clean break
Yesterday I spent a rare day out of the office and in the field, as it were. It was actually a rail yard and therefore mostly gravel and broken pavement and dust and wind.
I was there to film a safety video and it was difficult and hot but overall good. I don't spend many days wearing safety boots and a hard-hat and safety glasses but at least I was wearing jeans and a short sleeve shirt and not a tie.
An added bonus of the day was that we finished up a little early and I was able to make it home earlier than normal.
helloheather suggested we head out to a community water park and we left a few minutes after I arrived home.
So, it is only a little ironic that, part-way through our fun time at the water park, I broke one of my toes. It would have been more ironic if I had broken a toe after filming all day about safety at water parks, (which I hadn't been) but still. Broken toe thanks to an underwater obstruction that I didn't anticipate.
I didn't go to the hospital or doctor, because nothing can be done with a broken toe (unless it's your big one and this isn't). So, I wasn't going to wait hours of my time and a co-pay for someone to tell me 1. yes it's already broken and 2. the only thing you can do is tape it to another toe. I already know what a broken toe looks like (having broken one on my other foot a few years ago through an even MORE IRONIC SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES).
So, I taped it to another toe and am now hobbling around. I didn't let the injury ruin my time at the water park though. Nate had a blast and so did we. It was a really great way to end the day.