For 12 days I went to a clay session at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts and worked very hard, from dawn until late at night. I ate as low gluten as I could when it was easy, but not when I was tempted (stuffed shells, yes please), and never missed a dessert at dinner. So between eating too much, very little physical exercise, and a lot of concentrated work on clay projects while sitting or standing, I found that my feeling of well being declined.
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| Studios at Haystack |
By the end of the session I was shuffling and slow. Pain in one hip and knee woke me in the night and caused me to limp. On the last day to glaze, facing the prospect of having to work and move about in a small space filled with other students, I felt ready to cry. I found a way though. I worked early in the morning, I worked through lunch, and I finished glazing without having to navigate through a crowded room.
It was exhausting, but rewarding. When I got home I rested for two days, then started going to the gym again - for awhile. Summer with its distractions has caused a relaxing of discipline. My hip continues to bother me, my walking is still not very good, yet I'm coasting along just ignoring my body.
I'll have to pay better attention soon. First another trip.
