Life happens

It might appear I have forsaken this blog, moved all my ramblings to FaceBook with so many others.   Such is not the case,  I have just been caught up in life.  My spring was dominated by a job search, as I worked to remove myself from the unemployment statistics.  It was an up and down process, one that was more work than a daily job, and I ultimately succeeded in garnering three job offers.  The job I took is an easy commute distance: 20 minutes walking, less by bike.   As soon as I landed the new job, The Wife changed jobs and returned to her previous employer.  Her commute is almost as short, being only about a half mile north of where I toil daily.  It is truly wonderful to be commute-free for the most part.

Once I had a new job I threw myself into the task of fully rebuilding the strength I lost last year.  I said ‘au revoir’ to the orthopedic surgeon who was opposed to physical therapy and started hitting the gym (at the office, 20 minutes from home) twice a week for weight training.  And I have returned to the occasional yoga session, hopefully stepping that up as the fall progresses to winter.   With the new job, working on full recovery, and helping the wife in her goals, and working on long neglected home maintenance, there has not been much time to sit down and tap at the keyboard much less anything of real interest to write about.  Now it is time for me to get back to some basics.   I will be participating in some century rides this fall, both organized and self-directed, getting the house and yard in shape, and working on trying to establish a new doctor-patient relationship with the objective of developing a plan to get the metal out of my hip.   I’ll have a bit more time this month, as The Wife will be taking her parents on a cycling tour of western Washington starting next Saturday.   Now to buckle down and get started.