  Sunday was Traci’s turn to shop with me.  We shopped for about 7 hours and had a real nice lunch.  We were shopping for TJ…it was lots of fun. 

All the shopping and the workout I did Saturday morning really took a toll on me.  Aside from being exhausted my back and my legs have tightened up quite a bit. In the workout we had to climb stairs, a lot of stairs, 5 times each round.  My legs were burning.  I’ve been using the lacrosse ball and roller to loosen things up but at the end of today, after a day of sitting too much, my back was killing me.  Along with that my throat is bothering me and I’m congested…BOOO.  I hope it’s just allergies; I don’t want to be sick for the holiday.

I had boot camp tonight; I knew it would be tough for me.  Any exercise I would have to do would hurt so I would just have to push through the pain until I loosened up. By the end of our workout I was feeling better.  I called the chiropractor too see if he could take me sooner than Wednesday but he is all booked…bummer L  We were hoping that we could cut our visits down to once every 10 days but I don’t think I’m ready for that yet.

I thought my workout went kind of okay tonight considering my back pain and the tingling in my leg, which is just so annoying. I’m trying hard to stay focused and push myself but I find my fear of re-injury getting in my way.  Since my leg is mostly numb around the knee area I’m very hesitant about jumping or putting too much weight on it; I have this horrible fear that my knee is just going to buckle and put me out of commission again.

I was so excited to try out me new sneakers tonight…too bad they were about a size to big haha.  I’m not sure why I listened to that sales lady who kept telling me I needed a bigger size.  Oh well, they’ll be heading back to the store within the next day or two. They seemed pretty comfortable and I think they may workout okay for me.  They’re not the prettiest things I’ve ever seen, but when you hit my age it’s all about the comfort, not the look.

One more day to work then I’ll be on vacation until next year.  I’m so excited; I really need some time off and away from some things. I’m looking forward to spending time with my boys.  I still need to plan for the New Year, set goals, and come up with my treatment plan (which is on hold until I see that doctor and get all my test results back; hopefully I’ll see him this week).  My eating has been much better; I have officially pulled myself together, thank you God for answering my prayers.  I am over my weak stage and I no longer feel depressed.

Been saying lots of prayers for many who are sick, sad, confused, and visiting family out of state, I feel like many of my prayers are being answered as well as others I know.  I am so thankful for everything I have and everyone in my life…I am undoubtedly very blessed.