Washington, March 2 -- Actress Christy Carlson Romano expressed gratitude for life and found humour in its circumstances after she was "shot in the eye" last month.

Taking to her Instagram, she wrote how her life has "changed profoundly" in the three weeks since she was shot in the face, reported People.

Earlier, Romano announced that on February 7, while shooting clay pigeons in Texas as part of husband Brendan Rooney's birthday celebration, she was struck in the eye by "another party." Now, in her latest update, she said the experience has left her "feeling more grateful than I've ever felt in my life" as she's been "healing really well."

"Every day, to me, is a gift," Romano wrote in her Instagram caption. "I used to be so closed of...