Week 37 - Hammer Toe News

The start of the week was same old same old - knitting on Monday, working on campus on Wednesday (had lunch with Dodie and we had cake for Allan, our wonderful computer guy who got a new job in Athletics), etc. But a couple of good things happened towards the end.

My new passport, which I'd applied for in August (a renewal) and had worried wouldn't come until November, arrived in the mail on Thursday. Anne had already applied for Global Entry and had an interview scheduled in Sioux Falls for the next week so I immediately went in and did mf Global Entry application, in hopes that I could get an interview too. The waiting began.

I had an appointment for my foot, which of course was 100% better by Friday, but I wanted to get more info on getting my hammer toe fixed. When I'd asked about it before, she (the PA for the foot specialist at my ortho practice) said it was 6 weeks of no weight bearing. Since I've met my maximum out of pocket, I was considering it for later this year. Well, this time she said I would be in a boot that put all my weight on my heel and I could walk day 1. I was thrilled to hear this and she said the scheduler would call next week. My plan is to schedule it for Thursday, December 14th, which will be a week after I get back from my trip and before Christmas break. Progress.

I picked up my favorite Panera salad on the way to campus, which I ate at my desk. I had a 1:00 meeting across campus and so went to the real Starbuck's and redeemed some points for a huge frapuccino. Yum! Since I worked through lunch, I left early enough to hit St. Louise's and then because it was Friday, went to St. Theresa's (another thrift shop that's only open Friday starting at 4:00 and Saturday). I bumped into Andrea there. What are the chances? We talked about going out for dinner but couldn't come up with anywhere we wanted to go so split up. I drove through Arby's on the way home. Lame!

Saturday was spinning so Andrea and I headed to Fremont. We hit the Restore before spinning, which was a basic spinning lesson and there were 18 people there, which is way more than normal. From there we went to the Estate Dispersal Store before Goodwill and Aldi. Since we'd failed on Friday night, we stopped on the way home at Todd's in Cedar Bluffs for burgers and beers.

While I was feeling unenthused about it, I started a rotation on Sunday and I started with a fast. While I wasn't eating, I made a big pot of cabbage soup and a batch of sweet pickle relish with cukes from my neighbor. I did eat dinner but figured the one meal day would be a jump start and hopefully bring some inspiration. I need to lose some weight before my trip.

So I'll call that a good week. Work was fine, I got good news on my toe surgery and had fun in Fremont before my usual chore day on Sunday. Hopefully I'll be successful with my diet and will find motivation to keep at it. I'm also loving the fall weather, which finally arrived. Here's a picture of one of the volunteer sunflowers that are growing all over my yard. Enjoy.