11/16

Today's Plan: run
I haven't been single in over 19 years. But once in awhile my husband has to go on trips for work. So right now I am single for 4 days. The first day is always fun, then I get bored and start to miss him. Right now he is in Fl, so at the moment I am just jealous of the weather.  Every time I talk to him he complains about being hot. While today is warmer than yesterday, that is still not anything I want to hear.  After getting up at 3:30 this morning to take him to meet his ride, I went back to bed on the couch for a bit. When I managed to wake up again. I took his car down to the mechanic's to be worked on while he was gone.
My original plan was to run home from the mechanic's as he is only 1.5m away. But I quite literally slept wrong on the couch and my sacrotuberous ligament hurt like a, well, it was uncomfortable.
(If you are wondering, yes, I had to look that up.) I tried to stretch it out, but all the stretches just hurt worse. Walking wasn't so bad, so I decided to stick with the plan. The worst that could happen would be that I would have to walk on the way home.
I ran up his driveway after parking the car and felt okay. So I went right instead of left and ran out a bit the other way before turning for home.  I did the carrot trick: I was only going to the first curve, but when I got there and was dithering if I was going to turn around I realized I was already on my way to the next curve. Funny how my feet make my decisions for me.
The hip was actually not an issue while I was running.  As happens quite often, my hip only hurts after I have been sitting for a bit. And I have been sitting most of the day, as I am enjoying my freedom by watching movie after movie.
Sad, you think? After all the work we have been doing--wood, roofing, yard cleanup--I am quite happy to do nothing! And this is day one. My day for whatever I want. Tomorrow I go back to work and the world starts again. It was nice to have one day with no pressures or needs.