Week Three - The Tale of My Epic Foot Fracture Adventure: Featuring My Heroic Friends

So, there I was, minding my own business, when life decided to throw me a curveball and I managed to fracture my foot in not one, but two places. Yep, I'm an overachiever like that! Suddenly, I found myself in a cast, hobbling around on crutches, looking like a baby giraffe learning to walk.

Then enters my amazing friend, who swept in like a superhero in casual summer attire. She came over to keep me company and ended up being my savior. She emptied my dishwasher, cleaned up, and brought such a positive vibe that I almost forgot I was temporarily part cyborg. Seriously, the way friends can lift your spirits is truly magical and never goes unnoticed.

Now, let's talk about my warrior spirit. I was determined not to let this foot fiasco slow me down. I had grand plans, and a silly fractured foot wasn't going to stop me! Fast forward to day three, and I was about as effective as a screen door on a submarine. Crutches were not my friends. I thought I could be mobile and independent, but I was quickly schooled by gravity and the limitations of human endurance.

Strategic plan: I'd load up a backpack with everything I'd need for a few hours on the patio—laptop, chargers, water bottles, glasses, books. I'd hobble to my patio like a determined pack mule. But the stairs... oh, the stairs. They were my nemesis. My body was staging a full-on revolt. Muscles I didn't even know I had were cramping, and my hands and underarms felt like I'd been wrestling a porcupine.

Defeated, I surrendered myself to couch potato status. Climbing the stairs was about as appealing as a root canal, so the couch became my new best friend. My back and triceps were begging for mercy, and I was just about ready to throw in the towel when another friend suggested an aircast. He'd recently fractured his foot and swore it was a game-changer.

And boy, was it ever! The moment that aircast arrived, I turned into a one-person pit crew, cutting off my cast and slipping on the aircast like it was the glass slipper from Cinderella. Suddenly, I could walk again! First order of business? Showering. You never appreciate the simple things until you can't take a proper shower.

Now, I'm loving life again and back on track for an epic summer. This foot fiasco might have tried to take me down, but with a little help from my amazing friends and the miracle of modern aircasts, I'm back in the game, ready to take on the world—one (careful) step at a time

This week's tune: Valerie June - Friendship (feat. Carla Thomas & Stax Music Academy)

Books i've read this week (or finally finished/ finally started): Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know - Written by: Adam Grant

Career Reflections: None this week lol!

Deep breath in, deep breath out, Namaste 🧘‍♀️