Proud. Also, ouch.

In my last year of law school, I picked up the hobby of running. I never ran fast. But, I liked doing fun runs. I liked the accomplishment that came with reaching a new personal best. I also liked that if you ran long enough, eventually you’d run away from your own thoughts and your mind would clear.

I’ll never forget when I ran my first half-marathon. I was very tired afterwards. So, the post that I wrote on Facebook to say that I had completed the race was simply a picture of my race bib with the words “#proud. Also #ouch.”

I couldn’t help but remember that post as I completed my first week back at work. Honestly, those words sum up exactly how I feel after my first week back at work.

I’m so happy to be back. At my helm. In my element. Just in this first week, I was able to help a woman who otherwise may have missed her court date and would have been evicted.

When I called to talk to her about her hearing, I discovered that she didn’t even know it had been scheduled.

This work is so very important. That’s part of why I love it.

But, yes, it was hard. Very hard. A bit harder than I thought it would be. I’m tired. Exhausted. In pain. And I’m definitely planning to sleep pretty much all day today.

But, today, I’ll sleep. Tomorrow, I will wake and I’ll make adjustments and I’ll keep going. I made it through this week and I’m so grateful for that.

#chronicfatigue #recovery #voicesofthevirus