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Learning to Rest

August 24, 2016 By Karen Cooper 4 Comments

“Hi. My name is Karen Cooper and I don’t sit still well.”

Right.

As I first revealed in THIS POST about the guest bathroom, I hurt my ankle while attempting not to fall off a ladder. While I was coming down the ladder from changing the glass globes on the guest bathroom light fixture, the ladder wobbled and I jumped down to the floor to prevent falling. When I did, I apparently landed wrong and turned my ankle  – and I say “apparently” because I actually don’t remember. I just remember that I thought, “Yay! I didn’t fall on my head!”

Oops.

Wearing a walking boot and not DIYing - thediybungalow.com

By the next morning, I couldn’t really move my ankle. It was swollen and I had a lot of pain, especially when going down the stairs.

gallery wall in 1929 house - Dogs Don't Eat Pizza

Yep – those stairs. (Click the photo for the post on how I decorated the gallery wall.)

Fast forward two and a half weeks and two doctor appointments later, and we still don’t know what’s wrong. Only that it’s not getting better.

I have an MRI scheduled for Friday morning, so we should know something soon. The doctor thinks there might be a fracture that didn’t show up on the X-ray because of the swelling.

Either way, I’m not supposed to be doing much of anything. I’m supposed to take it easy, wear the boot when I need to do stuff, and generally rest.

I am not good at this.

I have two kids that have a bunch of activities. I have laundry. I have meals and clean-up (although I’ve pretty much punted on this lately). I have a DIY blog that, you know, requires some DIY-doing.

I’m staying busy by conquering some back-end tech stuff on the blog that’s needed fixing for a while. I can do that sitting down with an ice pack on my ankle.

But I’m frustrated. I don’t like feeling like I can’t do something. I don’t like feeling I have things to do that I literally can’t do.

I’ll let you know what happens on Friday as soon as I know. I want to think they’re going to tell me, “You’re great! Go paint that bathroom!” But that isn’t realistically going to happen. I’m trying to prepare myself for that.

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About Karen Cooper

Hi! I'm Karen. I call myself a “recovering lawyer” - I traded in my power suits for power tools and a life of DIY adventures. Join me for DIY, home decorating, repurposing and upcycling, and organizing projects and tips as I transform a 1929 Tudor bungalow into our home. I believe in merging old and new to make a house a home.

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Comments

  1. Cheryl @ Artzzle says

    August 24, 2016 at 1:58 pm

    You are just cursed lately. And I definitely see you as the “I can’t sit still” gal! You can always plan out a post schedule and get some ideas and notes down (pictures and actual projects later, natch). Here’s something to laugh at … Hubs saw an article today online, that said Comcast was rated the #1 WORST company in U.S. for customer service! Wait, maybe that WON’T make you laugh. Oops!

    REST as best you can, and feel better soon, woman!

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    • Karen Cooper says

      August 24, 2016 at 10:22 pm

      I am doing a lot of post scheduling and planning – I even made a spreadsheet of future projects! 😉 (I know, I’m a dork!) I do feel lucky, though, to have so many good friends looking out for me and my family! LOL re Comcast! HA! I know it all too well! Thank you, sweet friend, for your message!

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  2. Rose Carmer says

    August 24, 2016 at 9:40 pm

    I feel your pain. I once straddled a bathtub in my bare feet to get that pesky spot of wallpaper glue off before I started painting. Slipped and my right foot hit the vanity counter. Ouch! A non walking cast for 7 weeks. Did I mention that it was my right foot? And no driving?
    Hoping you are back doing what you love soon,

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    • Karen Cooper says

      August 24, 2016 at 10:21 pm

      Oh no! This is my right foot, too, so I’m terrified I’m going to end up in a cast and not being able to drive! ACK! Thank you for your sweet message and thoughts!

      Reply

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