Going with the flow

2 May 2012

Today was the one day this week I had to work at my desk. Desk days are really important for me as a small-business owner. I have to spend a certain amount of time at my desk, taking care of business, working on volunteer tasks and so forth.

While I was walking my dog this morning, I was going through my to-do list in my head, planning what I was going to get accomplished today. I was absorbed in thought and somehow walked on the edge of the sidewalk, where it meets the grass of the parking strip (or tree lawn or whatever they call it where you live). Down i went, rolling my ankle while I was at it. Ouch! Luckily, I was a half block from the home of my friend, John, so I limped there and he put ice on it, then drove Kirby and me home.

The swelling was pretty swift and enormous, so it seemed like an x-ray was in order. Thankfully, it’s sprained, not broken.

No great big deal, but man, it’s thrown a wrench in the works! First off, that list of things that was going to get done today? Only the essentials were actually accomplished.

Next, crutches for the next few days? It’s times like this that I wish I had a phone coaching practice. I go into people’s homes to help them organize and crutches really don’t fit into that picture. So I had to reschedule my appointments for the next three days.

Here’s the silver lining: I get to spend more time at my desk this week. I should be able to get a lot done! Logistics aren’t the greatest, since my office is on the first floor of our house and the kitchen is on the second floor, and I’m on crutches. But it’s all good.

Experiences like this are great lessons in taking what comes and not trying to control everything. And there’s much to be thankful for. I’m grateful that my ankle wasn’t broken, that I have health insurance, that my husband took me to the ER, and that my friend who’s an ER doctor greased the wheels at the hospital for me.

The lesson here: Just go with the flow. I look forward to seeing what the rest of the week brings.

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