in all it's glory

This is the toe about 20 minutes after my not so graceful fall. I taped it and went for a run.
I iced it last night, which was not so easy with ice, but much better once I switched to the bag of frozen cranberries.
This morning, the discoloration has extended down to the foot and the whole toe has swollen to the size of a snausage. Oh joy. Should make the 5 K this weekend quite fun.
Plus I hear it is supposed to downpour all weekend long.

My Left Foot.

I swear, just when I feel like I might gather enough momentum to get out of whatever rut I am in at present, something happens. Two months ago it was the throwing out of the back. Truly unpleasant.
Today I broke my toe. Right before I was to go running with my training partner, Cake. I tripped on some steps in my building, wearing open toed shoes (GASP!) and took out the toe next to the big one on the left foot. Two things are out of the ordinary in this scenario.
First, the wearing of the open toed shoes after Labor Day. In my defense, it has been unseasonably warm and I have such a pretty pedi right now. This is Karma smiting me for throwing caution to the wind and disregarding the fashion rules.
Second, I was to meet Cake for a run not 15 minutes later. This is odd because I have not been running this summer. But we signed up for the Huck Finn 5 K in Hartford, which is being run concurrently with the Hartford Marathon. This is significant only in that Cake's husband will run his first ever marathon in Hartford this weekend. We are doing the 5 K for moral support and swag. I figured that if I signed up to do a race, that might be the motivation I needed to get back into my running routine. Nice thought, until I broke my toe!
Cake took a picture. Hopefully she will email it and I can post it here and share it in all of its bluepurplegreen glory!
This brings the total number of bones ever broken in my body to TWO! The first one occurred at an equally inopportune time, but I will save that story for a rainy day.
Ugh. This might make the 5 K that much more challenging.

fits and starts

I seem to start posts to the blog, and then not finish them. Unfortunately this is my modus operandi often. I really should get that looked at.
Yesterday was quite the full day. I drove into Boston and spent a couple of hours volunteering at the Boston Knitout and Crochet, too 2005 at the Common. This was great fun. I was helping out with the fashion show and the show and share, a more informal sharing of projects. Everyone I met was so nice and I learned a lot, too.
Then, on a lark, I headed to Fenway, where the Red Sox were playing their final game of the regular season against the Yankees. Go Yanks. I have a friend who works in the area. He had mentioned that if I ever wanted to go to a game, he could get me in. So I got to watch about 6 innings of baseball. Curt Schilling was pitching. A-Rod was in the game, but not my favorite Derek Jeter. Sigh. The Yanks couldn't get a hit off of Schilling; I left in the 7 inning with the score 7-1 infavor of the RS. They ultimately won 10-1. Here's a picture of the famed Green Monster in left field.
Then I walked the city, up and down. From Fenway back to the Financial District, where I had parked, by way of the Pru and the Hancock Towers. It was such a beautiful day - mild, 70 F, clear skies - for the first weekend in October absolutely brilliant. Too nice to go underground and take the T.
My feet did take a beating with all of the walking. When I left the house I hadn't planned on all that and I wore my clogs. Great support for standing but not so good for extensive city walking.
I got home and continued to work on my projects for my new niece. I now have a deadline - mom and I will ship the box this weekend. I only hope I can get everythiing done this week. only have two hands...
Once the box of goodies has been received, I will post pictures.