My second Moderna shot is scheduled for Saturday morning.

I’m trying to get ready. That involves trying to get back in shape a bit, doing workout and trying to pace it throughout the day before. Also, catch up on all these late work projects, in case I am down for a long period after the vaccine. I read that some people it’s not a big deal, but some people struggle for many days. This is a very important period for our team and I’d prefer not to be out of commission for too long, if possible. This is perfect timing, as the Monday following is a holiday.

For the past 5 weeks, I’ve been struggling to get any work done. There was the physical fatigue/daylong tiredness, not getting enough air while sleeping, feeling anxious with creating proposal documents, eating too much all day and putting every single thing on hold while telling myself that the work project was the highest priority – that included exercise.

I’m doing only exercises on the Ring Fit. A few days ago, I saw a post on loseit from some guy who only exercised on an Elliptical machine. Elliptical machines! Those are nice. Running on them was one of the nicer experiences from going to the gym last year. I could run on them all day, as long as there is something to keep me distracted. Maybe watch TV. Should I buy an Elliptical? Hmm… it may be worth it if I can put myself to do cardio for extended periods. I looked up more information, and decided to get a rowing machine instead, as people say it’s a better. It’s a much simpler machine, and cheaper.

I received the rowing machine last Friday, opened the assembly manual, and then closed it back. It must have 100 pieces. I’m gonna try to build it slowly over the days.

I stocked up on easily cookable mealkits and things to do during the daytime in case I end up struggling with fever for multiple days after the second shot. Already tested playing the Xbox Pass version of Octopath Traveler over SteamLink – it kinda works, although WiFi and controller signal is a bit spotty from the bed. Lined up TV shows to watch, maybe a book if there’s no fever. Lying bed, convalescent, is not that hard. The hard part is to not fall asleep while lying in bed during the day. Because if you sleep during the day then your sleep cycle gets messed up.

After the 2-week wait period after the shot, I think I want to go to a spa. They are reopening. I think I’m also gonna stop going to the acupuncturist. I haven’t felt a whole lot of difference and it’s crazy expensive. Maybe I’ll go get some back massage.

We are also having an in-person work meeting next month.

Things are getting exciting.