With my broken foot, I have to rethink my overall clean-up plan. I had thought that I’d be able to pick up where I left off once I got off the crutches and into a boot. The good news is I do have a boot now and can walk around the house crutches-free. However, the boot isn’t quite as convenient as I thought it’d be.
The biggest problem is the stairs. I live on the top floor of a garden-style condo building with no elevator. There are 36 steps I have to negotiate every day. It turns out the boot is bigger than the step, and I have to go down sideways. I also have to hold onto the railing and really concentrate on where I plant my foot.
That means I’m unable to carry a box of give-aways to the car. I wouldn’t be able to use the handrail, nor would I be able to see where my feet are. I can carry plastic bags down, but those would never stand up to small kitchen appliances like a blender.
Obviously, I need to rethink my schedule. It’s hard for me to wrap my head around stopping with the kitchen and starting elsewhere, but that’s one of the options I have. This might be a good opportunity to go through all the papers I have to file (mostly medical and investment related).
Another option is to continue with the kitchen, setting the give-away boxes aside to take down once I’m able. Or I could even ask for help (not something I’m very good at).
I think a great goal for the rest of January is to wrap & pack all the Christmas presents I still have to send. At first I thought I couldn’t do it until I cleared off the dining room table, since that’s my preferred wrapping location. But I realized I have cleared off the kitchen table. So really, I have no excuses. 
