March 20, 2012

Ups and Downs

This has been a challenging year. My schedule was rough and stress was high, but it was wiped by a much-needed vacation. Italy was beyond amazing. I literally felt like a different person when I came back, plus learning to ski reminded me that I can still try and conquer new things. But I arrived home to a situation more difficult than I could ever have imagined and the resulting setback was overwhelming. I went from being about as happy as I could have imagined to feeling utterly devastated. Add jet lag and an emergency vet situation with Otis into the mix and I pretty much hit rock bottom.

The most surprising thing was that for the first time during distress, I couldn't turn to training as an escape. I tried. But each time I tried I had so little energy that I could barely push through. I was achy, tired, slow. Most days I lacked the energy to get off the couch. So I had to let it go and focus on helping Otis recover (he's doing much better), work, sleep and dealing with police and insurance issues.

But after a week I am feeling much better and am ready to ease back in. I can't imagine what I've lost fitness-wise, but I honestly don't care. Life is full of ups and downs and you can't always be up. Hopefully I'm on my way back and won't be down again for awhile.

2 comments:

  1. so sorry to hear about the setbacks. as usual, however, i admire you're attitude toward the situation and your training. i hope otis is better soon and i'll be sending positive vibes your way. hang in there!

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  2. glad you were able to get away for a vacation! i've been crazy busy at work (and of course had my health problems outside of work) so haven't been able to get that relaxing vacation myself (jealous, italy!!)

    i like how you ended this - so what, we've lost some fitness. we'll get it back. life is meant to be enjoyed, not spent obsessing about running stats!

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