Last February I had two surgeries on my left ankle. I recovered fully throughout the summer. In November my ankle started hurting, then hurting a lot. All of this snow we have gotten here in NYC hasn't helped one bit. I have now seen my surgeon for the one-year check up and he thinks there are problems so he's sent me for another MRI to compare to last year. Anything can happen at this point.
Today I was leaving for work early to make up time from going to the doctor's office on Monday. Well, I live on the 16th floor. The elevators were not working. I usually walk down the stairs, no matter how long it may take. But today I decided this was not going to happen. I am in too much pain. It's now 11 AM and they still have not been fixed. So I am stuck in my apartment today... not that I'm complaining or anything. I'm not taking the chance of leaving once they fix them for them to break down again later and I will have to walk up. It's not as painful, but who wants to climb 16 flights of stairs when you are as out of shape as I am?
So I'm going to continue with my magazine ripping and purging. I've gotten rid of at least 60 or more magazines in the last two weeks. Years and years worth of Martha, All You, Better Homes and Gardens and so on. I've ripped the pages out and have started categorizing them by "decor", "crafts", and "cooking".
I kept my treasures, like Mary Engelbreit, Romantic Homes and Country Living. I'm never getting rid of those. I also kept all of the Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas issues of every magazine I've ever read. I need more magazine holders - and space.
I am also getting rid of a lot of clothes. I would usually try to make something with them, but there is so much I want to get rid of that I'm just going to donate it all. I have shoes and sneakers I was thinking of selling on eBay, but I just don't have the mindset. I want it out of the apartment.
I'm very determined to get rid of things we no longer use or need. For myself, I need to do this. I feel so claustrophobic in this apartment sometimes. Not all of the time, mind you. But I know it will be healthier for me to do this, physically and mentally. This is just the beginning... of the new chapter of my life.
Kim
Kim,
I hope the elevator in your building is now working, and that your ankle isn't hurting as much today.
My suggestion for your donated clothes, shoes, sneakers, etc.: the Goodwill store on 2nd Ave between 88th and 89th--I love that thrift store!
Happy Spring,
Susan
Posted by: Susan Finn | March 04, 2011 at 10:32 AM