Forced Rest Is Still Rest

Want to see how I spent my last work day of the school year?

I was walking down the stairs, with my arms full of stuff, which should have been no big deal. However, somehow I missed the last step. Maybe the last two.

And now, for the past week and a half, this is how I've spent my time...

My "good" foot has a badly sprained ankle and is almost completely black and blue (well, mostly yellow and green at this point). My "bad" foot (in the boot) is also bruised on one side, but the worst part is that there's a fracture. A fracture which is situated right between two bones in my foot/ankle area (an injury called "dangerous" by the doctor). 

So the doctor told me to wear the boot on the "bad" foot full time for 4 weeks (even when I'm sleeping), use crutches, and not place any weight on that foot. Then we'll redo the x-rays and see how things have healed up. If it heals well, all will be good. If not, I may end up needing to have the boot switched to a cast or worst case scenario...have surgery one day in the future.

Typically, when you have a sprained ankle, you rest it. You don't put any weight on it. However, since my sprained ankle is on my "good" foot, I have no choice while walking with crutches (and needing to not put weight on my "bad" one)...

So, on days when I end up doing a bit more walking/hopping on my "good" foot than normal, I pay for it the next day, with a swollen and painful ankle. But thankfully, it's Summer Break. So I can camp out in the recliner all day and catch up on reading or enjoying a bowl of mint chocolate chip ice cream.

Living on the 3rd floor of my building and knowing how difficult and painful navigating stairs is, I've basically been stuck inside. Thankfully, my friends and co-workers at school have been amazing. People have made me dinner, shared some cake they'd baked, come over and hung out with me, and offered to go to the store for me. 

After this long, I'm totally going stir crazy though. 

I miss people.

I miss walking to the store.

I miss chatting with the vendor when I buy my fruit/veggies for the week.

I miss riding past the beach, listening to the waves.

I miss walking outside and hanging out around campus with friends/co-workers.

I miss going to a restaurant.

I miss cooking.

Yes, I even miss doing my own laundry and enjoying the cool breeze outside while I hang it on the line to dry.

I miss being independent. I've never been the best at asking for help. That's definitely hard for me to do. So this time has been a real stretch for me. But it's not all bad. I know I have no choice. I truly can't do certain things for myself. Navigating stairs takes a ridiculous amount of time and causes a ridiculous amount of pain. So I will most likely stay home until it's time to go back for my follow-up x-rays in a few weeks.

And it hasn't been all bad.

I'm reading (for fun).

I'm studying the Bible.

I'm binge-watching random shows on Netflix.

I'm reading ahead for my class that starts the week after next.

I'm making To Do Lists for school since I'm still choosing not to work just yet. 

But most of all, I'm embracing the art of resting.

And I definitely needed the rest.

both physical and spiritual rest

And who knows? Maybe God knew this was possibly the only way to get me to actually slow down and truly rest. I don't know. At any rate, I'm taking advantage of this case of "forced rest" and embracing it to the fullest.



So here I will be

at home

healing and resting.

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Today, I'm joining Ashley and Erika for their monthly Tuesday Talk link-up, where we, bloggers, come together and talk about whatever is on our mind at the moment. And today, injuries and rest are what's on my mind.

 In case you missed the past few months' of Tuesday Talk posts, and you're curious, you can click on the link below to check it out.

January - Confidence

February - When God Gives A Girl A Brother

March - I Spy

April - Technology and Gratitude

 May - The 2019-2020 School Year