Celebrate The Small Things...May 9th Edition

I'm Celebrating The Small Things!  Celebrate The Small Things is a weekly celebration where some bloggers have decided to post about something worth celebrating...no matter how big or small it is.

This week has been a rough one for me, which is why I'm posting on Sunday instead of the usual Friday.  See, I threw my back out Tuesday night and have been in bed popping muscle relaxers ever since.  Today is the first day that I've come downstairs to sit.  Through all of this yuckiness, I'm thankful for a few things...

• My wonderful supportive husband
• My helpful (most of the time) kiddos
• My comfortable bed
• Muscle relaxers
• Heat packs

Without any of these, I may still be lying in my bed!

What are you celebrating?

If you'd like to Celebrate The Small Things, head on over to Scribblings of an Aspiring Author, by VikLit, for more information.

 

Total Ankle Replacement: 11 & 5 months Post-Op ROM Video

STAR -- Total Ankle Replacement was done on my left ankle (#1) in June 2013, and my right ankle (#2) in December 2013.  This shows ROM (range of motion) on May 6, 2014...approximately 11 months post-op for #1, and 5 months post-op for #2.

Here is the comparison from my last video where I was 5.5 months out with ankle #1.

For a full set of all of my ankle replacement posts, please click on the Total Ankle Replacement tab.

I'm happy to answer any questions that you may have.  Please comment below, or email me privately at:  thecyborgmom@gmail.com

A to Z Road Trip 2014

This year was the first time that I participated in the A to Z Challenge and I had a great time (see my Reflections post for all my thoughts).  Over 2000 blogs signed up for this challenge and I'm going to attempt to visit as many blogs as possible on the list.

Yes, it's crazy, but that seems to be the theme of my life :)

Now, how should I attempt this?  Well, since both my children were born on odd number days, I'll think I'll start there...visiting the odd numbers first.  If I make it through, then I'll move on to the evens!  Sounds like a plan!

Who's with me???

A to Z Reflections Post 2014

Congratulations to everyone who took on the A to Z Challenge!  Because I'm being a bit lazy, I'm doing a short list of my reflections.  This will make it easier for me to write, and easier on the readers who are blog-hopping the A to Z Reflections posts.

Here we go!  My thoughts on the A to Z Challenge...

1. Met some great people.  I mean, really cool, interesting, and creative new people.  (They're not actually “new people”...they're just new to me.)
2. Participated in my first Twitter chat.  I still don't like Twitter, but I can see now why, and how, twitter is useful for chats.
3. Found some awesome new blogs.
4. Had complete strangers say the most wonderful and supportive comments to me.
5. Realized that I can blog without cursing, although it's a lot harder and not preferable (see Lent post).
6. Learned how to schedule posts ahead of time.  I really loved this and in the future will make more use of it.
7. Thought that I'd feel completely overwhelmed by the blogging everyday thing...but didn't (see #6).
8. Proved, once again, that I can do whatever I put my mind to!

The two improvements that I think can be made with the Challenge itself...

1. A registering system where you can fill in your blog topic instead of having to pick from pre-made ones.
   
2. All the blog topics would be sorted alphabetically.  OCD much? ;)
   

Overall, I'm happy that I accepted the challenge and can't wait until next year.  The gears are already turning...

What are your thoughts?  Are you glad you took the challenge?

Click Here for other Reflections Posts

Click Here for a full list of my A to Z Challenge Posts

Celebrate The Small Things -- May 2

It's Friday and I'm Celebrating The Small Things!  Celebrate The Small Things is a weekly celebration where some bloggers have decided to post about something worth celebrating...no matter how big or small it is.

This week I'm celebrating the end of my first A to Z Challenge!  I'm so grateful to my friend, Nicole, for telling me about this challenge.  When she first filled me in on the details, I was very hesitant to take this on.  But I'm so glad I decided to just say, "f*ck it" and do it anyway!  I've met lots of cool people and come across some fantastic blogs.  Now I have to think of a theme for next year :)

What are you celebrating?

If you'd like to Celebrate The Small Things, head on over to Scribblings of an Aspiring Author, by VikLit, for more information.