You know that spring clean feeling when you start the first week of a new year?  Yes, that one.

I had that. One.  For a very brief shining moment.

With a fresh New Year’s Eve tiara on my desk from a glittery dinner the night before, I resolved to kick it into high gear this year.  Fully.

Then I looked down at the orthopedic boot still velcroed to my leg.  Wondering how soon I could actually kick anything or hike rocks or dig in the dirt.  And took some more ibuprofen and drank some more coffee.

Hung up on some more Apple Support spam calls from a Motel 6 in Texas.  Told the fake Googler that I didn’t need any help with my search engine rankings.

Closed political news.

Sighed.

I took a week off from writing that week and delayed post holiday business until later in January.  Got out fabric, needle, thread, paints and queued up a massive watch list on Netflix.  Hobbled to the fridge occasionally and gobbled Ferrero Roche chocolate and kissed the hazelnut in the middle every time.   Everyone I knew was on a beach in Mexico anyway, so staycation for me was the new plan.

Giving myself permission to heal, I willed the bones “good luck” and focused on just rest and fresh media.  My mother sent jokes by text.  She had broken the same foot two years before.  We were kindred pals.  It was a good week.   I hemmed a pile of dress pants for business networking, designed a few new items for an upcoming toy show display, journaled with a pen and paper rather a keyboard.  Made mad plans for a decade do over to 2020.

It worked.

The next week saw a break in the weather and a few warm January days making it easier to go to some business meetings and start physical therapy appointments.  The exercises aren’t hard, but must be done.   My therapists know people that I know.  So chit chat and leg lifts have been bearable.   The ice machine is my reward.

So in it’s own time, 2020 is evolving and patience is the goal.  A client reported a phone call lead he received from Los Angeles never would have happened without our optimization work.

Time to hustle, get through another Valentine’s Day ….because spring is just around the corner.