I started with great intentions. I was going to walk and take photos every day. However, after the very first day of walking my right foot started hurting so badly I could barely walk all day Sunday.
By Monday I was in continuous pain and decided it would be best to visit the doctor. After xrays it was determined there were multiple bone spurs in my foot and an appointment with a foot surgeon was arranged. I have that appointment next Wednesday.
So much for my plans. But I'll be the first to admit I have always abused my feet and have always had particular trouble with my right foot/leg (pulled tendons, strained ligaments, "charlie horses", walking barefoot all over town when a teenager, wooden clogs, ill-fitting shoes, high heels, etc). At age 55+ it seems to have caught up to me and now I am paying the price. Gee, didn't my mom warn me this was going to happen???
Until further developments...
Thursday, January 06, 2011
SO MUCH FOR **THAT** IDEA
Saturday, January 01, 2011
A NEW YEAR?!?!?!?!?!
Happy 2011!! I am relieved to see 2010 go. It was not a very pleasant year.
This morning I decided I was going to take (and post?) at least one new picture a day. I set out on a 30 minute walk and took the camera with me. The walk was the other part of my decision. I am going to get back into my daily walking routine. However, I've not walked seriously since before my last major surgery, so I am basically starting from scratch and needing to take "baby steps". Arbitrarily I selected a 30 minute walk as my starting point. I can build from there.
Back to the pictures.... during these walks I plan to reacquaint myself with this old neighborhood from a different perspective.
The guy at the house with this Christmas light display wins the award for the least amount of effort put into outdoor Christmas decoration. The pathetic crape myrtle is cut back way too early in the year and the string of lights took less time to position than it took me to focus and snap the photo.
