I have been bragging to Ryan all week about how well I am keeping up with the 7 & 8 year old boys I started babysitting for this week. Bike ride? Sure! Game of tag? I am victorious! Swings? Basketball? Swimming? All of the above. Home for a run? Sure, why not? I am invincible. I mean really, I can keep pace with 7 & 8 year olds.
Well, not exactly. Back spasms and getting picked up by their mom in her minivan from the Y because I couldn't move (though thank GOD she is the sweetest physical therapist in the world! Lifesaver...) knocked me down a few pegs. Not sure how this adventure-filled vacation that awaits me will fare with my back issues (though thankfully I convinced my doctor to prescribe me a few muscle relaxers to at least make it through the weekend), but it did teach me a valuable lesson. In both the humility and humiliation this experience has brought, I realize I can't do everything (and that's okay). And sometimes what is most important is saying no, or taking a break for a bit to re-group (sometimes we need the break physically, but often we also need a break mentally). Hopefully I learned my lesson!
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