July 11th 2012 Daily Log

July 11th 2012
Had a rocky day at work, wrestled with one assignment all day and felt powerless.  Sacrum and right side hip joint was also hurting.
I felt crappy about leaving without the assignment done but my goal from now on is to get out of work on time so I did, and it did wonders to my mood.

On the way to my gym pool, I stopped by Arche having a sale and ended up finding a cute pair of comfy mid-height wedge sandals I've been looking for to wear on my commute to work.  I've been noticing lately how taxing it is on my body to wear flip-flops/backless sandals, so I've been on a prowl for sandals that have secure back straps.  My hips and legs feel immediately easier to move when I wear secure footwear that is also light-weight (i.e. trainers, which I refuse to wear with my work clothes).

Unlike most of the Arche designs, these don't look frumpy on me at all, which I was very happy about because I find their cushy shoes very easy on my knees.


Afterwards, I went to the pool to do the usual 30 minute workout/physical therapy.  8 laps with Pull Bouy (note: it's a teeny tiny pool), 2 laps front crawl and 1 lap of breaststroke.  I started and ended with stretches and floating in the pool, of course.
I'm not sure if the breaststroke kicks are bad for my knees (they wobble a little during the kick), but it really helps open up my hips, so I like to do a little bit every time.
I'm also thinking about re-learning butterfly strokes, or at least just the dolphin kick part.  I learned butterfly stroke as a child but now I can't really do it without feeling very embarrassed.  When I do it underwater the undulating motion makes my body feel relaxed and good.

I ended up wrapping up the day in a great mood and minimal pain.  =D