I Want Out

On Jan 21, 2011, I missed the last step coming down a set of stairs and hurt myself. You probably all know what I was doing - I had the crackberry out and I was preparing to dial into a conference call. Imagine that. Yea, I know. The odds were just there.

Luckily, I have an awesome coworker who blew off the rest of her work day to ensure I got the attention I needed. She drove me to doctors who basically said, "Yes, I believe you broke your foot and sprained your ankle," and gave me xrays in case I needed more convincing. I didn't. I knew. And when she took me to the orthopedist 4 days later, we both knew before we walked in that it was going to be the same answer. But at least it was confirmed. I was given 6 weeks of "Das Boot."

I find I dream about running now. I honestly miss it. I was starting to really get into the whole running scene. Now I just read about it online and think about what it's going to be like getting back to where I was with it while I sit here eating pizza and watching the idiot box. I have mixed emotions. But I believe I've caught up on most of the NCIS episodes I've missed over the years!

I'm not going to waste time complaining about this. After all, I did it to myself. I am certainly looking forward to being around people again. I feel like I've been cooped up so long that even the poodles are over it and wish either I get the hell out or they could go to day care more. I'm slowly venturing out to do things because it's a big pain trying to do everything I need to do just to "be". For me AND for others. But the little excursions really do help, even if just for a few hours. I'm aiming for the balance between fighting off crippling boredom (yes, that's dramatic - I am feeling a bit dramatic about it) and yet not doing so much I hamper the healing process. Not that I really know what that means - I can't believe how LITTLE information was given to me by trained professionals. I guess I'll know when I've gone too far when I feel it.

Nope. Cabin Fever doesn't agree with me. I want out!!