Well it’s been two years since I started hosting my own blog rather than through blogger and also the incentive to get broadband in the house, prior to that I just tethered. It’s funny what can just spark something off. I’ve been needing a spark to get my ass into gear… again.
Not that new years had anything to do with it but it coincided with it. Saturday and Sunday I kept quiet and wasn’t really feeling up to much, never really like doing too much at the weekends at the best of times.
I was due to get my third primary jab, the letter said to go to the Royal but I checked online and the local pharmacy was supposed to do it and thought I should check in with them first, they weren’t sure so had to check and 30 minutes later I was jabbed and out the door.
After I went out for a walk around the town, hills, lots of hills and I now know why there are so many benches to sit on around the place. It was nice though, my stomach felt relaxed, or at least more relaxed, I had timed it with pain killers kicking in. But I’d say the walk was more likely to kill me than the jab. It didn’t though. Apart from a sore arm this time, similar to the first jab and the usual roughness I have I didn’t feel any different.
Similarly to the last while, I’ve just been reading and watching tv and playing on the PlayStation, still playing Immortals Fenyx Rising and only have a couple more achievements to get to get my platinum trophy which I might finish today.
Thursday I went for the same walk as I did on Monday but in reverse as the hills aren’t as steep that direction, it was a noticeable difference but whether that was to do with going out on Monday as well and just feeling a bit better I’m not sure.
Friday I stayed in the house and just went on the treadmill for an hour and a half which felt pretty good as well. Now I have that spark and I just want to go and do! I am being careful though, I don’t want to overdo it and crash back again, but the urge is so great. I normally don’t let myself get too excited or hopeful about things but I’m struggling to contain this, my spark has burst into a flame and it feels good!
Saturday I wanted to do a video around Dromore of different locations, so I planned out a walk that would get me round most of them, it’s a fairly small town so really not that bad and just a little longer than the walks I had done earlier in the week. I’ve got a good stride now to manage better with the hills. Long, slow strides seem to be best compared to my normal shorter fast strides, not that I’m a fast walker at all, it would be good to get back to the ability to just walk and walk and walk, like the time I walked down past Bangor and back. I doubt I’ll ever be able to do that again but with the fire that I have at the moment mentally I could.
I got the walk done and when home I had a bite to eat and started editing, it turned out decent enough, time consuming. Then I used the built-in app on my phone and was done in a few mins, so I think I’ll just do it that way from now on, will be a lot easier. I am looking forward to getting more pictures again. I aim to get back to Slieve Croob by the end of the month, it’s only a 20-30 minute walk, it’s fairly steep, but think I should be able to manage it ok. We’ll see though. It’s been nearly 3 years since I was last there and need to get back.
Today I’m having a quiet one, tv, reading, gaming and probably go on the treadmill for a while.