-Having minimal tingling/nerve pain after surgery-The ability to move all of my fingers after the anesthesia wore off-Getting off the pain medication-Being able to reach and touch my face-Being able to tie my hair-Opening faucets-Being able to drive-Sleeping without ice-Biceps and other muscle fibers starting to activate-Decreased swelling -Being able to carry heavier things likeContinue reading “A gratitude list for recovery (arm version)”
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A toolbox for pain
Pain, expected. like a frequent customer late-night television commercial the mental post-it note always around, it has an assigned seat at the dinner table so familiar that it’s left a worn impression on the sofa yet– Pain, so unexpected it guts you blooms from the chest knocks you out off-kilter, all at once a vice,Continue reading “A toolbox for pain”
NZ, 2020
memory notes: -the first drive from the airport, and just laughing in the car at the hilarity of driving on the left side at 10pm -Auckland’s anniversary fireworks and the audible ‘wow’ commentators -the drive to Piha with the windows down, the wall of blue that crept into sight that turned out to be theContinue reading “NZ, 2020”
A decade in review
“An artist must create. If she doesn’t, she will become a menace to society.” 2010 – surrender 2011 – a monk 2012 – the fire 2013 – winter 2014 – gone 2015 – the sun 2016 – mortality 2017 – lost in translation 2018 – fatigue desert 2019 – a new hope
a list of setbacks and rebounds
I’m doing pretty good but I’ve suffered, laughed, mourned, and tried to stay present through it all Here is a list of setbacks and rebounds to catch you up setbacks -laying down in the back of taxis because I just needed a break -not being able to lift a water jug up to its dispenserContinue reading “a list of setbacks and rebounds”
Autumn, a season of becoming
Autumn’s coming and I’m getting all the feels. A season that always gets me homesick, but in a good way. Fall in the northeast. The Earth cools the wind picks up and you can hear it as it starts to move through the trees and the leaves change is coming. There’s more Nervous energy likeContinue reading “Autumn, a season of becoming”
Yearbook Notes I Wish I’d Written
To coach Jim Villa at Jersey Wahoos Swim Club, where I basically grew up in the water, staring at a black line forever: Thank you for teaching me how to speed up my arm turn-over. And how to improve my backstroke technique. And for that one time you mimed kicking my butt to get inContinue reading “Yearbook Notes I Wish I’d Written”
5 Ways to Game Your Bad Days
I recently read somewhere, “you’ve survived 100% of your worst days so far“. And if you’re reading this, it’s probably be true. You’ve made it here mostly intact. I’ve had some days when life’s gutted me so badly that I thought: I’m really not going to make it through this one, am I? How amContinue reading “5 Ways to Game Your Bad Days”
