One week away, I can hardly believe it! We are in the final countdown to the FINAL surgery, the FINAL hardware removal. It absolutely MUST be the end!
Final Countdown
What have I been doing during this waiting period? We’ve had this scheduled for a few months now and we all know that these long waits are difficult. So, how to use the time wisely, how to be productive, how to create experiences that I will look back fondly on?
Now at number 14, I have finally mastered the art of the wait, the overarching topic of this entire blog. It boils down to two elements:
Element One
Fill the calendar with everything you possibly can and immerse yourself into every bit of it. Be so fulfilled with everything each day that there’s no time left for waiting. It sounds so obvious and easy, but it really isn’t.
It has been a FULL Summer!
It has been a FUN Summer!
We went on three major camping trips. These included fun at the Penny hot springs, Jeeping through Devil’s Punchbowl, A climb to the top of Mt. Blue Sky, fun at Vail Adventure Park, and endless giggles and s’mores and campfires.
Willa had a monster Summer filled with art classes, chess camps (her FAVORITE game ever!), and dance classes.
She is so good at chess now, she beats everyone in the family. Here’s the proud victor watching the battle for second place.
Our beehives kept me busy as I helped them grow so they will overwinter successfully. I also completed several beekeeping courses and hired a mentor, David Burns.
To top it off, Willa and I went to spend a day with him last week. I’ll share all about that in my next post. Here’s a quick peek-a-boo:
We spent time with friends. We did some local Jeeping. We watched a lot of movies. I did my daily workouts.
Willa and I did MudGirl down near Colorado Springs.
I am sure I am forgetting things!
Element Two
The other, and perhaps the most important piece of mastering the art of the wait for me has been the total lack of novelty with these surgeries now. I’ve done this so many times now that it’s just another day, not some big huge thing looming way out there on the calendar. I know my doctors and hospital, I know the process, BTDT.
Landing on these two elements feels like an anti-climactic climax to this blog about how to wait. I think it really came down to perception. It has been up to me all along as to how it all felt. I don’t know many people anyone that would willingly choose any/some/many/most of the things dealt to me during these years, BUT mindset is the controlling factor and I’m the only one that controls my mind.
So this week, the final countdown, will fly by just like the rest and then it will all be over. A new round of healing can begin and hopefully I can finally, FINALLY get back to the things I love most. Hopefully this will be the red ribbon to tie on it all, and how to wait will become relentless forward motion once again.
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