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Every summer in Stamford they have something called Alive@Five. It’s a series of concerts on a Thursday starting at 5pm. We went to three concerts last year, Cee Lo Green, Sugar Ray and then Plain White T’s with my parents. Not very exciting bands this year, the only one I wanted to go to was the one last night with Vertical Horizon, Tonic and Gin Blossoms. Some of Vertical Horizons songs are favorites of mine so I basically went only to listen to them:) We had a good time. Left the concert a little before it was over because we wanted to go home to Thor and give him his dinner. I’m tired today, but that’s ok:)

Good Morning and Happy Monday!

Mondays used to be my favorite day of the week. I would jump out of bed all excited to start a new week. For a couple of years now, it’s been the opposite. I would get really sad that the weekend was coming to an end. But I decided that I want that wonderful Monday feeling back that I used to have. So, for awhile now, I have been trying to shift my way of thinking around this day and it seems to be working 😀

Starting my new week with a cup of coffee (or three?), a good breakfast (today: coconut yogurt with yummy toppings) and a notebook. I take my time to write down a to-do list for the week (all the small boring tasks that I can’t escape) and then I look at my already existing list of things that I want to accomplish in my life. This gets me excited. Now I’m ready to start the week?

Are you excited about Mondays or do you dread them? Why or why not? I am actually interested to know, so go ahead and share your thoughts in the comments. Have an awesome week!!

Are you superstitious? I don’t think I really am, but I think it’s fun to think about “what if it was true”. I believe the universe can help you and give you signs (others might call it God or whatever), and in a way some of these superstitious things could maybe be true as well but some are more negative which is less fun to believe in, like if a mirror brakes you will experience bad luck for 7 years, aah, that would suck (I’m good though, cause I kissed a stingray, haha). But if we keep our thoughts more positive we will attract more fun things, right?:) 

Anyway. Hi! Another gorgeous day here in Stamford. I wouldn’t mind if it was bit warmer (“only” 82°f today), hahaha, never satisfied. Thor and I are hanging out on the terrace. We are hoping that Jim will come home a little earlier from work today. This umbrella on our table is acting like it’s gonna take off and go on it’s own adventures soon, iihh it kinda scares me. Can an outdoor umbrella bend backwards from a little wind?
We don’t know what our plans are for the weekend yet. Going on bike rides and swim in the ocean maybe, that would be lovely. 
I wish you an awesome Friday night and weekend!

I finally read my report of the x-rays of my knees. When the doctor called me he said there was some liquid in one knee and that if I ate a billion painkillers for a week it would go away. That wouldn’t explain my 10+ years of on and off pain though. So, I wanted to read the report and yesterday I could log in and see for myself. Yes, it read “suggestion of small knee effusion” in both left and right knee, aka a little liquid in my knees. So what causes this? Well, there can be many reasons but my google search said it can be injury (which I haven’t had any), overuse (well, duh, I’ve been a dancer my whole life) or chronic health conditions like osteoarthritis. 

When I went to see the doctor in June, the very first thing he said just by feeling my knees a little bit was that it seems to be arthritis. That’s what I got bummed about. I kinda thought it could be. A few years ago I went to check a rash on my eye and it turned out I have psoriasis which can cause joint stiffness. Psoriasis and joint pain like arthritis exists in my family so I wasn’t chocked by this news, it’s just not the most exciting thing to hear. 

It all makes sense. My feet has gotten extremely stiff over the past years when I haven’t done ballet, or any dance for that matter. My knees has been overused every single day for over 25 years as a dancer. If I have psoriasis and that can cause joint stiffness and I also have liquid in knees that can be cause by osteoarthritis, then I have got a pretty good idea what the heck is going on. I was thinking that I have to go see someone else to get a clear answer on if it is in fact any kind of arthritis, but I don’t think I need to.

I wanted to rule out skeleton problems, and now I have, there’s nothing wrong with my bones. If it’s temporarily liquid or chronic arthritis, then either way, I have to take care of my body better. Eat more of anti-inflammatory foods, avoid the food that triggers it, move my joints on daily basis (like I already do) but not over-do the same movements over and over like I know I can do sometimes, and the best of all: noone can force me to go on a long boring run:)

It’s a lifelong process and it’s ok. We all have lifelong processes to care for our bodies, we only have one, so there isn’t really any difference now. For two weeks now I have been paying a lot more attention to how my knees feel from day to day and then connect it with: moving too much, moving too little, did I eat a lot of sugar, eat enough broccoli etc. 

This is good news to me, believe it or not. I’ve been terrified that I would end up in the hospital with broken bones every time I feel discomfort in my knees. If I can figure out the best way to live with stiff joints, then I don’t have to walk around in fear of getting broken legs anymore. 

And today the doctor called me and gave me the results of the blood test I did two weeks ago. “Bullseye” was the word he used, haha. Apparently I’m extremely healthy, he said. Yay! 

Good Morning everyone! Today is MY BIRTHDAY! (yes, even when you have passed 30 you can get really excited about your birthday). 

I’m on my way to the train station to take the train into Manhattan (I scheduled this post for you). At 10:30 am I’m signed up on an outdoor Flying Trapeze class!!! Omg, I am so excited and nervous! I wanted to try something new on my birthday. Jim is at work so I knew that I had to pick something for myself, and I have been wanting to do this since I saw the episode of when Carrie in Sex and the City is trying it. I don’t really know anything about this, I haven’t really looked into it, I just signed up and now I’m hoping for a fun experience. 

When I turned 30, we hiked up the jungle in DR and went down 12 waterfalls. No big deal really but the last jump was a bit more scarier actually and I was the first one to take that jump. Last year, my husband surprised me with taking me to try Indoor Skydiving which was super fun! This year, I’m trying Flying Trapeze. I wonder what I’m gonna do next year 🙂