Inspiration

You guys. I can’t tell you how much in AWE I am of my dear friend, Jamie Johnston. YOU GUYS SHE LOST A PERSON. A FRICKIN PERSON. 186 down, 14 to go. Plus, she’s running her first ever half marathon this Sunday. She is my hero. She is also going to smoke it (13+ mi training runs done in sub-2 hr fashion).

Jamie (left - today; right - 2 years ago)

Jamie (left – today; right – 2 years ago) Photo Credit

Jamie (HYMEEEEE), I’m proud to call you my friend, my Alpha Gam sister and an inspiration to someone like me who has struggled with my weight my entire adult life. Once my ol’ ankle is healed, I will be back in action. And I promise you. One day, WE WILL RUN A RACE TOGETHER.

Remember last year when I was trying to convince you to do a 10k with me? LOOK AT YOU NOW. Friends, send some good juju to Cleveland! Wish I could be there to cheer you on, Jamie.


If my sister wasn’t graduating from college Sunday, I would SO BE THERE.

XOXOX

♥ Amy

PS. Check out this article about Jamie’s story!

PPS. Head over to Jamie’s blog and give her some encouragement/advice for her first race!

PPPS. Check out this TV news story! SQUEE

I’ve been walking on a broken ankle for months

Yesterday, my mom commented on how surprised she was at how I’ve been tolerating the pain during recovery. I haven’t been complaining (of course, the drugs have been helping). She is just amazed, especially since in the past week, I’ve made amazing progress and made it yesterday with only taking 4 pain pills all day!

I told her that this weekend I realized that the spot in my ankle that had been giving me the most pain over the past 8+ months is the exact spot where my surgeon found a surprise fracture (and fixed it with a screw).

Basically, I’ve been walking around since July on a broken ankle.

I am such a badass.

I guess I’ve just gotten used to the pain.

I can’t wait to finally walk around without pain or discomfort!

Easing back into work today (part-time, from home). My assistants are taking good care of me.

Easing back into work today (part-time, from home). My assistants are taking good care of me.

Holy surgery bills

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Things I found out when I looked at medical billing (pre-insurance) for my surgery: A pregnancy test costs $77 (I could've gotten one at CVS for less than $10). The screw they put in my ankle cost $81.06. An extra 30 minutes of surgery costs … [Continue reading]

Das Boot Part Deux

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YOU GUYS. Today I said goodbye to my cast and hello again to Das Boot! *chair dance* And more good news from my doc. My ankle is looking great! (Ok, really, it looks like a gross rainbow, but medical-wise, it's looking good). Incisions … [Continue reading]

Post surgical blues

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Leading up to surgery, I was overly optimistic. Four to six weeks off of work? I will get sooo much stuff done. I'll knit a bunch of hats and scarves, I'll have time to catch up on my reading, I'll watch all the documentaries in my Netflix queue and … [Continue reading]

So this happened.

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Amy + Pain Meds + Motorized Cart at Target = hilarity (for me at least) … [Continue reading]