Later that same day...

[ksmith]

Came home for lunch, and spent the time vacuuming the rugs to remove dog hair instead of, well, eating. Fed the guys their lunch. Crossed fingers that when I came home later, I would find that King's tum had remained calm and that no expelled surprises awaited. Much relief in Mudville--all was OK. I then let him and the Mickster out to run around, and King managed to down a chunk of dirt to go with the wad of grass he chomped.

He kept it all down. Ate dinner. He's sleeping now.

I love my guys, but I am looking forward to getting away for a few days.

In other exciting news, my right foot has finally stopped hurting. I broke my own First Rule and wore a pair of worn-out sneakers on Saturday, and managed to strain my arch. Hurt like hell for the rest of the weekend, but a day spent wearing a pair of the good running shoes helped a lot. I don't particularly like the look of jeans with white/bright orange sneaks, but desperation won the day.

Not going up to Madison until Thursday, but I'm going to take Wednesday off to do whatever needs doing. I still don't know what to pack, or which suitcase to use. It doesn't matter as much given that I'm driving, but I'm usually a little more organized by this time.

Comments

[thebluerose.livejournal.com]

Have you read the Sweet Potato saga here/

http://littera-abactor.livejournal.com/

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

OMG, I remember when that first came out. I can't believe I didn't memory it.

::memories::

[devonellington.wordpress.com (from livejournal.com)]

The best investment I ever made was a Homedics footbath with bubbles, heat, and massage.

I was on my feet for over 12 hours yesterday, between research at the Museum of Natural History and the PEN LIterary Awards. I barely limped home.

I realized -- I'm not used to wearing shoes anymore. I'm barefoot here, writing at home. I wear shoes for maybe an hour or two at a time.

My feet were killing me, even though these boots were among the most comfortable I own.

Many footbaths last night and today.

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

I get a foot massage as part of my every-week-and-a-half-or-so massage, and it feels so good. I also need to look into exercises, I think. The towel rolls and other things that build up the muscles.