I did not sleep gently last night. I woke a few times in the night and was so tense. I have to say I don’t feel tense, but my body was as stiff as a board.
I woke before 5am with a thumping headache and stiff shoulders and hands.
I wonder if I was just dehydrated.
I’ve drank a lot of water today and the headache is still niggling away.
I dragged myself out of bed at 5.30 to go running with Lynsey at 5.45am. absolutely no offence to Lynsey 😆
I found the run quite tough. It was dark all the way so we had our head torches on and couldn’t get any photos. We could see the red of the sky in the morning though.
And guess what?!? Hardly a difficult one, given the title…. I ran my fastest ever 5kms!
I got a few best efforts…. I couldn’t believe it. I actually shed a few tears… I was so proud of myself despite how rotten I’d felt, I had run so well.
Here we are at the end.
I have to say thank you so much to Lynsey and the other girls I run with. I would NEVER do this without them. Lynsey has consistently run with me mid week and has helped me increase my stamina. We have such a great wee running group and we’ve created a great support network. This was my last run before we go away.
I felt great when I got back but my whole body still felt stiff, so I had a bath in Magnesium bath salts. She who hates baths actually had a bath before work. 😆 The first time in my 51 years… well maybe that’s not true as I’m sure I didn’t have a shower when we were you get the gist. 😆
It really relaxed me and by the time I got to work I was super chilled out.
That said, I have been exhausted all day. I’ve felt like a lead brick… with a headache!
I’ve found my fasting really hard which I very rarely do. I was starving and ended up eating before lunch.
I wasn’t inspired by my lovely peanut chickpea curry…. Or my soup. I ate the curry but didn’t eat the soup. I was so hungry when I got home.
I’ve moved the suitcases through to the living room and finished some last minute packing… I’ll probably say the same tomorrow too. always lots to do last minute.
I am so excited about our trip but I will be very glad to be at the airport on Thursday and all the decisions on what to take, will be over. It will all be too late.
The weather is not due to be as hot as Turkey was last year, so I’m taking a few warmer things than I would normally.
I’m sad about leaving the dogs too. I usually leave them with Craig so I don’t have to worry about them. I hope they are well behaved and I hope they don’t miss us too much.
So yeah, maybe it’s just the step away from normality that’s got me feeling a bit off. I love to travel and explore but I also do love my safe haven and comfort zone.
I always crave my comfort zone when I’m about to leave it… some people are never happy eh?!
Except I am.
A lot more these days.
Roll on the holiday!
Stay safe everyone ♥️♥️♥️
The Rambling Sloth 🦥 