The Importance of Being Lauren

Oooh child, I just KNOW my guardian angel is on the verge of quitting. The past few weeks have been full of close calls, and they have been working overtime keeping me alive.  Experience 1: Almost Died While Blogging In August I was still recovering from ACL/Meniscus surgery. I spent a lot of time work outside on the porch. I really enjoyed writing on my Blog after work hours so I would post up on the bench for hours writing about my recovery. I also spent a bit of time reading outside because I couldn't do much on my bum knee. It was a lovely evening, the leaves were just starting to change on the trees, the birds were chirping, the crickets were munchin' on the bush leaves, and the porch cat was being a general nuisance. I was typing away on my laptop when I heard 2 loud noises that sounded like a scooter backfiring. I saw a red scooter driving past my parent's yard super fast. I was confused by the noise it emitted but went back to writing. The next day my mom discovered

My physical therapist cleared me to run the Friday before Labor Day. I used to run all the time in college, but I got out of the habit in NYC. I was so excited to get cleared to run because that means my recovery is advancing. I ran at 3.9-4.0 for a few minutes with my PT watching. I stopped running before the belt had slowed down at the end and stumbled a bit. He freaked out and tried to catch me and put his hand on my very sweaty back. I didn't fall or anything and we just laughed about it.  I started working on endurance on Saturday and Sunday, and planned to run for more than 5 minutes on Monday. Labor Day was super busy, but I decided to go to the gym anyway. I ran for 4 minutes and started feeling pretty tired. I wanted to push myself to run for 6+ minutes at speeds between 3.8-4.0 mph. I decided to take a quick break, but I didn't think about how much faster 3.8 mph is compared to 2.8-3.4 mph. I missed the step and felt my body lurch forward.  I desperately tried to grab

Ooops. I can't believe I haven't updated the Blog with my knee recovery progress in 6 weeks! Things have been so busy at work and in my personal life. I totally fell behind on writing. My knee has made tremendous progress the last few weeks, and I almost have full flexion (touching my foot to my butt)! PT has forced me into being super consistent at the gym, and I am actually enjoying it. Please enjoy the July-September memory recap below: My mom and I went to see "Thick as Thieves" at Pickleville Playhouse. It was fun, but having my knee bent for 2 hours was not the most comfortable. We also saw an older lady trip on a step and crash into a trash can. I was terrifying. The play was very cute.     The biggest potato came to town for a grocery store grand opening. I completely forgot about it, but it was in the hotel parking lot when we walked out of the movie theater. I was so excited! We took tons of pictures.  Snackin' on pickles and popcorn at Pickelville.  Vis