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Nightmares From Down Under

September 19, 2019 Vicki8 Comments

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Poor kid!

 

Hi! I'm Vicki. I began blogging at knitorious in 2004! I knit, sew, dye, garden, and cook. I'm a daughter, sister, aunt, wife, mother, and grandmother!

Started something. It’s been over two weeks since I made anything other than an ice pack. A hook seems easier to handle than needles at the moment. I’m using all the Felted Tweed leftovers & we’ll see how far that goes… and whether it turns into an ACTUAL something. For now? A random granny square or two is great as my hip continues to heal & recover — it’s going very well!! I did that for 12 minutes on Monday & cycled for 10 today + I did hurdles for the first time in my life! They were only 6” high, and I knocked over two of them, but hey! Plus a lot of other stuff, including walking unassisted (but with a guardian) for a big loop around the room & down the hall! I was out.of.it most of yesterday, but a bit more on top of it today. PT helps. I wake up in my recliner every morning, stretch, do a couple of loops with the walker, take meds, have breakfast, and walk some more. Then I do the first round of exercises, starting in the kitchen but eventually ending up in bed… 3 rounds/15 reps each of 5 different things (with a ziplock bag on my foot for one of them) — and not including the monumental effort it takes just getting into bed. Then it’s time for a nap!! And then maybe lunch, or at least a snack. I’ve been using a refillable, disposable, but reusable ice pack during the day (it’s wearing out) (the new gel packs don’t last very long at all) and an ice machine/pump at night. I do more loops with the walker, play all the word games (& solitaire… have always been a solitaire junkie), and have been playing a color matching game that was in NYT’s The Good List newsletter… it’s HARD! Another round of meds (oops, forgot that today). I do the second set of exercises in the late afternoon, followed by another (shorter) nap. Then more of the same, plus drinking lots of water & peeing… all day & all night. Lots of peeing. I’ve started watching The Little House on the Prairie, and like it well enough… love the cameos I’ve seen so far, marvel at how clean everyone is all the time. I can take care of myself for the most part, though need help with some things… gratefully accept help, too. I’ve been going to bed/recliner early-ish, reading for a while, sometimes waking (because peeing) & reading some more. Tomorrow is my second PT appointment & I am looking forward to an assessment & possibly new exercises! Getting there. Thanks for all the encouragement!✌️❤️ The results of the kids’ ice dyeing! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 I wore my shirt when I went to get my new hip on Tuesday! My sis came to stay for a couple of days, and rocked her throwback Auntie Camp tie-dye. 🌈 Surgery went well & I had my first PT yesterday. It still hurts like a mofo, but different… and not for long, baby. On the mend. ❤️‍🩹 https://www.instagram.com/p/DabTiXnlvwV/ Packing all of my “summer” into June before I get a new hip in early July! From a quick trip to DC with Rusty (loved the State Fairs exhibit at the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery), to catching a Green Bay Blizzards indoor arena football game & sleepover with the kiddos, to a special day/overnight with Malina (including football camp, Packers Pro Shop shopping & lunch at Olive Garden - her favorite), to a day trip to Door County with an impulsive ferry ride to Washington Island (my first visit there), to a couple of days in Viroqua with my sister Ann, to visiting a bunch of quilt shops for the Wisconsin Quilt Shop Hop (I completed our section of the state!), to a little jaunt to High Cliff to visit Katie & Kai (and eat grilled cheese sandwiches & tomato soup by the campfire). Ummm…. this weekend I am laying low, getting the house ready for—and making sure I can navigate it with—a walker, etc. July will be all about healing, continuing in August, so nothing BIG on my calendar other than surgery & PT dates until late August. It occurred to me after the fact (of course) that this might have been an instance to overlook the potential bulk of a straight seam and just make these joins horizontally. 😜 This baby grew by 3” in each direction over the weekend. Next, another 6 (or maybe 8). Farfalle cardigan is shaping up! I’m closing in on the back. Slow… everything I’m doing seems to be going slow, but going. 🙂

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