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We also have pest control coming over tomorrow cause the moth flies are still ruling our roost. We tried traps we ordered online. But they have only caught two flies. I think I saw a couple of flies giving the traps the finger as they flew by.

So there's that. Then on Wednesday we have a glass guy coming by cause the hinges on the shower door we had installed 6 mths ago is malfunctioning. The warrenty just expired so DH is angry. I'll need to referee that encounter on my one leg. May need to use my crutch to break up a fight.

What more can happen. Oh, snow is in the forecast. Not planning on limping around with my crutches in that so I guess I'm housebound for a while.
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Willie, I hope you never need to go down that route/boot either.

It's just so heavy and when I get up from a sitting position the pressure I need to put on my good leg is tough cause I have osteoporosis in that leg. Plus the sole is high on the boot so my body weight is not distributed properly. I'll use it outside but otherwise I ordered a higher sole orthopedic/arch support slipper online. I'll wear that at home when it arrives.
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🥰 more wisdom…

“Spoil yourself. Appreciate the awesomeness of you.”
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Sorry you two are feeling pain🤗. I'm surprised to read that the boots are so uncomfortable, that's something to keep in mind (although hopefully I'll never need that bit of wisdom).
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🥰 more wisdom…

“May you live every day of your life.”
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Thank you Bundle of Joy!
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feel better soon, sendhelp and gershun!

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Send, you always read my mind. I was just now looking at that very same thing on amazon.

Great minds think alike.
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Today, I found some special metatarsal pads on Amazon. Support designed to help pain relief.

Those boots are extremely uncomfortable Gershun. Even painful. I know from personal experience. I wore mine once. Confusing, isn't it? How to comply so you will get better, but how to get better without the hassel.

Since I am not an expert, not a doctor, I could not suggest you did not get the boot. Maybe that is why your ER doctor was so no-committal giving you instructions. Maybe the doc knew most people won't wear the boot.


I think you can wear them when you need to go outside.
Do you have some soft specialty socks to wear under the boot?
Whatever works for you this time G.

Edit: Yeah, not too expensive.
Shopping is a natural form of pain relief through distraction.
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Sorry to hear Send.

I had a frustration bawl today cause of my foot. The fracture boot is so uncomfortable. I actually found some slippers that have better arch support and is helping my foot feel more comfortable. So while I'm at home I'll wear them with the crutches. I'll save the fracture boot for when my patience is higher.

Hope you feel better Send.
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My foot has what may be gouty arthritis. It hurts so bad.
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more wisdom...

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"Don’t be afraid to start all over again. You may like your new story better.”
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thanks polarbear!
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i’m working on my to-do list:
1. finish writing the list
2. panic
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BOJ, I'll be thinking of you until you come back. Be strong. Having a sense of humor helps a lot in dealing with life problems, and you have a lot of it.
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🥰 have a great weekend everyone!! enjoy it!!...despite the difficulties you're going through.

i'll be gone a while. i'll be doing this little thing called, sorting out all my life's problems. hug!!

bundle of joy :)
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more wisdom...

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"He who angers you controls you.”
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more wisdom...

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"Every chance you get, SHINE. They hate that.”
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I hear that! :)
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You be styling Gershun!
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My new avatar.

Is my fracture boot. So chic it looks, don't you think?
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🙂

over here, we have switched from thanksgiving to already preparing for xmas!!

my parents and i will soon put up xmas decorations. and i’ll be walking around with my reindeer antlers on my head.

🦌🦔🐾🦦🐿
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"Relationships are cool and stuff - but have you tried garlic bread?”
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hug, margaret! the wisdom isn’t about me. the wisdom is for all of us. these little quotes are super useful and wise :).

some of them funny, some of them deep. i even read some of them to my elderly LOs, who enjoy them too.

my favorite so far:

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“The secret is…to stop caring what people think of you, and start caring about what you think. Make your opinion of you more important than anyone else’s.”
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Dear dear BOJ, you never told us about your month of problems, but from the sound of your ‘wisdom’ it was dreadful. I hope that the wisdom you learned is now in your heart and your head, and will protect you against whatever comes in future. Love, Margaret
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"Learn from your past…then pack your stuff and get out of there.”

“It is not OK to stay somewhere you’re not happy, valued or appreciated.”
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"Giving someone toxic a second chance is like reheating McDonald’s.”
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"Somebody is mad at you right now because you picked peace over drama and distance over disrespect.”
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Barb, haha I like that one. Here's another I've heard: �You cannot keep birds from flying over your head but you can keep them from building a nest in your hair.�� - Martin Luther
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more good wisdom...

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"You are the sky. Everything else is just the weather."
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My kids have an expression; "I won't let him have any more real estate in my brain".
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