So, as usual, I sat down today planning my normal writing, where I share how I’m feeling about life and such! I wasn’t feeling it! Ha ha… get it, feeling it? And yes, I still need reading glasses for the up close stuff, even though my surgeries corrected all the rest of my vision. I am 55 you know, so I cannot expect the eyes of a 20 year old, as those days are long gone!

Instead, I opted for doing girl things… you know, like doing my nails and putting make up on, which is not something I really do any longer, with any regularity. As I’d already cut and colored my hair a few weeks ago during my last girl day, all I had available this morning was a bag of old make up products, and my jammies!

You know, I’ve done a great many home jobs on my hair over the years, but this is actually the first one that I liked! My husband had to even it up in the back for me, since I obviously can’t see the back of my own head. But I think he did a fine job, as it doesn’t look too choppy back there.

I’m too cheap to cough up a hundred bucks, and not willing to sit still long enough for anyone else to mess with my hair. I’m hoping to go even shorter, at some point, and get rid of the rest of my dark hair, but that will definitely need an actual Hairstylist; even I’m not that good. I discovered how much I love using a light caramel brown color, as it does a beautiful job covering and blending with my gray, silver, and/or white roots. I can no longer sport my dark hair, as I take on the look of a rabid skunk, from the moment my hair starts to grow out. I finally grew tired of dealing my head stripe!

I’m not even gonna pretend that my hair is cut evenly, hence the way I always tilt my head for photos, just in case. There is less chance for you to notice any of my mistakes. Trust me when I tell you, I’ve done some pretty horrific hack jobs on myself over the last few years, but for the first time, I really like this one… Kudos to me!

Anyhow, if you’re wondering why I am doing such ridiculous things today and writing about it, it’s due to having a sore foot. WordPecker Down! I think I’ve injured myself trying to navigate all the road construction going on right in between myself and the river. Sometimes, I’ve had to trot across a road in between traffic to get around things. The day before yesterday, as I was hoofing it across the street, I felt a small twinge in the area just above my big toe, where I carry most of my weight when stepping down. I made it home without too much trouble, and woke yesterday, forgetting all about it! About halfway through the walk, I remembered it! I was still about an hour away from home, so I tried to be careful with it, as best I could.

Again, I had to trot across the street to get around all the torn up roadway, but when I did… this time I felt a pop! I’ve walked at least 4 major marathons in my days, and am very familiar with that feeling you get, when something gives! Twice, over the years, I blew out both my arches while refusing to quit a marathon. I’ve learned to be much gentler on myself since those days. Rather than ignoring the pain, I immediately slowed down and hobbled the rest of the way home, walking on the outer side of my foot. I must have resembled a Rapper walking with an attitude, as I swaggered home.

Funny thing about feet is, there are so many bones in them, unless you snap a major one, there isn’t anything they will do for it. I’m just going to take a couple of days rest to let it mend, before hitting the trail again. Since I’m stuck in the house alone, and left to my own devices, this is why I found myself in the closet pulling out my old bag of make up. Don’t you feel so lucky! You read all the way through my blog, just to hear me tell you why I made myself look pretty. Sorry, not sorry!

Even though you feel like you’ve earned a cookie for being put through this, you’ll have to sit through my prompt response for the day… if I fed you cookies every time I got a wild hair, we’d all end up like the fat people on those floaty chairs in Wall-E!