not necessarily in this order

In 6 weeks or so (50 days when I wrote this), I’ll be having surgery on my right ankle and foot that’s both a long time coming and, at the same time, kind of a disaster. Random pic of wild cat wrapping paper I found cleaning out my aunt’s house that really feels like my current vibe (and reminds me of Stephany !) For the friends of Dr. Google (or with medical knowledge haha), I’m having a lateral ligament reconstruction, LDCO, and dorsiflexion 1st metatarsal osteotomy. For those who like to protect their peace (#goals), basically they’re going to tighten/clean up the ligaments on the outside of my ankle. At the same time, to address my overly high arch and standing on my foot incorrectly, they’re going to adjust my heel bone to the outside to improve alignment.  It’s a lot. It’s not driving for 8+ weeks. It’s being non-weight bearing for at least 6 weeks. It’s learning how to walk again. It’s 6 months of recovery.  It’s also the rest of my life. It’s better balance and mobilit...

  I am doubling down on  Finding Joy in Gratitude Collective challenge  Elisabeth is running and both keeping short joys on the tracker and sharing longer ones here on Fridays this month! (or forever?) Same, Junior. Same.  Saturday : Lil Momma and I went to see  Pippin  where she takes musical theatre lessons and even though I hadn’t seen the show in YEARS, I knew the verse they did for the audience sing-a-long like I’d just listened to it. It’s so lovely to be reminded of the theatre person I was every now and again in this other life that I live.   Sunday : I sat on a couch and finished  The God of the Woods  with a cup of tea and it was just so quiet and wonderful to just be.   Monday : I helped someone at work with a presentation and felt so in my zone with the feedback I was able to share! (Not sure if it was heard, but that’s a whole other thing, haha!)   Tuesday : Lil Momma and I had a wonderful day off for February Vacation ...

Some more quick takes on some recent reads! Bleeding Heart Yard By Elly Griffiths  4⭐️ This is what I’ve been wanting from this series! Harbinder focused, a dense and twisty mystery, and really great pacing. From class and political divides to so much Brit slang and lit jokes to longing for life and love across characters and experiences… What a great read! Kissed a Sad Goodbye By Deborah Crombie  3.75⭐️ I loved the mystery itself - jumping through time, the WWII setting, how it all fed the current mystery. Families and tea and heartbreak and lies. But, I was not as enthralled by the main character development. I’ve always appreciated where Kincaid has been messy and human. But, his handling of Kit did not ring true to who he has been portrayed as. And, Gemma. Gemma? Her musical (and more) exploration just felt like a plot device. Not my favorite, but still am all in on the series.  The Secret Service of Tea and Treason By India Holton  3.5⭐️ Not my favorite of the s...

  I am doubling down on  Finding Joy in Gratitude Collective challenge  Elisabeth is running and both keeping short joys on the tracker and sharing longer ones here on Fridays this month! (or forever?) Saturday : Lil Momma and I went out to lunch and had a nice chatty time catching up on what was on our hearts.   Sunday : I made a “fun” cheese melt Hawaiian roll dinner that everyone liked! (This is mostly sparked at a recent run of tween dinner complaints).   Monday : Bella, our senior population Maltese-Yorkie, came upstairs and chilled in my office while I worked! (She always chooses to stay downstairs with the Mr.) (well, and her treats).   Tuesday : I really felt heard by my orthopedic surgeon and the appointment was both validating and forward thinking.   Wednesday : The Mr. and I chatted on the phone while I drove home from work and it was just so nice to talk like humans.    Thursday : Lil Momma texted me a movie of her scrolling ...

  I have been hurt since last April.     That seems wild to me, but it’s true. I’ve been mildly-sore-but-am-I-being-dramatic hurt and oh-no-this-can’t-be-right-hurt and am-I-doing-the-PT-wrong hurt and why-is-this-still-the-same-uncomfortable hurt and oh so many others. When Crocs are the only shoes your swollen foot fits into    Between the arch and the ankle, not being able to go for long walks or ride a bike, driving making my whole foot swell, etc., I’ve tried to keep my head in the space of how  this is just a season  and  one of these solutions we’re throwing at it will fix it . But I’ve also been in the space of wondering if this is all in my head or if this is just how the rest of my life will be.   Dramatic much, Lindsay? Yikes.   After doing 8 weeks of PT this go around and still having a heavily swollen ankle (and now foot, sigh), I saw the orthopedic doctor earlier this week. We talked about how I did dry needling and cupping...

I am doubling down on  Finding Joy in Gratitude Collective challenge  Elisabeth is running and both keeping short joys on the tracker and sharing longer ones here on Fridays this month! (or forever?) small joys in kitchen chaos Saturday  – The Mr. and I had a babysitter for the first time in months and months, but he has some things going on that make going out to eat was a no-go. So, we spent a collective 3 hours in the car driving up to my aunt’s house that I am cleaning out, rescuing a spice cabinet and table, and then driving back. It was really nice to just talk and listen to music and be together!   Sunday  – I had to go to a wake (weird start, I know), but I went with two local mom friends and we caught up in the car waiting to go in and it was so nice to do some tween parent commiseration with people who are going through it, too.   Monday  – The Mr. had a late call so I was the parent in charge of getting Lil Momma to voice and acting. As a he...