I was walking though the house the other day, and thought of something that I needed to share with the millions who read this blog. Okay the two or three. But those are the ones who would understand this story so much better than others who didn't know me.
A couple of years ago, I developed plantar fasciitis in my left foot. I didn't know how bad it could feel to walk, or sleep! It was amazing that my foot would hurt so bad when I was sleeping, only to get up and try to stand and wonder if that was worse or better.
For someone who seldom wore shoes, that became an integral part of my morning routine. I had to wear shoes and they had to have major cushions and support. It seemed like a constant search for the right shoe. I talked to folks, yakked at my chiropractor, search the webmd site and checked all natural websites. I dutifully followed each and every suggestion, except one. I just couldn't do the frozen water bottle roll. Just couldn't.
I noticed in October that I began to not feel any more pain. I had come to the point where the pain was not nearly as often and had not been daily. There would be several days of no pain. Then I began to walk bare footed again, and no pain. Could this be true? Was I finally through with this malady? I still feel some twinges, but have followed the stretching exercises and can pull it off pretty good. Yay! Two years and I can say that I can walk! Now I have to really take that to task and walk. It was not a good two years and the lack of exercise and the stress ratio, the weight has been a big problem. A new turn in life, so I better take it one step at a time, seriously.
I am also planning to leave my job. I knew that when the court case was over, I would be moving along. I can't stay at this job, it's too much liability for me. It makes me very ill to have to keep up wondering who I would irritate and what their response would be, and if my boss would back me up, or not. This is the crux of the matter with my job. While I like what I do, I have never felt that my boss was really much of a team player. I finally called him on that last month when he tossed me under the bus to a tenant via email. Amazingly, after that he actually apologized to me. Never had that happen before!
We went up to see Jean today. I can always tell when the doctor has been to visit. She is not happy with much and everything hurts. I think some of the issue is psychosomatic and the doctor may suggest or ask about something and she thinks that maybe this is something that she should be feeling and Viola! But, I think about this time last year and she was newly out of the hospital and not doing well at all, so she is much better than that! We gave her new bedding for Christmas so I got everything washed today and put it on the bed. She will sleep like a queen tonight. She had an ugly bedspread that was so not her style, but it was functional. I was done making that bed. I enjoyed seeing her room look more like a lady's room rather than a room done via thrift store rejects. The sad part was that she wanted to keep the old bedspread in case she was ever able to get the other bed set up and needs a bedspread. I have to say, in a matter of weeks, that spread will be back at the thrift store!
The end of the year is approaching rather quickly, and I will be glad to say good bye to it. I had some good times, but so much of it was overshadowed by Mr. Bello that I just never seems to see much of he sunshine. I look forward to seeing the new year and hope it brings less stress and more sun in my life. I also want to take a vacation. We haven't been away from home for any fun in forever. I need to do some travel site looking.
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