Just as I was getting concerned about my knee pain things seemed to have turned a bit. My workouts on the stair stepper have really improved this week and my steps numbers have increased with little to no pain. Yippee! I haven't taken a break from any of my workouts now for I think two weeks. I know I did have a few days there though that I did very little on the stair stepper as the pain in my left knee was a bit unbearable. But slow and steady with small increases seems to be paying off. I am really enjoying my yoga workouts have added an occasional pre-bed routine. My confidence has soared!
The morning workouts have me getting up earlier and earlier. Part of this is I just don't sleep well (insomnia since I was a kid) and I often find myself awake before 5:00 am. I usually would lay in bed quietly and stay relaxed until nearly time for the alarm. But now with the workouts and needing to get outside and do some early morning watering in the garden I seem to be needing to get up before 5:30 a.m. so I can still get out the door and off to work on time. I may have to look at going to bed slightly earlier than I have been, but I just feel so old going to sleep before 9:30 pm. While I do wish I could sleep in later, I am a morning person and I enjoy the peacefulness of those early hours. In the evening I am just always impatient for the sun to set, for the evening to quiet down so I can go climb into my bed and read for a bit before falling asleep.
On the EBC trek the hikes start early in the morning and everyone calls it a night and heads off to bed pretty early at night. This will be perfect for me. I do enjoy being out in the early morning and listening to nature wake up. At home the first sounds I hear are the Carolina Wrens calling out as the sun begins to rise. They are soon joined by many of the other birds that call my garden home. By the time I leave for work they are already visiting the feeders and bird bath. I could sit and watch them for hours.
Oh to be a bird to see the world from above....
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