Horrible week.

This has not been a good week. What an understatement.

I wasn’t able to accompany Mike to his cycle race, courtesy of the pain in my hip joints. But I must say, I have noticed improvement, albeit painfully (literally) slow improvement. Last time it also took a long time to get better, so I’ll take it as a good sign and keep my fingers crossed.

We got some really, really bad news in my family this week. I don’t want to discuss it, as it’s personal but suffice it to say that it has completely hit me for a six. The last couple of days I have felt depressed, irritable and overwhelmed. Stressed out and worried. And I’ve been eating badly. I can feel it is affecting my condition. I’ll probably have to go for some cortisone some time.

I dismantled my Oscar juicer as its locking mechanism wasn’t functioning. I would have had it serviced, but the business is in KZN, and transport would cost a fortune. So the owner advised me to dismantle it myself to check if a piece of fruit or some juice had gotten stuck behind the locking wheel. So I took it apart, cleaned it, and to my mortification, couldn’t put it back together again. And it’s only two parts and four screws.
This morning I phoned the business, but the lady couldn’t help me telephonically, although she did trey. She advised me to phone back later and speak to the owner.
In the mean time, I tackled it again. And eventually got it right! All by myself. The machine is now working better than ever before. I feel so empowered! Lol.

Tomorrow I want to try and stop stressing, eat better and find my equilibrium again. Me going through a rough spot right now is not going to help anybody at this point in time.

I hope Michael has a good race tomorrow. He is riding with his dad and brother. I hope they all enjoy it.

I think this weekend alone-at-home is maybe just what I need right now. A chance to regroup, rest and think things through… And at least I can make myself some juice again ;-).