Busy, busy, busy.
Yes, it is school time again, and I am so busy with classes, homework, and teaching that I haven’t posted here in three weeks. I’m loving my work though, and am happy to be back in the thick of things again. I got so bored over the break that I scrubbed our toaster oven, inside and out. I know. Craziness.
I have been joking about feeling my age a lot lately, not only because of the many gray hairs I’m seeing sprinkled about my head, but also because of back and foot pain. It seems that my lower back is angry with me for all the tension I’ve been carrying around in it, and for failing to develop any core muscle strength after destroying it with Alex and Luc. Likewise, my left foot is rebelling against years of high-heel wearing and threatens to develop a bunion. A freaking bunion. I might as well start drawing a pension now.
I have been slowly working my ab muscles with a sit-up here, and a sit-up there, and plan to reboot my rock-climbing hobby as soon as possible. My back is making no promises but I have hopes of a truce soon. As for my foot? Well, I’ve taken drastic measures. Some might have gone for a partial solution, or tried a half-measure of cure. I’ve gone all out (as usual).
I have, despite my predilection for very high heels, always preferred being barefoot to being shod. I kick of my shoes the second I step in the house, and spend most of the summer in flip-flops. All winter long I hate the necessity of wearing closed shoes and try to get away with sandals at the slightest hint of sunshine. I had heard about a shoe called the Vibram Five-Finger some time ago and loved the concept of a glove for the foot. The shoe self-consciously mimics the sensation of being barefoot while providing puncture protection and a microbe barrier. They look freaky though. Really freaky. No really, check this out.
Told ya.
They are good for the foot though. My left foot is happy. Very, very happy. I could have taken the half-measures. I could have switched to flats and/or sneakers. But then I wouldn’t be having all this fun freaking my students out, would I?