Tuesday Tidbits: Tight Muscles and Happy Endings

I rejoined the local ladies’ gym this morning. First elliptical workout in 4 months. I’d rather be running, but my pelvic injury seems to need more time to heal before I go pounding it to oblivion. Back to low-impact for me. I don’t think I’ve blogged about this, but I slipped on the ice on February 19th. I caught myself, but the sudden jerking motion in my hip caused a severe strain on my psoas muscle. Being a runner, I continued running anyhow…well, as soon as the weather turned spring-like, I ran. For a few months I got by with stretching and regular chiropractic adjustments. But after the A-Town 5k in June, I decided to really address the problem. I sought out some massage therapy, and I’ve been do my stretches and such with greater diligence. I rested a bit, then tried running again. The problem persisted. I rested again, tried running again—still not ready. So, for now, I’m taking it in stride, inside—elliptical stride, that is.
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In other news—on a previously blogged topic: Ginger the homeless cat has a new home! I’ve been waiting to post the glad tidings until I was reasonably sure it would work out. It’s been 3 weeks since the B Family took him in, and—so far—no complaints. Assuming this adoption sticks, Ginger will have gone from roaming the streets to living with A-Town royalty—really! Liz B. was the A-Town prom queen this year. And now Ginger is “lapping up” the affections of this lovely young lady. Happy ending.
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Lastly, it’s camp week for Vi and thus rather quiet in the Waters household. We miss her, but we’re sure she’s having a fabulous time. Last year when we picked her up from camp she requested to re-up for the next week…and the next! Actually, she wanted to live at camp for the rest of the summer because, apparently, our house is boring. (Could’ve fooled me!)