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Dunno why, but I was thinking about my knees and that song from my childhood popped into my head… Anyways, after the last long blathery post I thought I’d try this again. You will probably also see me post a lot more often now that Uni has started. I mastered the art of procrastination a long time ago (something to do with being a perfectionist, we tend to procrastinate. Plus I’m a Leo, I think that adds to the mix). My movie/dvd viewing, non-curricula book reading, house cleaning (don’t even look at my house right now though!) and general time wasting activities sky rocket right around the time essays are due and exams are happening.

Right now I’m supposed to be writing an essay on Social Security. Something I have zero interest in. Although it is kinda nice to read about some more recent policy changes, as in past 20 years, if I have to read the words Reagen/Rogernomics, corporatisation and privatisation one more time…

Bored yet? Me too, that’s why I’m writing this.  Back to the knees, and you know what? I don’t think I ever blogged about it, but I fell over pretty bad 2 months ago. I stepped outside to do some washing (washing!) and bam! Hit the deck, legs went sideways at the knees, ouchies. Seeing as I was brought up with little sympathy to not make a fuss about a little boo-boo, I iced them for an hour and went to bed. Maybe I took some painkillers too… but also a good chance I did not. Slept on my back which I NEVER do. Could barely get out of bed in the morning for a trip to bathroom (try sitting down to do your business with two busted knees) and definitely couldn’t get in the shower, get dressed, walk to the bus stop and go to work. So I did have a day off (and I cried when it happened, that’s how much it hurt), but then I hobbled around for the next week, taking painkillers and anti-flamms (cept I couldn’t never coordinate the damn things and either felt sick or didn’t take anything), when it FINALLY occurred to me that I could go see a doctor! And for free! We have this crazy one-of-a-kind, nothing like it anywhere else, public insurance scheme that covers costs associated with injuries resulting from accidents.

So I ended up at physio, and they said ‘4-6 weeks’. After four I was at my osteo because I wasn’t getting anywhere with the physio (they kept strapping them which I don’t think helped. Also I got the rash from ‘nam from the tape, it was sooo freaking itchy, but I did have heaps of fun grossing people out at work by showing it off!). I’d thrown my pelvis out too, which explained the completely lopsided, permanently drunk walk I had going on, even when my knees weren’t in pain. Seeing as I busted them both, limping wasn’t really helping any anyway, they were both screwed. So the osteo straightened me up, but after 6 weeks I was thinking ‘this hasn’t gotten any better in the last 4 weeks’. Apparently (according to the osteo, and she must be right cos I’m still in pain) the physio was wrong, it’s going to take longer. In part because I was walking around with 1/3 my pelvis thrown way forward, but also because it was just a REALLY bad accident. Osteo’s words, not my own whinging, sympathy seeking words, she made it sound like the equivalent of a broken bone or laceration that just about bled me dry, so I don’t know where it really was in the grand scheme of things. I was most unimpressed at the physical appearance, I was expected black and blue and yellow and green knees, but nada. A little swelling (though it was hard to tell, there’s so much fat hanging around plus I had nothing to compare them too, they were either both swollen or both not), but that was it.

So here we are, two months later (well 7 weeks and some days) and finally, and this week I feel better. I think I’m finally getting somewhere. I even managed to get out of bed the last couple of days without having to hobble stiffly for the first 5 minutes, and the pain hasn’t woken me up as I’ve moved around in bed (I have a heavy ass wool duvet that my knees couldn’t lift up lol). It’s a huge relief to actually see some progress over the past week, because I was getting really worried, but the Osteo assured me that I didn’t need to see a Dr or have a scan, it was just taking TIME.

At least it kept me busy while the the lawyer was away… wouldn’t have been quite so fun if he was around, his house has lots of stairs for a start, not to mention other activities…

And he’s back, I spoke to him on Sunday, he’s sick as a dog though so I’m staying right away haha. Yes, Mary, he’s still around, he’s just been away. Hopefully I’ll catch up with him this weekend (will be putting it off till Saturday, everyone’s favourite aunt (Dot) is in town for the week). I think it’s going to be okay with us, that’s the feeling I get. I thought it might be all different after he’d been away for six weeks (I also had this stupid idea in my head that he might meet someone over there, someone better, as in someone older and someone who doesn’t want kids), but I think (hope?!) we’ll just pick up where we left off, having a couple of days a week together at his house and going back to our lives for the rest. I really like do like this set up, despite the fact it’s probably still screwing with my subconscious mind. I can fly away whenever I like, no need to check in (which is just as well cos I’m flying back and forth like a yo-yo to the home town between now and christmas), no need to work around someone elses schedule.

Also, one last thing, I’M GETTING MY LOUNGE BACK!!!!! Thank the Lord, or whoever it was who intervened and provided this blessed miracle. The flatmate sold the couch, really not getting the logic seeing as we move out in less than 3 months anyways?! (and she’s buying a house apparently). But who cares, it’s GOING!!! OUT OF HERE!!! I can restore my living room and once again RELAX in my own house. I feel more relaxed in my head already…

And also (this really is the last thing), I found this awesome stationery company today, NZ owned, operated and produced (though all their prices are in USD, but at least I’m not paying US intl shipping rates which usually converts into way more NZD than the actual product is worth), they have some really really really cute stuff, I have a wishlist already and will place an order next pay day (dentist sucked me dry today, convinced me to have a cavity filled at what was supposed to be a check up). www.nutandbee.com, check it out!