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Grumpy Pixie ... foot still hurts.

That's a week now. Still on the brufen and still resting and still hurting. Today I tried my boots thinking that as they aren't so close fitting over the top of my foot that may be better ... wish I had brought shoes too cos yes the top isn't causing pressure but they are now hurting more!
I did, however, get a big smiley feeling this afternoon as my manager said some work I had done was excellent!


Then to make me feel better Oxfam called ... we haven't got to the £1000 and when will we? Bless them they even said if we don't get the £1000 then people may not be allowed to enter in 2007 even if they have done TW before and paid in full before! We're £230 short thanks to a combination of team member swap outs (twice if you recall) and unemployed team members. Can you do another team event? they asked! Car boot with all proceeds to Oxfam? If I had changed jobs before the TW I could have got money off work but now I can't (the old place ignored my requests!) So now what? Any ideas?!


This has done one thing for sure ... I WILL NOT be doing Trailwalker again. My Dragon is dead I have nothing to prove.


Also won't be doing the Moonwalk because it is just 3wks after FLM and if I do get into that (find out in about 3wks via bank account!) then I won't want to do another marafun so soon! Anyway the entries were a nightmare last year and they open before FLM closes and will be gone in 1 day so CBA!!

PS diclofenac works better than brufen but foot still hurts!

Comments

RobW said…
That's a shame about TW. Does that mean Leon can put his own reserved sticker on me?
Highway Kind said…
It is pity that such a good event could end up sourly.

Still you triumphed and have raised a pretty good amount of money
b-z said…
thats a great pity pix
i didnt think oxfam would be so asrey-you raised over £700

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