I’m out of my sling and feeling better every day. It will be a few more weeks before I will get more motion out of my arm, but all in all, I’m loving life and am appreciating the ‘little things’ I can do…and not do. The human body is miraculous. Such an amazing gift. I got my arm x-rayed today and my bone is looking so much better. It’s not so squished together now–it’s healing itself…producing more bone tissue or fiber or whatever the medical term is. I just think that’s incredible.
I still can’t put much pressure on my left arm–even just to unscrew a jar of peanut butter or hold a normal book. My husband teases me that I’m like Bob from What about Bob with Bill Murray…”Gimme, Gimme. I need, I need.” My Kindle is my best friend right now…after my husband that is (because let’s face it, even though I can turn pages with only one healthy finger, my Kindle can’t unscrew the peanut butter jar for me or help me get dressed when I end up twisted up in my clothes).
My family vacationed down in Southern Utah and Nevada. I read a plethora of books since I couldn’t do much else. I read Accidentally Married. It was a cute romance. Madison, the main character, is a starving actress looking for a job. When she overhears Jared Jameson’s administrative assistant say she is quitting her job, Madison hurries over to interview in order to be first on the list. But what Madison doesn’t expect is that Jared wants her to play the part of his girlfriend at a family dinner. When he tricks her into doing it, she gets him back by announcing their engagement. With a sick aunt whose dying wish is to see him married, Jared has no choice but to play along. I loved Madison’s sharp wit. She made me laugh all the time and forget about my sore arm for a while. Thanks, Victorine!
I finished Infinity + One that I posted about earlier. Great book…like always. Amy Harmon is my hero. Her mind conjures up the best love stories. This one follows a modern day twist on the Bonnie and Clyde story. I didn’t think it would work or be to my liking, but I was wrong. It was amazing. She makes you care for her characters in such a way that when you’re finished, you feel sad because your friends are gone…and you want to keep sharing your life with them and find out more about them. I think this book actually healed my arm some, because I started feeling like I could walk around and be more active once I finished it. Or it could have been that I’d reached the two and a half week mark from when I broke it and the swelling had gone down some.
Nahhhh! It was the book. I’ll have to email Amy and tell her that book is a medical marvel. I just wish I would’ve read it before our vacation so I could have gone on the Angel’s Landing hike in Zion. I’ll post later about the awesome hikes the rest of the family did while I read books. The pictures and video they took make me happy…and hopefully, you’ll like them too.
Hope you’re having a great summer!
Glad you are feeling better Char. My Kindle goes everywhere with me. I even sleep with it as I downloaded the Premium Sounds app and run the waterfall every night. My quality of sleep has greatly improved.
Wow! I never thought about using it to sleep. Good idea!
Glad to hear the arm is improving. Nothing helps recovery like a good book. And a few M&Ms…
I think I will quote you on that. “Dr. Carrie says M&Ms help recovery…from everything (even exhaustion and blues)”…sorry, I tend to exaggerate quotes. Hope you don’t mind.
Oh boy, with that quote, they’ll haul me in front of the Senate, just like they did to Dr. Oz the other day. 😉
Okay, I’ll try to be discreet about it.
These sound fabulous! Thank you for pointing us to two more great reads…heading to my Nook right now 🙂
Yea! Hope you like them.
Keep healing! Glad you got to read accidentally married. I’ll forward this blog to Vicki. It will be nice for her to see!!
Thanks. I thought her book was so fun! Loved it.
So glad to hear you are healing well. It’s been years since we’ve been to Zion NP. I look forward to the photos 🙂
I can’t wait to blog about their trip. Pictures were so beautiful!
Glad you’re on the mend! Thanks for book ideas, too!
You’re welcome, Denise.
So glad to hear you are recovering – great news 🙂 I will have to check out these books – putting on my reading list. Happy Hump Day!
I’m glad the arm is getting stronger too. Hope you enjoy the books if you get a chance to read them
I’m happy to hear that you are recovering well, Charissa. It’s no fun sitting around when the fam is out having summer fun–but books definitely make up for it! I can’t wait to read the new Amy Harmon book. It’s next in my line-up! Take it easy and get well–and enjoy the rest while you have the chance!
Thanks, Taylor. Reading good books does make me smile even when I have to miss the other fun. I just wish books wouldn’t end so soon (ha ha)
It’s great to hear the arm is healing, Char. How about we invent a Kindle that can open peanut butter jars and get us dressed 😀 I have a freebie novel going on Kindle at the moment if you feel like reading it. I hope the rest of your summer is wonderful! xxx
Yea! I’ve got your book. Thanks.
Woo hoo! 😀
I hope you feel better soon! In the meantime, happy reading. 🙂
I think reading and happy are synonyms.
Glad your arm is feeling better. And yes, a kindle is so nice–especially when you’re injured!
Thanks. It feels great to be getting more motion back in my arm.
Sounds like you’re getting there thankfully! Whenever we have any kind of injury, we suddenly and very acutely realise how generally we totally take for granted being able to do everything. Just the simple things like you say, unscrewing the peanut butter jar, getting dressed, and we make a mental note to appreciate being able to do those things so much more when we’re better! Love Zion, looking forward to hearing about your trip!
Yes, it’s nice to get a little painful reminder sometimes to help appreciate all our blessings.
Glad to hear you’re recovering so well and fast. I’m sure resting and reading have a lot to do with it. 🙂
Rest and reading are my cure for everything…and drinking lots of water (or milk since my bodies trying to grow back bone right now)
Looks like it’s working!
Glad you are doing better Char and getting lots of reading in while you’re at it! 🙂 Hope you’ll be back to 100% in no time!!!
Thanks, Arlene. I am feeling amazing compared to even a week ago, so the arm is improving. Yea! Hope you’re having a fun summer.
Happy to hear you’re on the mend! And definitely reading is helping. I hope you’ll be back on your bike before you know it.
Me too. I start strength training in 2 weeks and can hopefully be riding a few weeks after that. Patience is the name of the game now
So glad you’re feeling better. Reading is magical that way. 😉
Yes, it is!