Howdy,
I had that great stretch of being consistent with my back rehab exercises, which I documented on the blog awhile back, but lately I’ve allowed the stretching and strengthening routine to become hit-and-miss.
Which makes it not really a routine at all.
To tell the truth I’m not even that interested in talking about my back rehab routine right now, being out of the flow and whatnot. I bring it up here simply to say—
Well, it’s not that simple and that’s not all I want to say. First I want to make an excuse that life seems to get in the way. Though I want to say that so that I can write it down and knock it down. I am not accepting the excuse. I am acknowledging it but also rejecting it as a reason for failing to be routine.
I am also bringing it up here simply to say that this morning when my back was feeling tight and a bit wonky from sitting writing I went to go stretch my back for a reset on my True Back contraption and I laid down on it right where it was, on top of a children’s play carpet adjacent to the big train track board and scattered Legos. The perfect environment for backstretches. Feng shui, and stuff.
(Note about the Legos. They’re Duplos to be exact — we’ve done the dramatic choking scenes with young Jasper and have been more than a bit gun shy with the younger two with things that could cause choking that brings back thumping, ambulance calls, and fast-beating hearts; besides, Duplos don’t bite as hard when you step on them barefoot or lay on them for a relaxing backstretch).
Relaxing like a vacation trip on planes, trains and automobiles.
—Billy
Reading. Writing. Living.
P.S. Notice the word count. Not only have a caught up to my pace this week and even snuck a bit ahead, today I crossed over 100,000. A hundred thousand is exciting for a few reasons. One, it’s one hundred thousand! Two, it’s halfway, and, three, I did it 179 days.
Word Count: 100,056 / On Pace: 98,450 / Year’s Goal: 200,000
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