I am very much loving working from my new home and especially my new 30 meg internet connection because it's so fast and makes me a zillion more times efficient at my job.  I have to do a ton of unpacking and sorting for donations.  I couldn't find socks yesterday.  Priorities being priorities, I ordered my giant tv before getting my washer and dryer.  I blame my lack of sleep. 

Speaking of sleep, it's wonderfully quiet and calm in this house.  I sleep like a baby.  I love it here.  I love the visitors I've had the last few days and I love that my dog is now here and is enjoying his surroundings. 

I've decided on one thing so far.  Orange kitchen.  So it goes. 

I've been busy busy busy.  Packing, physical therapy and going back and forth to the new house.  Today, I'm writing you from my empty house except for me, my computer and a folding chair.  My wonderfully athletic running buddies are answering a call for extra arms and legs to help move boxes.  Sunday, the furniture comes in.  It'll be a home soon.  The entire downstairs have white walls, a great blank slate.  Ten, fifteen years ago everything would be cool colored, maybe monochromatic.  I'm leaning towards warmth and sun and light. 

Next week I start aqua therapy.  I was lectured by my PT that I have to stay on the crutches. No cane yet. I jumped the gun and I was using it incorrectly.  I didn't realize that but it explains why my shoulders are so jacked. 

Back to regular blogging after the move.  THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WELL WISHES!!!

I am a home owner!!

A squirrel got in my attic and through my bedroom wall. Aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!!!!!

I can't type well on this tiny screen. But the mortgage is finally moving ahead. Banker said close Friday or monday. Don't know if she means this Friday or next.

Screw this screen and keyboard!

Today is it.  Lo and behold, the little boy Company has decided to act like a big man Company and install a webfilter where we, the tiny working folk here, will no longer be able to access e-mail from gmail, yahoo and the like.  No more Google Reader, no more amazon to shop.  Work and work only starting Thursday.

At least from my work laptop while I work from home. 

Don't worry.  I'll find you.

Real quick whine to go with the cheese.

Aches and freakin' pains everywhere.  My hip isn't hurting but everything else feels like twist locks!  My shoulders are tight from the crutches, my back hurts from the bike and my bum hurts from everything.  I need a massage.  I need back exercises that don't engage or stretch the hip flexors or bend further at the waist than 90 degrees.  My compromise with the bike is a heating pad to the back.  I made it through the entire 30 minutes without stopping this morning using that, thank goodness.

The antibiotic tape came off of the first incision and here is what it looks like, 2 weeks post surgery.

I didn't realize there were 3 cuts - I thought this was one long incision.  My other one has 4 cuts across.  Itchy! 

Why is my nose bleeding so often?! 

/endwhine

Some good news follows what's been an emotionally spent few days.  I met with my ortho and he gave me a few quick range of motion (ROM) tests with my leg and took out my stitiches. 

I am immobilizer free! 

I'm supposed to stay on crutches the next couple of weeks but start weaning away from them onto a cane by week 4.  I'll start with 10 pounds of weight on the right leg for 3 days, then 20 lbs for 3 days, 40 lbs, 60 lbs etc.  I should be walking by myself by Christmas or a bit after!!  Yeah, that's right.  Do the math and you'll get my weight.  At 4'10", it's a lot.  I have to work on that.

After next week, I can go to the pool and for leg exercises, I can use the kickboard to flutterkick or I can aquajog/walk.  YAY!!!!  I want to go next weekend.  I don't care what time, I just want to be in the pool.  I already have my workout planned -

15-20 min kickboard
15-20 min aquajogging
15-30min freestyle pull, no flip turns.

Whee!

The protocol says to add pelvic tilts, quad rocking stretches (sitting in a chair with feet on the floor, slide forward in chair until quads feel a stretch, slide back to original position) and supine bridges (only as far as comfortable for hip). 

I'm also stretching the painkillers to 8hrs+ between doses Saturday then only when pain occurs Sunday.  These aren't fun.

I was the second youngest person in the waiting room yesterday.  Appears many older folks broke their feet or ankles this holiday season already.  It was packed with normally able grandpa aged people talking animatedly in wheelchairs. 

Protected post up.  It's a doozy.

I posted earlier about Mo Farah's race poses becoming a dance which was so cute and fun, I'm posting it twice . . .

Well here's Brit Olympic diver Tom Daley doing the Mobot.  In a Speedo.  Hellllllllo, Tom!