Hey everyone, I just want to drop in to say hello to everyone and see how everyone is doing? It seems like I am lurking lately. I guess it's easier to get swept away with daily life when you are out and about, after months of bed rest. School has been keeping me busy during the week and work on the weekends. In general, I am doing really well. Trying to get all my walking exercising in, but a recent crime spree (unbelievably scary) in my neighborhood has my family harping on me about walking alone. My Uncle and a very close friend of the family are both cops in town and if they see me walking alone they insist on taking me home. I know everyone is worried, but I am worried that I am not getting enough walking in. I am thinking of asking a few friends to join me in a sort of walking club. What do you think? I was always told, there is safety in numbers.
Anyway, the party I went to last weekend (the one I wrote on here about) went very well. I wore long pants (that I hemmed with stich-witchery) and flats I got at target. I brought an ice pack with me, but luckily never had to use it. The only bad thing was the hem ripped while I was walking and I wound up dragging my pants along the floor. My brother came to the party a little later then I did (his fire dept. had a call) so I asked him to bring me safety pins...being the man he is...he brought me bobby pins!! LOL Gotta love the difference in what is said to a man and what he hears!
Anyway, the Bobby Pins wound up working out even better (although I had to adjust them a few times) because they held the 4 inches (I am way short) of folded fabric up. But the party overall was awesome..and I even danced for about 15 min. nothing to crazy, but it was fun.
Finally, within the past week the pain that I have in my ankle has increased substantially. I have to admit that on a walk home from my boyfriends house I stepped on a crack of the sidewalk, and semi-twisted my ankle. There was no popping or anything and it didn't really hurt right afterward, so I highly doubt I did anything to it. When I brought the pain up to my mother and my Aunt (who has had problems with her foot and had surgery once on it) was in earshot she said that it maybe because of the change in weather. It is official fall here in NJ now.. temps in the high 60's during the day and mid 30's at night, and at least one day of rain a week. Ironically, the days with the rain are the ones that my foot hurts less lately. But it really hurts bad now. I even went to the drug store today and spent 20 bucks on a refreezable gel pack because I am sick of wasting ice on this. It hasn't been swollen at all, but the pain is worse now because it comes with every step I take now...not just occassionally. Anyway, just wanted to know if anyone else thinks it might have to do with the change in the weather?
I also want to hear how everyone is doing...so please update!
-Britt
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