And yesterday was going so well, too. Had a pretty productive day at work, and was even able to leave a bit early (because I got in early, of course). Traffic was minimal, and I was home in record time. I took a short walk over to the gym, and put in some quality cardio workout time, followed by a nice long soak in the hot tub. The hot tub makes it worth it 🙂

As I was walking home from the gym, about a half-block from home, I graciously stepped aside for a passing neighbor…onto a patch of ice. Slip – BAM! Flat on my back. Man, that hurt. Considering what could have happened, I’m really amazingly lucky. As it was, I landed hard on my hip and right elbow, bruising both thoroughly. I limped home and Takaza, bless his heart, took care of me, making sure I had an ice pack and was resting comfortably, then making a yummy dinner and cleaning up afterwards, and dealing with the laundry as well. I slept rather poorly, unfortunately, waking up every time I rolled over or moved my arm. About 24 hours later, the good news is that outside of some surface tenderness, my hip is fine. I’m having some flexibility issues with my elbow, though, and certainly the point of my elbow is quite sore. I don’t think it’s anything more serious than a hard bruise, but I’ll be spending a bit more time with an ice pack when I get home, I think.

I have my last gym appointment today, where (fortunately) we’re focusing on lower-body strength training. Dan might be working late tonight, and we might get together with a friend for dinner – we’ll see how that works out. Wow, tomorrow is Friday, and we have no plans for the weekend yet, something that I rather like actually. Wow, maybe I can sleep in until 8 AM or something crazy like that.