So I had my first swimming lesson. (I can basically swim and have no fear of water, but I also have no particular skills or ability for swimming either.)

I signed up yesterday because I'm told to swim to rehabilitate my injury. I don't like sports or the public pool, but I decided I want to improve my swim skills rather than do some aquafit for people my age or something.

It was great. My legs feel fantastic. It's hard work, but the payoff is there. I will do it. If I let this injury just progress, I'll end up crippled. I have to fight this. And it feels so good. I'm not usually one for trying new things - I like the old familiar. So I tied this in my mind to something familiar. I love boats, rivers, places with water, so swimming skills are a natural (even though I try to stay on the water rather than in it!) And the instructor was good, told us to practise between classes so we aren't relearning each time. So I have something meaningful and challenging to do on my other required swim sessions for rehab purposes.

I can't believe how good I feel. I am doing something constructive, and that feels good. I was scared when I went there and thought maybe I had made a mistake to do something so different. My husband sat in the bleachers and gave me thumbs up and later sounded happy when he said I looked beautiful in the water and moved smoothly.

(So I thought I'd post something positive for once.)