Random randomness

• I fell down a hole in the footpath yesterday walking towards my church! I stepped on a steel cover and it gave way and my left leg ended up totally wedged in and I couldn’t get it out. Luckily a very nice guy stopped his car and another family were walking past and they pulled me out. I had to sit in the cafe at church with ice on my leg to try to reduce the swelling and I have a very impressive bruise forming. I am waiting for it to get nice and purple so I can take photos and complain to the Council. Also my heel on my boot broke. I would very much like some compensation and sometimes I wish I lived in a place I could sue.
• I have been good and cut back on sugar, while focussing on eating lots of veges and no red meat lately. I am amazed how fantastic I feel today, so I’m going to keep it up. I also think that I no longer tolerate gluten at all, as dad gave me some food with gluten in it yesterday and I had quite an upset stomach. This is not so bad as it will prevent me from cheating my diet at least.
• I went for a 22km bike ride on Friday! It was a lot of fun and I’m finding myself plotting to buy more bike equipment and a road bike when I can afford it. I enjoy it so much more than running too and it’s a great way to get out in the country side. One fantastic thing about Auckland is that it really doesn’t take long to get out of the city and enjoy some peace in the country. I drive down to my dad’s and then bike out from his place as it’s about five minutes to rolling country roads from there.
• I am fighting a sad realisation that I can no longer drink at all. You are not meant to drink for a year after concussion, so I have been gradually having a wine or two lately to see how I cope. The last two weekends I’ve had a drink on Friday night, only to be exhausted and fuzzy all weekend. It’s hard to describe but my brain definitely does NOT feel good. So I guess I have to give it up. Sigh. There is nothing quite so relaxing as a glass of wine at night once in a while so I really do feel a little sad, but the woozy head is definitely not worth it.
• My dad is going to be 60 on Thursday! Even though he acts like an old man since his accident, it hit me that he is definitely getting on. He says he still feels young though, I guess we never really do feel like we’ve grown up do we?