some gifs for your weekend

Yesterday marked 6 weeks since I broke my leg, and I've been officially off crutches for almost a week. It's hard to explain just how liberating that feels. It's such a relief - especially being able to carry things! I mean, I'm not *quite* at the 'walk on water' stage... but really, it feels borderline miraculous haha.

And like suddenly I can do all these things again with minimal thought. Like reaching over to switch on the lamp at the other end of the couch. That was a surprisingly difficult maneuver when my bum let was still non-weight bearing.

Or feeding my cats. The poor things probably thought they'd die of hunger given how looooong it took me to do things like gather their bowls, and the food, and then set it all out. But not any more!

I love this bizarre baseball gif bc .... well, it's kinda mesmerizing, right? But all the same, I feel so much better about my own physical abilities again that unnecessarily complicated contortions look practically inviting to me haha. Like nothing can stop me.

Of course I *am* still in the boot, and will be for a little while longer. And the leg does get a little sore still - not the ankle where it broke, but rather just the general soreness of atrophied muscles and soft tissue going back to work.

That's ok tho. Sure I finally feel great and can go out and DO THINGS now!!! But... well, sitting around at home cozied up with some snacks and cats is still pretty good too ;)