on 2 feet again

things are going so well with my foot i feel like a winner. just over a week ago i started taking proper steps at home unassisted and within days i built the confidence and stability to walk all around the flat. it’s a huge feeling of freedom to have 2 hands free, carry things around and be able to move without always looking for that crutch for support. and today i had my last checkup and they said i could leave my boot & cructhes at the hospital if i felt okay about it, so i did! and yeah i'd packed a right foot shoe with me just in case. it was so odd coming back home without anything, baby steps with a limp but whatever, the freedom is really exhilarating. i guess i'll start with short trips to a shop and so, build from there.

the bone is forming and hardening. ortho said it will 'finalize' healing in the next year's time, but obvously i can go forward with normal life as long as i feel comfortable. in 1-2 months i should be able to wear heels. but to be honest, as much as i want to im so worried about rolling my ankle again i dunno.... thats happened to me in the past especially when i wear heels and the ground or street is uneven and... yeah. it will take time to get over that fear i guess. i'll jus focus on enjoying my regained freedom, doing stuff around the house. i literally didnt have energy or interest for the past 2.5 months because life was difficult enough on crutches without trying to do something extra. 

amsterdam was nice, but i was tired after returning. and we had a friend visiting this past weekend as well (family man from espoo). so im a bit exhasted now although i've had a good time and hung out with nice people. but in amsterdam, i got unicorn themed presents from Cary and Carina; a unicorn onesie and a unicorn wall sculpture. the latter is still waiting for me to assemple it, but the first one is meanwhile keeping me cozy and warm and playful.

amsterdam was alive.

but i didnt love all the 90 degree stairs, i wonder how elderly people manage??!

ive been doing some shopping.

fruit bowl (we currently have mandarins and instant coffee pouches in it)

me and doctor want to see how far back our genes go into the villages where our grandparents parents are from.. ordered the AncentryDNAkit. but it takes like 2 months to get te results, so, im probably gonna forget about it by the time they arrive.

 a candle tray and candles from IKEA.

weather has been too Finnish lately, and heating dries the air which causes dry skin, dry nose... not good! i caved in and bought a cool air humidifier. 

 

free fun:

map background for the phone from alvarcarto.

had to buy this ready meal just for the name...   but the taste left something to hope for. so once was enough.