Influenced - Reflecting On This Week (In My Style & Personal Life)

Influenced - Reflecting On This Week (In My Style & Personal Life) - Skirts Over Pants!

(Whole outfit is from Francesca's)

(Jewelry & Skirt: Francesca's, Top: Cotton On)

This week has been beyond crazy! As y'all know a week ago I had my first heart cath in 10 years! If you still have no idea what I'm talking about click here for the full story! I went back to work on Monday for an 8 hour shift & I had spent most of my recovery the 5 days after the procedure laying down & doing very minimum walking.

The mistake I made during recovery was not walking enough but during a cath you are in so much pain especially in the top part of your leg that it makes your entire body super sore! When they put the thread in my leg to look at my heart they put an insane amount of pressure on your leg which makes that part of the recovery the most brutal.

So back to when I went back to work! I had worked an 8 hour shift which I always kind of knew that was going to be a challenge especially since I stand up all day in my job. My motivation was of course getting back to my daily routine & making myself stronger so I toughed out the whole shift. I literally limped all day in pain but I hid it very well emotionally (at least I hope I did).

When I got home that night that's where the pain truly hit! It hit me how intense going back after 5 days really was. You can't really predict how long someone can recover from the procedure. After doing some research & talking to friends who have had the procedure it really just varies on the person no matter how much work they have done on the cath. Luckily for me I didn't have any extra work done which made me think that recovery was going to be easier for me.

After how much pain I was in Monday & how I made it through that day I thought Tuesday would have been much easier since I had already done it. I woke up Tuesday morning limping so bad that I was hunched over. I didn't even limp that bad before I went back to work. I knew there was no way I would make it through the day but I wanted to go back to my normal routine so badly & live life normal again I at least attempted to tough it out.

When I was driving to work (keep in mind where they did the cath was on my right leg) I was in such pain driving that I was sobbing but I tried to wipe the tears away & I was going to be tough & make it through the day stronger than the day before no matter how much it hurt! I got to work early so I sat in the back for 10 minutes with my right leg rested up on another chair & I had used my water bottle as my "ice pack" trying to heal as much as I could before I clocked in but tears were still rolling down my face.

I tried walking & I was still limping pretty bad. I was sobbing in pain so much that I had to leave work early, go home, & rest. My mom noticed when she got home that night how bad I was limping & immediately the next day we got on the phone with the nurses at my cardiologist's office & they told us that I should have getting better.

We went in yesterday for an ultrasound on my cath scar & we got the call this morning that nothing was severely wrong which was the good news. They feel though I went back to work a little too early than I should have but you live & learn right?? I've been doing little stretches & getting up very often walking around & I'm improving SOO MUCH! I will be out of work a few days but I think extra days of recovery was just what I needed!

I'm currently laying in my mom's bed having a little mini movie marathon & catching up on some blogging!

I just finished watching Sydney White & now I'm watching High School Musical 3. What better way to recover??

So above were the 2 outfits I wore this week. The first pic was on Monday & the second pic was on Tuesday before I realized how much in pain I truly was.

I've been having to wear loose bottoms because having something too tight fitting against where they did the cath can be very painful & can possibly cause infection!

I have been living off of loose pajama shorts, skirts, & t-shirt dresses! Let's be real this season it's SKIRTS OVER PANTS!!

I literally now want to wear a skirt with all sorts of tops! I kind of have to right now honestly that's probably why I feel that way lol!

I wanted to link down a few fun ways you can recreate my looks above since I'm completely inspired by skirts at the moment!

Outfit #1:

Exact Scallop Tank Top!

Outfit #2: