I have angered my quads
Yesterday I went on a super long walk with my husband, and it was lovely. We walked by the river and through parks, pointed out birds (a northern flicker! barn swallows!), talked about books we've been reading and YouTube videos we've been watching, and discussed our upcoming weekend plans. The weather was perfect. The sun was out, and I worked up a sweat, but not in a way that made me feel gross.
Just for you: a bad picture I took of some cute barn swallows on the underside of a bridge
Today I woke up and my brain and heart and lungs exclaimed, "another big walk?! Perhaps a HUGE walk?!" But then I stood up and my legs (and hips and glutes, to some extent) said "lmao ouch." Yesterday's big walk and all the squats I did while lifting weights on Monday took their toll.
If it were up to me, doing good healthy things like squats and long walks would not make you sore. Maybe instead it would make your muscles temporarily emit a soft glow, so everyone around you would be like wow, look at them, they worked out! That'd be pretty cool.
For some reason, though, I was not put in charge of figuring out how human bodies should work. I am merely a composer. So since I was too sore to do any exercise today, I tried to channel that energy into music instead. It went okay. The music I made is pretty good, I think.
But man. I still feel something deep inside of me being called to find a random river and just walk next to it for 7-10 miles. Is this what happens to people when they spend time in Colorado? Is listening to an audiobook about ancient hunter gatherer tribes awakening my inner nomad? Is it anxiety? It's probably anxiety.
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Blaugust has been a little weird for me. A lot of people seem to have come in with a goal or plan, which is a great idea that I probably should have done. I, however, just sit down to write every day and see where my mind goes. I fear that my posts may be boring.
But then again, nobody is forcing anyone to read this. I truly hope at least a few of you are finding these little random snapshots of my life and inner monologue entertaining!
And more than anything, I'm very curious to see how I'll feel about everything at the end of the month. Maybe I'll emerge from this thing with brand new ideas about the kinds of things I want to post here.
Whatever happens, I appreciate y'all coming along for the ride!