Truthful Tuesday

 

Guys. I am OUT OF SHAPE. I had no idea. I thought I was doing pretty good fitness wise. But now that the horses are home, my body is a giant pile of exhausted mush by the end of the day. I mean, I'm getting lots of stuff done. Working my way through all the laundry from the winter, reorganized the feed and tack rooms, last week I clipped the pony, and today I cleaned and conditioned all the saddles. Plus you know, riding them all every day, weather permitting. (We've had a few rain days around here, spring time is tough.)

So I guess the tired is earned? But still. I have some fitness to regain. And apparently cleaning stalls is terrible for carpal tunnel? Who knew that? Since the horses came home and I'm doing chores again, my hands fall asleep while I'm sleeping and then very painfully wake themselves up which also wakes me up. Kinda annoying. Any of you have any tips to avoid this? I imagine it's contributing to how tired I am since it's messing with my sleep. Getting old is tough! Better than the alternative though. That's for sure.

Anyway, today's confession is that everything hurts and I'm tired. But it's worth it because things are getting done and I get to have my ponies in my backyard. I imagine my body will adjust soon. Hopefully.