My Broken Foot

Hurts.

Ha! No Really - it is a pain - in so many ways!

So yes - I have broken my foot. And the worst thing is that it did not happen while I was doing anything spectacular at all! Instead it is because I am a klutz and I am a slave for fashion and I think I look at least 5 pounds thinner in 4" heels than I do in flats. So therefore I insist on wearing them pretty much 85% of the time I am outside my house.

I know - it's vain and shallow - and I know that later in life I will pay dearly for it (uh - I think I am paying for it now) but up until this happened I really did not care.

Now I am maybe reconsidering this position. mainly due to the horizontal position I have been in for the last two weeks!! Here I lay with my big swollen foot propped up with ice and bandages and not mobile in any way!!!

So the conditions of my broken foot are: No Driving and No Walking for at least 2 and maybe up to 4 weeks. In addition I must keep the foot elevated and iced as much as possible. If I promised I would adhere to these rules the lovely Orthopedics people at the sports therapy center said I did not have to get a permanent hard cast but instead could have an air cast (which is pretty much a big grey plastic boot)! :) Yea! How Lovely!

Gosh - I never thought I would be that excited about footwear that is so unattractive!

So now that I am on day 13 of my immobility I have concluded that I am not missing driving that much. Don't get me wrong - I do miss the ability to go and do whatever I want when, but at the same time NOT being able to do all those things is kind of nice too! I don't think I realized how overextended I was. There is simply not enough time in the day to do all that I do - and now I feel like I have an excuse to use for why I have to say no - or that I cannot do it! :) I guess what I really need to think about is why I feel like I need to have an excuse to say no? hmmmm - that may be a topic for another blog on another day.....

Anyway - I AM way over the hobbling around in my house! I really took for granted the use of both my feet and having my hands free and not clinging to a set of crutches! Asking everyone in my house to hand me things and get me things all the time is annoying too (for them more than me probably).

At any rate - I guess I will not do the wounded warrior 10k with my hubby and our friend Mike this weekend (bummer). And I did not get to go out for the soccer game on Saturday with my daughter (double bummer). But I am however catching up on a lot of school work and things around the house. I am working from home for 2 weeks and it is really easy to do that for me so I don't know why I do not do it more! I don't have to have a broken foot to do it - I just need to be prepared and coordinate my weeks and appointments more efficiently and I could probably do this 2-3 days of the week - or 3-4 days of half days..... that would be awesome!

I am a firm believer that everything happens for a reason so maybe this happened because I needed to realize that I have the ability to create all the time I need or could want to do what I enjoy in my life. The only thing that was standing in my way was my own doubts! How ironic that it took not being able to stand to make me realize that!

Be well.
Until Next Time,
Mary