In my current situation, which I will expound on in a bit, I don't have anything very compelling to write about. So this post is rather pedestrian but it gives me some-thing to do.
The title of this post is a reference to the fact that I've been in my house for 17 straight days. The last time I was outside was to see a movie on Christmas eve. It was only the 2nd time I'd been out since I found out I had a fractured foot on December 16.
The difficulty I had getting in and out of the house both times convinced Paula and me that I should just hold up in the house while I healed. Venturing out wasn't worth the risk of falling and sustaining further injury. So the next time I'll be going out into the world will be for my next doctor appointment on January 16.
Unfortunately, about a week of my housebound time was spent dealing with a stomach virus that put both of us down for the count. Paula got it first, the day after Christmas and I got it that Sunday.
Getting around the house without putting weight on my left foot has been challenging.
I have managed fairly well. I wouldn't be as mobile without the assistance of the scooter I got from Amazon.
The biggest challenges have been getting up and down the two steps into my office and getting a shower.
I have been doing my best not to go "stir crazy." At times that has been difficult. I've been a little more moody than I usually am. The two things I've done the most to pass the time is streaming shows on my Firestick.
I have watched The Imagineeing Story and The World According To Jeff Goldbloom on Disney+. I am in the middle of the 2nd season of the "Jack Ryan" on Amazon Prime.
I watched film"The Irishman" as well as the current seasons of The Crown, Designated Survivor, Lost In Space, Toys That Made Us, and Movies That Made Us on Netflix.
The biggest unexpected pleasure I have watched was a Netflix documentary called "Jack of All Trades." It's about a man who starts out trying to discover why his baseball card collection has lost its value and ends up on a path that takes him face to face with his past.
If you are someone who enjoyed collecting baseball cards as a kid, it's well worth the time to watch it.
On cable TV I have been watching game shows on GSN, as well as The Price Is Right and Let's Make A Deal. In the afternoon my "go to" is reruns of MASH.
In addition, I have been catching up on assembling some of the Lego sets I have queued up in the closet in my office.
I'm not tackling the larger sets just the smaller ones that I can easily put together while in my recliner. My favorite so far is this one.
I've also kept myself busy wrapping up the things from last year. I edited and organized more than 2500 pictures from 2019. This included dating them and put them into folders by subject.
Then I reviewed them and narrowed them down to the my favorite pictures of the year. I have chosen 22 of them that will, soon be displayed in the picture frame in our hallway.
Still ahead of me in the next week is the sorting of all the statements, insurance EOBs, utility bills and other records from last year.
I can't give you a true picture of what my "medical confinement" has been like without mentioning the role my wife has played. She has had to take on the logistics of our house that I usually take care of. They range from something as incidental as taking out the trash to as important as picking up groceries. In addition she has to help me get in and out of the shower.
Balancing all that with her full time job and a very busy start to the year for her as Color Street stylist has been very stressful. But she has not complained about it at all. Like always, she adapts to whatever the situation and does what needs to be done. It's one of the things I love about her. I couldn't have made it through this broken foot thing without her.
So with less than a week to go until I emerge from my confinement and head to the doctor, I am looking forward to getting this darn cast off my leg.
It may take a few more weeks to get back to normal. But I'm hoping for at least a walking boot so I can at least get around the house and outside with no problem.
Once I am "free" and can drive again, I don't know what I'm going to do first. But one thing's for sure I'm going to appreciate the ability to do it.
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