things are looking up, I am falling down

 Thanks to everyone for the kind words about my car kerfuffle. I felt so much better knowing there were people out there who understand! My claim with their insurance remains open - I received a letter from them asking me to get in contact so the Mr and I are going to call together later this week. 

This was supposed to be a “what I listened to…” from my 90-minute drive each way to start clearing out my aunt’s house this past Saturday, but I had a truly on brand but still eye-opening moment that I’m choosing to write about first, haha! 

My aunt’s house is old - 1800s, I believe - and there are so many level differences between the rooms. I was upstairs with my cousin and her son when someone rang the bell. I was so thrown off (this was the first time I’d been in the house, I hadn’t seen my cousin in 10 years) that I got freaked out that someone was there. I flew down the stairs - with her son in hot pursuit! The living room floor was 2 inches lower than the kitchen, so when I hit the transition, I didn’t lift my foot high enough and went flying. 

It was like I was moving in slow motion! I could feel it happening. My body went up and then I went down on my right side, hard. I jumped up and shouted “I’m ok!” as to not scare the kid and then went and answered the door (it was a neighbor) (who was so nice). 

Then, I worked the whole day and drove home and thought I scraped by with a bruised ego. Oh, that was not the case. Sunday, my right arm and thigh were sore. By Monday, my cheek (from my glasses?), neck, rotator cuff, hip, and thumb were so not great. 

2025 seems to be the year of accidents for me, sigh.

But, things are looking up! Or, at least my attitude is.

-My ankle is less swollen for the first time in months. 

-The soreness has gotten better as the week has gone on (it’s taken me days to finish this post). 

-Having help with cleaning out the house is so nice - I don’t feel as overwhelmed and it’s so great to have people to bump plans and ideas by.

-Work is still oof, but I’m using it as a great sign from the universe that I need to work on seeing my value outside of my job. My job is what I do, not who I am.

-Nicole’s me-sized yoga challenge has been amazing for where I’m at. A few minutes of a chair yoga poses (chair cat cow! spinal twists!) makes a huge difference for my mobility and mentality during the day.

Here’s to silver linings and more literal and figurative balance as January continues!