Yes, I Still Have a Blog

I have been ignoring my blog. Every time I plan to sit down and write, something comes up. Or I can't think of anything I want to say. My last post was titled 70 Days. Well, now it's been 118 days. 118 days since my accident. I never thought I would get to this point. I'm in my last days of physical therapy and I'm almost at 100%. The RSD is still giving me problems and I have a slight limp when I walk, but otherwise I'm doing great. Oh, I also started driving again. Hallelujah! Not driving was the worst! It really feels good to be back on the road.

So what else has been going on? Well, my husband lost his job. It was really shocking for us. He has been with that company for 6 years and we thought he had a real future there. Guess we were wrong. But the good thing that came out of all of this is that he is soooo much happier now. J used to be so stressed out all the time. It took him a while before he could relax when he got home in the evenings. He was so tense. But now he is back to the lighter, happier person that he once was and I'm LOVING that! I hope this new job that he has ends up being a great career move for him. Even though he is working his way up from the bottom, I'm sure he will reach a higher position in no time.

70 Days

Yes, it's been 70 days since my fall. I thought I would be much better by now, but nothing is ever that simple with me. I guess part of the problem was the doctor I was seeing. He wasn't aggressive enough with his treatment. I found he was always so unsure about what he was doing. And to top it off, he was an asshole. But that's a story for another day. I now have another doctor that was very quick to see and solve the problem. He listened to what I had to say and immediately went into action. It only took the new doctor 5 minutes to diagnose me with Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy. 5 minutes! He then called another doctor to discuss my condition and within minutes I was whisked away to another office for treatment. There were some ups and downs with my medication. I was told that if these medications didn't work I would have to get injections in my spine to block the nerves in my foot. My fingers are crossed that I won't have to do that. But I think things are finally starting to improve. I started physical therapy and that seems to be helping. It hurts like hell, but I know it has to be done. Hopefully I will be off of the crutches soon and able to start driving again. It's been so hard to get around. I have to depend on friends and family to drive me to and from appointments and work. I know it must be such a pain in the ass, but they are doing so without complaint. I will be forever grateful for their time and kindness. It's during times like these that you know who you can really count on. I'm thankful that I have these people in my life. You know who you are. Thanks! :0)

A Difference of Opinion

My hubby and I got into a heated discussion today about something his friend is doing. Or more to the point, not doing. His friend is not attending his daughter's dance recital because he wants to stay home and watch the World Cup. I think that is such a selfish thing to do. Just DVR the game and go support your daughter. My husband thinks otherwise. J thinks his friend has a right to have a life of his own and not have to attend all of his daughter's activities. This blows my mind! As a parent, you should put your child first. Celebrate and support them in all of there special moments. You can't get those days back. My husband thinks that children need to learn disappointment and not be coddled all the time.

This, my friends, is why we don't have kids.

One Hell of a Mood

Music can sometimes convey everything I feel or want to say. It plays with my emotions and can lift me up or bring me down. Lately, I've taken on this black cloud that just wont go away. Many days I want to shout from the rooftop everything that is dancing on the tip of my tongue. I know it wont solve my problems, but it would make me feel bloody fantastic to do so.

Anyway, in order to maintain my self inflicted gag order, I've taken to cranking this song up; relishing in the way it makes me feel. I'll post the lyrics, but if you want to hear it, you will have to look it up.

"Eyes on Fire" by: Blue Foundation

I'll seek you out,
Flay you alive
One more word and you won't survive
And I'm not scared of your stolen power
I see right through you any hour

I won't soothe your pain
I won't ease your strain
You'll be waiting in vain
I got nothing for you to gain

I'm taking it slow
Feeding my flame
Shuffling the cards of your game
And just in time
In the right place
Suddenly I will play my ace

I won't soothe your pain
I won't ease your strain
You'll be waiting in vain
I got nothing for you to gain

Eyes on fire
Your spine is ablaze
Felling any foe with my gaze

And just in time
In the right place
Steadily emerging with grace

Felling any foe with my gaze
Steadily emerging with grace
Felling any foe with my gaze
Steadily emerging with grace

I've Fallen and I Can't Get Up!

I have to be the biggest klutz ever. Why am I always tripping over things (or nothing) and falling over? I can't count the times I fell down the stairs. I hate stairs! Well, thanks to those fickin stairs I sprained my ankle and broke a bone in my foot. Prefect, right? Ugh! What an inconvenience. I can't drive for God knows how long. Depending on people to get from point A to point B is hella annoying. And I'm sure they feel the same way. Crutches! I loathe crutches. They will be the death of me yet.
So, it's been 10 days since the accident. Things are improving a bit. I find out next Wednesday if there is nerve damage. Yippee! Nerve damage! Fun, fun! In the mean time, I am relying on my new best friend, Lortab, to make it through the night. Without it, I would be a complete mess. It's hard enough hobble through work all day. If I couldn't relax and be pain free at night I don't know what I would do.

Okay, enough whining.

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Freebee 5

Lainey from LanieyGossip.com has her version of this. It's a list of the 5 celebrities you could "be with", if you ever got the chance, and it wouldn't be considered cheating. You know, your fantasy one night stand. Now, part of the Freebee 5 is that this has to be a hit and run. No relationship. No strings. Easy enough, right? Wrong! It's hard. Very hard. My 5 change every hour, on the hour. I could never be like Ross from Friends. He laminated his Freebee 5 only to have Isabella Rossellini walk into Central Perk. Unfortunately, she didn't make his final list and that made her off limits.
So, let's see who would make my Freebee 5 list right now. Definitely Herny Cavill. He is my new obsession. Then there's Alexander Skarsgard and Jon Hamm. As for the final 2, I'm having trouble narrowing it down. Maybe Mark Salling. And David Beckham (if he keeps his mouth shut). I don't know! Ugh, it's so hard! If you don't believe me, you should try it. Who would your Freebee 5 be?