A Stupid Mistake

Last summer I accidentally sterilized a spot in my lawn so two weeks ago I dug it all up so we could replace the dirt. I put all the dirt in a trash can and when I went to move it I realized it was crazy heavy but I thought I could handle it anyway. Big, stupid, mistake! I ended up dropping the huge trash can on my foot. My foot was actually stuck under it for a few minutes before I was able to pull it out. I had a bunch of kids with me but none of them could do anything to help. When I was finally able to pull it out, I just laid there on my gravel driveway for a bit. I got up and limped around for a while and then it started to fell a lot better so I kept working.

When we went inside a couple hours later and I sat down for dinner, it started hurting so bad! It was swelling and bruising and by the end of the night I couldn't put any pressure on it at all. I was so worried that it was broken.

I talked to Jesse and he told me to keep my foot iced and elevated all night and all the next day. I kept off it as best I could and by the end of the second day, I could put almost complete pressure on it.

It has continued to get better. All the swelling is gone but there is still some bruising and the spot where the trash can hit on my ankle is still kind of tender. I am keeping it wrapped and Jesse said that even though it doesn't hurt much, I could still have a small break. I'm too cheap to go to the doctor and it keeps feeling better. Maybe I'll go to the doctor if it's still bothering me in a couple weeks. Such a stupid mistake.