I wasn’t planning on a second TKR (Total Knee Replacement) when we embarked on our bathroom remodel adventure. After having my right knee replaced, I was painfully aware how important it is to have an accessible bathroom. Luckily, our main bath, although it had an awkward angled wall, had just enough width to navigate a …
This is Part 2 of a 3-part blog post series regarding events leading to a second Total Knee Replacement (TKR) surgery, taming surgery anxiety, and post-surgery recovery. Read Part 1 here. So you’ve made the decision to have joint replacement surgery. What next? For me, I needed to get my anxiety about the surgery under …
This is Part 1 of a 3-part blog post series regarding events leading to a second Total Knee Replacement (TKR) surgery, taming surgery anxiety, and post-surgery recovery. Read about my first TKR here. In the days leading up to the surgery, all I can think is – Am I a masochist? Why am I doing …
This is Part 3 of a 3-part blog post series regarding events leading to a second Total Knee Replacement (TKR) surgery, taming surgery anxiety, and post-surgery recovery. Part 1 is about the decision to have surgery and you can read it here. Part 2 is all about taming surgery anxiety once you make that decision. …
You’ve now got your compelling reason for fitness. Mine is the desire to get through gardening season without becoming injured and to get stronger each year. You’ve decided where you’ll workout and if it’ll be DIY or a commute, and if at home, you’ve prepared your space. I’ve chosen to work from home and prepared …
You’ve now got your compelling reason for fitness. Mine is the desire to get through gardening season without becoming injured and to get stronger each year. You’ve decided where you’ll workout and if it’ll be DIY or a commute, and if at home, you’ve prepared your space. I’ve chosen to work from home and prepared …
You’ve now got your compelling reason for fitness. Mine is the desire to get through gardening season without becoming injured and to get stronger each year. You’ve decided where you’ll workout and if it’ll be DIY or a commute, and if at home, you’ve prepared your space. I’ve chosen to work from home and prepared …
Step 1 was all about finding your why. My compelling reason is the desire to be strong enough for gardening the whole season without injury and to get stronger each year. So where do you start? Decide where you’re going to do your exercises. You know yourself and your habits the best. Will you be …
Step 1 – Why Find your compelling reason Step 2 – Where Make a place in your home or decide on a gym outside your home Step 3 – What Choose your program You should decide if you want to DIY your program or follow someone else’s program. Your main program should focus on a …
I’ve toyed with this idea for a few years, and I think it’s time has come. As we wind down our gardening year, more time is spent indoors, contemplating, planning, dreaming, and drooling over seed catalogs. Creating beautiful new spaces for the next gardening season, our off-season has us exercising our brains a lot more …