Splendidly Odd

I managed an hour of not-concentrating-at-all when I got back to work, then went home and had a six hour nap (is that still a nap?), ate a piece of toast, and then slept for ten hours. I’m such an ‘oh, it’ll get better eventually’ person that I really didn’t take into account the toll this had taken on my body/nervous system - the hour-long lunchtime nap I took on Monday should have told me something though…

Oops, might have discovered the hard way why long cycling socks are a good idea… This one hurts! As well as the nice holes i now have in my skin, I also clunked my ankle good and hard so it’s hard to walk. And I’m solo in the office at work and my desire to work is at an absolute zero.

I bought one of those cameras that replicate a disposable camera but are actually digital and it’s been so fun! I don’t find myself trying to line up the perfect shot, I just quickly take a pic and then forget about it. Really great for candid people shots too if you like the film look, I used it for a family weekend and the photos are so lovely.

Went on my first 100km ride attempt a couple weeks ago. It was so fun! Nothing like a hot, sweaty, solo adventure to make you feel extremely capable. Made it 80k and then called it before the saddle chafe turned into a blister, but I fully felt like my legs could have kept going.

And sure, there’s always going to be someone who looks at your body and assumes things about you, but no one knows what size clothes you’re wearing. No one. It’s scary, with the conditioning almost all of us have received, but it’s so worth it.

Every time I supervise of D of E I’m this close to buying a van and becoming an outdoor instructor. Spending 48hrs (plus lots of time at the weekend) outside is so healing and I love seeing all the girls playing outside at the campsite with not a phone in sight.

Work continues, the weather improves, I’ve read some great books (Yesteryear and The Raven Scholar). I wait for summer; I dread the temperatures getting over 20c.