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Day before yesterday, I misjudged the height of a curb while walking around on my crutches, and wound up falling and landing on my healing right foot.
Yesterday, one of my crutches snags something and, instead of falling on my face (which would've been the better option), I landed with all of my weight on my right foot.
Today, while I'm hobbling up the stairs on my crutches (do you sense a theme here?) I trip and ram the big toe on my right foot, where the incision starts, into one of the stairs.
And people think I'm JOKING when I say that I can't promise I won't hurt myself.
Thankfully, it seems like no damage has been done. There was some swelling and aching, but that seems to have cleared up quite a bit. It looks like my amazing ability to heal (supplemented by some damn fine surgical work and my seemingly endless supply of dumb luck) strikes again. I'm even already able to hobble around the house without my crutches, though I have been using my cane just for the additional support.
Finished my last final for the semester today. Both exams were beyond easy easy for me, showing that it definitely helps to love the subject matter. Hoping my Network Security class is as much fun as my Incident/Disaster response class was, but I doubt it will be.
Speaking of Incident/Disaster response, in the last week I've finished four of my seven FEMA/NIMS trainings, and am more than halfway through my fifth. I've never before come across any subject I've been this passionate about. I love this stuff. Even when I'm exhausted and tired of reading, I'm still cramming as much of this into my head as I can. Resource typing and logistics; communications planning; interactions between local jurisdictions, tribal authorities, state, & federal authorities; multiagency coordination systems and unified commands...this stuff is awesome! I'm enjoying these so much that I'm very tempted to take more trainings once I'm done with these seven. I've even looked for Incident/Disaster Management degree or certificate programs in Arizona, just to see if there is anyplace where I can continue this education (sadly, there isn't). This makes me really hope that my transfer goes through, because it will be a lot harder for me to pursue this as a career if I have to leave the University.
Which leads me to the transfer. I've not heard a peep from the Mesa campus president since I sent him the email. Even his assistant sent him a text letting him know that I wanted to talk with him, and nothing. I'm hoping that maybe he's just so busy with meetings this week that he just doesn't have the time, but I doubt it. I'm still working on my backup plans, and plan on talking with my doctor at my second post-op this Saturday to find out when I might be able to travel and her estimate as to when I'll be able to move so that I can continue working on my backup plan. I did finally hear back from the career services department at my school. They suggested that I line up temp and job placement agencies, which is what I was already doing as my backup plan. Good to know I'm on the right track. Now I just hope that one of them can find me a job that will give me the 3, 3.5 weeks I would need to put in my two weeks notice and move.
Alright, I need to go to bed. Still having problems sleeping through the night, and I don't think keeping my foot propped up on the pillows is helping. G'night.
Yesterday, one of my crutches snags something and, instead of falling on my face (which would've been the better option), I landed with all of my weight on my right foot.
Today, while I'm hobbling up the stairs on my crutches (do you sense a theme here?) I trip and ram the big toe on my right foot, where the incision starts, into one of the stairs.
And people think I'm JOKING when I say that I can't promise I won't hurt myself.
Thankfully, it seems like no damage has been done. There was some swelling and aching, but that seems to have cleared up quite a bit. It looks like my amazing ability to heal (supplemented by some damn fine surgical work and my seemingly endless supply of dumb luck) strikes again. I'm even already able to hobble around the house without my crutches, though I have been using my cane just for the additional support.
Finished my last final for the semester today. Both exams were beyond easy easy for me, showing that it definitely helps to love the subject matter. Hoping my Network Security class is as much fun as my Incident/Disaster response class was, but I doubt it will be.
Speaking of Incident/Disaster response, in the last week I've finished four of my seven FEMA/NIMS trainings, and am more than halfway through my fifth. I've never before come across any subject I've been this passionate about. I love this stuff. Even when I'm exhausted and tired of reading, I'm still cramming as much of this into my head as I can. Resource typing and logistics; communications planning; interactions between local jurisdictions, tribal authorities, state, & federal authorities; multiagency coordination systems and unified commands...this stuff is awesome! I'm enjoying these so much that I'm very tempted to take more trainings once I'm done with these seven. I've even looked for Incident/Disaster Management degree or certificate programs in Arizona, just to see if there is anyplace where I can continue this education (sadly, there isn't). This makes me really hope that my transfer goes through, because it will be a lot harder for me to pursue this as a career if I have to leave the University.
Which leads me to the transfer. I've not heard a peep from the Mesa campus president since I sent him the email. Even his assistant sent him a text letting him know that I wanted to talk with him, and nothing. I'm hoping that maybe he's just so busy with meetings this week that he just doesn't have the time, but I doubt it. I'm still working on my backup plans, and plan on talking with my doctor at my second post-op this Saturday to find out when I might be able to travel and her estimate as to when I'll be able to move so that I can continue working on my backup plan. I did finally hear back from the career services department at my school. They suggested that I line up temp and job placement agencies, which is what I was already doing as my backup plan. Good to know I'm on the right track. Now I just hope that one of them can find me a job that will give me the 3, 3.5 weeks I would need to put in my two weeks notice and move.
Alright, I need to go to bed. Still having problems sleeping through the night, and I don't think keeping my foot propped up on the pillows is helping. G'night.
