Lower Body Cramps

I woke up this morning around 6.15am and stretched, as per normal. Except, mid-stretch, my left lower leg was suddenly in agony as a gigantic cramp seized it up. When this happens, all you can really do is try to stay really still and not scream as you are dying inside. I reached out, thinking I could maybe massage out the cramp, and felt a gigantic lump in my calf. It must have been my soleus muscle (apparently, this is the most common muscle for cramps in the entire world) balled up in a corner, rocking itself as it cried.

Cereal. It was agony. My leg still hurts as well. And then I ate Chobani yoghurt (lemon flavoured) and all was well in the world again.

Did I mention that my best friend at work, A, is leaving next Saturday? She graduates from uni (architecting!) this year and is going on an eight week holiday to Canada and the US after that. I am happy for her (she did the first five years of architecture school part time while working so is quite advanced in the age department and has thus been looking forward to graduating for quite some time) but sad as well as I shall miss her deeply. We plan on having a goodbye dinner for her and R (and me because I'm going on holiday IN ONE MONTH!).

As I mentioned, they changed the music at work. In the mix? This song:



Oh, Jamiroquai. Whatever happened to you and why is your name so hard to spell? Anyway, that song came on and I turned to look at A. She turned to look at me.
"You know what this song reminds me of every time I hear it?" I asked her.
"What?" she said with a knowing smile.
"Centre Stage."
"Oh, my God. Yes!"

And that's how I knew. She is awesome.

J