Seven Days of Change

The last seven days have been something of a week of change for me. 

For example, one week ago today I shut down my Facebook account.  I had been using Facebook since 2006, and at first I loved what the social networking platform had to offer, finding it fun to reconnect with old friends.  However, after a while I found my "Friends" list inundated with people who weren't really my friends, and as I am not a big fan of clutter, I began to feel suffocated.  Additionally, since I stopped working, I have found myself becoming extremely lazy, where it was easier and required little brainpower to blow a few hours on Facebook instead of doing something productive with my time.  I also could not handle reading the news on CNN.com without being lambasted with what my Facebook friends were reading or sharing.  I finally bit the bullet and shut that bad boy down without one iota of regret.  The way I see it, if people want to keep in touch with me, they will.  And they have. 

I also chose this week to finally begin writing this blog.  It's about seventeen months late, but better late than never.  I have tons of catching up to do, but I am excited about seeing the final result.  I also feel much happier now that my brain is working and I am writing again.

Adding to my week of changes, I dyed my hair red and got it chopped off into a pixie cut.  I have always been a fan of constantly changing my looks and have had every color of the rainbow on my head; however, my hair, no matter the length or color, has been in a constant ponytail since about 1999.  Whenever I watch makeover shows on television, women who embrace ponytails 24/7 tend to have little kids and the excuse that they don't have time to spend on their hair. Well, I have all the time in the world, but I just cannot be bothered to spend it on my hair.  Therefore, I decided to chop it all off!

What else is different...hmmm....oh yes, I removed my belly button ring yesterday.  This tiny silver bar has adorned my mid-section for the last eight years, but I finally realized that I am now thirty years old and the belly ring is so late-90s.  Not to mention it tackily contrasted with my new black and gold bikini...Bye-bye belly ring, hello belly hole.  

Tomorrow I am finally getting my much-anticipated surgery!  Achilles tendon lengthening, a routine, minimally-invasive procedure, will be done on both my feet.  My right foot will also be receiving a Tendon Transfer, which is a complex reconstruction of the tendons in my ankle.  These surgeries should correct what I've coined my "Barbie Feet," also known as contracted Achilles tendons or "toe walking".  I'm not sure what time I go in for surgery, as I have to wait until this afternoon to call. 

I am very excited about getting the surgery, and it will just be another item to add to my list of changes!