Not an inspirational drama featuring Daniel Day-Lewis.
After my 10K run on Monday, I waited to see how my troublesome knees would respond, especially the right one, which has been the worst of the two.
Yesterday, things actually seemed to be…okay! Both knees were feeling pretty normal. But then I did something and my left knee became Very Sore.
What horrible thing did I do to my left knee?
I sat down.
Yes.
Specifically, most of the time when I’m working at the computer or drawing on the iPad, I am sitting in my high-backed IKEA Markus chair, which has served me well enough, especially for the price. I sit with both feet on the floor, as most humans do. But sometimes I will get all contemplative and when that happens, I will pull up my left leg and rest it on top of my right leg.
This apparently creates pressure and strain on the left knee that I normally would not notice, but because of the 10K run on Monday, I did notice. A lot.
But by the time I noticed, the left knee was stiff and achy. I stopped sitting all fancy-like. I had a good night’s sleep and this morning as I type this (both feet down) the left knee is still sore, but the soreness is down considerably. All the same, I will not be running today, which will allow me extra time to buy toilet paper, which is a super fun thing to do.
And that’s the story of my left knee for today. Exciting additional chapters will be added as needed.
