Due to all this dancing malarkey I have aquired some sort of ankle/shin infection. A couple of weeks ago – just after the ball, I obviously had an infection around the shin bone (tibia). That’s sort of gone, now. Though I still get twinges I suspect they’re partly imaginary. What’s obviously not quite right is my ankles. I suppose they were probably complaining earlier, too, but were overpowered by the shins, but now I find I have this vague ache just around the metatarsal bones and occasionally when I walk or simply move my foot I get a sudden burst of pain. I had one just now which was sharp enough to make me hold my breath until it had subsided somewhat, but usually it’s more a sort of nudge: “We’re still here and we’d appreciate some rest.” I’ve been trying to give them a break, of course. Do you have any idea how difficult it is to avoid walking when you’re used to walking everywhere? I’d have had to call in sick, for starters, which would have been highly inconvenient, to say the least.
Which is one of the reasons I’m very glad Christmas is almost here. I could quite definitely do with a couple of days of simply putting my feet up and doing pretty exactly nothing.
Ah. Bliss.
Uhm. Damn. I knew there was a hitch… It’ll be boyfriendless bliss – i.e. not bliss at all.
Voice in my head: Alanis Morissette – Ironic