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If you're a large woman in America, your whole life is an opportunity to feel self-conscious, embarrassed, resentful and way too big. You can hide in the corner or on the couch, you can go to therapy, or you can put on your lycra bike shorts and get out there and move.
—Jayne Williams, Slow Fat Triathlete

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January 9, 2007

(holding out for) that teenage feeling permalink

This morning, I got a fair amount of housework done. I vacuumed up dust bunnies in the kitchen & hall, and I generated about a bag of recycling from crap laying around the living room & bathroom.

I also scrubbed the bathtub. Note to self: baking soda might be mildly abrasive, but it's too mildly abrasive to clean the bathtub.

Meanwhile I debated whether I should ride the bike. And whether I should wear work clothes, or exercise clothes.

I'm always obsessed with carrying less. Maybe my desire to declutter is another form of this? I'm not compelled to declutter, that's for damn sure. Anyways, the compromise of riding to work in work clothes and being sweaty versus wearing exercise clothes and bringing a bag of good clothes is one of those things that I can't seem to resolve.

I rode the bus. Every inch of me hurts. I can't, no, no more complaining.

My chiro says that I'm having shoulder pain reoccurance because of the seat to handlebars ratio. Is there such a thing? Basically, I think that translates into "buy a new bike". But I think everything translates, at least in my mind, to buy a new bike.

I'm trying to remind myself, my life is good. Today, my sweetie can't bend his arm. No, we don't know why. My colleague in the next office has her infant in daycare for the first time. I can't imagine how that must feel. Life is good. Life is good.

Posted at January 9, 2007

Comments

Sorry you are still having so many physical symptoms. Sounds like kinda a tough time. Hugs.

Posted by: neca at January 9, 2007 11:52 AM

Hey, miss thang, I'm looking to retrofit my Trek 1000 for commuting. Read: I plan to be sitting bolt upright most of the time. Any recommendations for seats, other gear, ways to carry items? My unofficial, unpublished goals is to be car-less, at least with respect to work commuting, by May.

Posted by: Misty P at January 9, 2007 5:36 PM

Seems to me nothing known to man (woman) is abrasive enough to clean a bathtub. Maybe a sledgehammer?

Posted by: Fran at January 12, 2007 2:02 PM

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