Playing With the Senses

Tuning in to the world around us for inspiration

It’s five weeks after my spinal surgery, and I finally feel like I am nearly back to my pre-injury energy levels. Feels miraculous, to be honest, though I still can’t bend or twist, and yesterday I spent the day in bed, recuperating from having overdone it on Saturday.

My walks have gotten longer. I am averaging around 9,000 steps a day, which is way more than I was averaging before I could’t walk! It’s become part of my daily routine, to figure out ways I can extend my walks.

This morning I woke up early and walked to my neighborhood coffee shop, where I finished outlining my book revision. This task, to finish my outline, has been challenging, because my book has so many threads, so many different narratives. But once I told myself I was going to finish it, I did. And tomorrow I get to start the actual revision, which feels very exciting.

Maybe exciting…