Rule of 5 : Spa Pants
Habits stack and my foundation has been shaky. Addressing my media diet and the casual scroll are hard enough that I will not be adding another resolution this month. May has been a grueling unfortunate month with the peak work load waiting for me towards its end. I made my first purchase. It’s a pair of wide leg pants that I can fit over my orthopedic walking boot. I had a bad fall and a subsequent ligament tear on my ankle during a 2 week trip to Brazil, which has turned life on its head during the most inconvenient of times. Such is life. I have too much of my happiness tied to walking, being outdoors, hikes with my puppy and travel that immobility made a big dent in my state of well being. I broke my RealReal no-scroll resolution while going stir crazy in a foreign hospital. I opted for no painkillers and choose dopamine for distraction. So be it for now. ( Shut up and just do it, if you really want to be anti-consumerist, will always be peak terrible advice on this issue. With out the “how”, the “what” doesn’t matter. Habit building is repetitive, boring and hard. ) Survive this month, grow later. Two steps forward, one step back, but keep going, is where I am at.
Straight leg pants, 100% cotton denim and anything with a waist band has become unwearable. I wore my husbands sweatpants (since I don’t own any and intensely dislike them) for the first week. Pajamas for the second week. I need to be able to sit at my desk with my leg in elevated resting position. Something with an elastic waistband and wide leg enough to go over the boot, became the requirement. Outside of pajamas, spa pants that I already own from a hotel stay in Japan stepped in during week 3 after I got home :
I need another pair to rotate through for the next 4 weeks. COS steps in, time and again when a quick decision needs to be made about pants without searching the second hand market. An order has been put in for the two contenders. One will be chosen. I hope this purchase goes to fill a gap in my wardrobe beyond my bed rest period. There is a lingering sense of irritation about having to buy these pants. I was saving this slot for something fabulous and exciting. Spa pants are not. Lounge wear is not. Fingers crossed that life doesn’t eat up the 9 other slots and let’s me play. My wish list for the year :
A linen vest in navy.
Army green pants.
Burgundy trousers of some sort for winter.
A collarless (striped) blouse in light blue.
Long sweater vest.
I stayed in Santa Teresa mere weeks after hip surgery - it’s so hilly! I remember at the end of every day my hip was screaming at me. But I was young and mostly ignored it, for better or for worse. Fortunately it doesn’t seem to have been for worse.
So sorry you got injured there - being injured really brings life to a halt in a way that few things do. Something I’ve experienced much more than I ever wanted to. A relevant book that I liked about periods of life where we are forced to slow down was Wintering, by Katherine May.
And Brazilians are so friendly! I hope I can make it to Brazil someday again.
Sorry to hear about your injury, it sounds painful and it's always stressful navigating a healthcare system, never mind one in a foreign country. I hope you make a smooth recovery! I still wish I took my rehab and recovery more seriously from my own injury years ago, so wishing all the patience and discipline I lacked.
I also hate having to make "boring" buys...I need new shoes for going to the gym and long walks but I generally don't like how these types of shoes look, and I resent their utter lack of durability. Am putting it off for as long as possible.