Massive injuries make the little things exciting again.

Look what I can do!!

 

I'm touching my toes, in case you were wondering what is exciting about this picture.

Even though I'm regaining some torso flexibility, when I need to pick something up off the floor, I still always squat full-on grand-plie style, just out of habit.

And when I need to put on or take off my socks, I stand upright and bring my foot up to hip level, flamingo-style.

I wonder if this will fade with time, or if it will forever seem normal. I can see ten years from now someone asking me why in the world I put my socks on like that, and explaining to them "Well this one time I went climbing with this guy out in Colorado...."