Weekend Recap and Active Recovery

The weekend was super fun and I'm wiped out. 

The family gathering was great -- nice to gather outside of a big event like a wedding. Living in Atlanta draws a lot of extended family since a few of us live here. Nothing like a room full of your people. 

Duke and I ran a dog charity 5K the next morning. It was all about dogs -- games, goodie bags, finisher prizes (he got a toy and a metal). Here are a few pictures before the race. He was in his glory and SO TIRED the rest of the day. The run was one thing, but the hour before with all the interactions completely wore him out. I had a happy dog.

Kids came over and we celebrated my DIL's birthday. Playing, cooking, football and a fantastic day. Dinner was a potato bar and it turned out really well. Lots and lots of toppings (hence the work), but it was so good. Leftovers today that'll do double duty in a salad. 

I'm looking at this week as an active recovery week. I have 3 big hikes, 2 social days, some volunteering, and a full weekend. BUT ... there's time in-between for me and just me (and dogs). Hubby leaves tomorrow for the rest of the week. I have a couple of chores this morning and then all clear for the rest of the week.

I'm not doing anything that requires advanced work. House is good. Plants are good. Dogs are good. No entertaining at the house. No volunteer work that requires extra work. This leaves my home time as ME time. Longer meditations, rock painting, day reading, etc. I'm extremely looking forward to filling up my cup AND having an active week.

I'm learning it's less about how active I am and more about finding recovery time. Here's an example. I'm out all day with friends socializing. Come home ready to be still and quiet for a minute and hubby wants to talk and go over house stuff, etc. No recovery. Or I come home and I have to do a bunch of things to get ready for the next thing. Creative, quiet time eaten up. 

The space between things is precious to me and I need to figure out how to have it more regularly. The space also lets me slow down. Take a breath. It makes a big difference. The space means the active time isn't overwhelming. 

Anyway -- hope you're set for a good week too. Later gators.