ALLISON MANN

I wanted to title this “Hitting Reset” but I realized that was identical to a recent post of Sonya’s in a similar vein.  Instead I’m going next-level.  I don’t just want to hit the reset button and clear the latest data, I want to wipe the slate clean and start over.

I had big plans for 2011.  So far this year has done nothing but let me down and leave me feeling broken, tired, and sick.

As if starting the year off with another sesamoiditis flare-up wasn’t enough, that wound up creating a bursa in my foot, and a blister that popped, so that gave me an open wound that was painful to walk on.  The inflamed sesamoids/bursa calmed down, but the open blister took a week to heal.

The good news on the foot front is that the doctor gave me the okay to “try” riding.  The bad news?  I’ve come down with such a bad cold/flu that I’m couch-bound anyway.   1.5 sick days later, I still haven’t gotten back on the bike.  I don’t care what I feel like when I wake up Saturday morning; my butt will be firmly planted on my saddle as my skin enjoys some solid rays from the sun.

Since I had a bit of a sore throat last Saturday/Sunday I started taking Zicam and drinking Joy’s tea concoction: pressed garlic, lemon juice, cayenne pepper, and hot water

I still felt “ok” and not “completely horrible”, so I worked most of the week. Tuesday and Wednesday I swam at the pool, and Wednesday I even got in the gym at lunch for CrossFit ISH

I have no idea what those weigh. I somehow managed to heft them (not at the same time) over my head and perform 3 sets of 5 Good Mornings. Felt good doing them.

Then it was time for shoulder press

Never did get the 25#s up over my head (I tried twice)

Against even my own better judgement I swam Wednesday night. I’d put in a full day of work, so figured if I could work, I could swim. I wanted to bag the workout, but didn’t feel all that bad. My shoulders were worked from the gym, but otherwise it was do-able.

Swim season, hopefully, is over.

I got out of the pool and had no energy to even hit up the store for Weeger’s anti-sickness concoction

Whiskey, apple cider vinegar, honey, and lemon. This has not helped me miraculously recover from my cold/flu.

I had decided that since I was only feeling worse and worse, without some crazy turn-around, I was not going to work on Thursday.  I tried my best to tie up the loose ends at work, went for my swim, then went home, zombie’d my way through solo dinner and lunch prep, and went to bed before Justin got back from his travel day to Nor Cal for work.

I “tried” to sleep for 10 hours that night, but mostly tossed and turned, feeling most definitely “horrible”.  Picked a good day to call in sick, as I spent most of the day out of energy.  I was raging with chills, sweating, and my hair hurt.  My head felt like it was about 3 sizes larger than normal, and even the sound of the TV was too much for me.

Friday I went in and put in a few hours at work.  The day in every way conspired against me.  Just nothing was going right.  Time to head home, call it a day, and try to rest and recover.

With any luck another day off and tomorrow I will be good (enough) to go.

I know technically January isn’t over until Monday at midnight, but I’m hereby declaring it over and done with today. I’m ready to move on and get this year started right.

Here’s to the hard reset and a fresh start.