This is me going so fast in my chair that Jill can't get me in focus. Just call me Lightening!
Last week I did a bad bad thing. While playing soccer I hurt my achilles. That wasn’t the bad thing. The bad thing was that I went off the field, attempted to stretch it out, and then let the uber competitive side of me make the decision to get back in to help my team. That was the fatal error because I really couldn’t run very well but when I felt a ‘pop’ on the back of my leg I knew I was done for. NOT GOOD! (On a positive side note, though, I ended my soccer career with a goal. Talk about going out on a high!)
It looks like I partially tore both my Achilles tendon and my calf muscle. That means no weight bearing for at least a week and a boot for 6-8 weeks. Obviously life as a I know it has changed quite a bit. Here are some lessons I have learned so far…
- Crutches suck.
- Nice looking toes go a long way toward lifting your spirits.
- It is easier to crawl to the bathroom in the middle of the night than to try to ‘sleep’ crutch.
- My kids are old enough to cook. (Finding a meal that they will cook and we will eat is not always easy though!)
- My desk chair makes an awesome wheel chair.
- The dog thinks my scooting down the stairs (on my butt) is his personal cuddle time.
- I will not die if the bed does not get made.
- I will not die if the counters are a mess.
- I will not die if the floors are dirty. (Although it will make it harder to wheel around in my chair!)
- It is hard to cut up apples when your line of vision is even with the cutting bored.
- Not exercising drives me crazy and is slightly scary. Must tune into Sit and Fit stat!
- It was a good idea to keep all the good snacks (i.e. chocolate) on a high shelf. Now I can’t reach them.
- If my chiropractor wasn’t already my best friend she is NOW.
- My family rocks. They have all stepped up to their added responsibilities (cooking, cleaning, walking the dog, etc.) and even ask ‘Do you need anything else?’ before they leave for the day.
- Having more time to get stuff done does not necessarily mean it WILL get done.
- I miss easily getting outside.
- Sunshine can be enjoyed from the comfort of my wheelie chair just inside a doorway.
- I have a new appreciation for drive thrus and wish I could find a drive thru sushi place or teriyaki place.
- Amazon Fresh can deliver all my groceries and even some new hobby items right to my doorstep. (They have an excellent selection of crochet hooks.)
- The UPS man (Hi Jason!) was nice enough to come into the house to get my signature, but leaving the wine delivery in the middle of the entry way rug was a fail. (I did consider just bringing an opener and glass to the rug and crawling over for a picnic.)
- I’ve got amazingly caring and flexible clients. One even offered to bring dinner after I asked her to reschedule her session!
Posts may be light over the next couple of weeks because my shooting ability is being limited to what I can get to in my wheelie chair. (Which is only bad if you are sick of seeing pictures of my toes and my kitty.) Hoping to get back to chasing babies and kids in the next couple of weeks!
Meanwhile, if anybody is in the market for a cool pair of sparkly purple soccer shoes I’ve got a pair up for grabs. Hardly used…