While waiting for a bone to heal I’ve been busy keeping my foot up, perfecting my balance on one foot, how to use crutches and teaching my kids new chores.

There are a few big pieces I’ve been finishing up with backs, buttons and tags. But most of them have been mentioned here already. With most of my larger & newer projects on hold, I’ve been left with my journal for a creative outlet.

I’m looking forward to getting back to some normality in my life and doing silly things like walking up and down stairs, with no crutches insight.

Quoting a poem called ‘To a Mouse’ by Scottish poet Robert Burns, 1785. That is a good description of life for us in the last week. A week ago I tripped on a dog toy (yes, a round dog toy) and bent my left foot under breaking the fifth metatarsal in a very bad spot. I just learned that the fifth metatarsal is the bone in the foot connected to your little toe. When it breaks in just the wrong spot it gets a special name called a ‘Jones Fracture’. But it is not really a fracture, it is a full on break. Long story short, I had a 2-inch screw inserted into my foot two days ago because it most likely was not going to heal on it’s own. The pain was off the charts but I am doing better now. Still hurts like crazy and my foot looks like a football.

Before all this fun began I had been planning and working on several new pieces. All have come to a screeching halt as I recover for the next 2-3 weeks. Frustrating? Absolutely. But there is not a whole lot I can do about it. So instead of wasting energy on being angry and frustrated I’m going to work on what I can, doodle in the journal, work on some layout projects on the computer, get some reading done, and fully appreciate all the amazing care and help I have around me.

Here’s some of the journal scribbles…

These are pieces of fabric that were Thermofax screen printed then fused onto blank journal pages. I’m a big fan of watercolor crayons and pencils, so you see a lot of that here with various markers and pens. There will be more to come since I’m not going anywhere, anytime soon.