What a week

This week was... not wonderful.
Last weekend I was sick for pretty much the entire weekend. Then it snowed. And snowed. And snowed some more. At the worst possible time.

Tuesday night was the Sate of the State address. Wednesday we had a news crew that was *supposed to fly out to Dallas for the Super Bowl. We got the State of the State covered. Our crew never got off the ground to get to Dallas.

The weather and feeling sick were both detrimental to sticking to any kind of workout plan - let alone my plan to add some new things to the routine. Tuesdays and Thursdays Chris and I go to "body sculpt" class at the gym. Tuesday we didn't go because of the whiteout blizzard conditions. Thursday I had terrible back pain and could hardly sit or stand up with out serious pain - so weight lifting and other working out sounded like a bad idea. I'm planning on getting back into the swing of things next week.

Today we did get a little exercise in - it was the MDA Muscle Walk! In fact, it was the first annual Madison Muscle Walk. We walked for 45 minutes, enjoyed a performance by the UW's men's acapella group "The Madhatters" and had a generally good time for an incredibly good cause. I'm looking forward to seeing how the event grows next year! (That's right - I'm ready to sign up for next year's walk!)

Unfortunately, after the walk I started to feel under the weather again - and my back is once again hurting, so I've spent the afternoon reclined with a heating pad trying to relax away the stressors of the week - and the pain between my shoulders. Maybe I'll get through part of the next book on my reading list - Wicked.

Here's to feeling better tomorrow - and to having a less crazy world in the coming week.