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After Thanksgiving

11/23/2018

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Today is Black Friday, but I am home for several reasons.

I used to love to go out when I was married on Black Friday and Christmas Eve. My husband and I enjoyed all the hustle and bustle. Now I do not go out that much, because I am quite a bit older, do not have a discretionary fund, and single with a single income. But I do like the hustle and bustle that begins now

.But another reason for my reclusive behavior today is I have hurt my lower back. Now I did not go to the gym and workout too much, I did not even go out, I did not fall. Guess what messed it up?

I cleaned up my apartment – really cleaned it for the holidays. I picked up extraneous things lying around and then I went to work on my bedroom. I had not shampooed the carpet in a while and I have a shampooer (not one of those big ones, but a Hoover.).

If you have followed my blog, you might remember that I have fallen a couple of times this year and hit my head. Well, the fog finally lifted from the concussions this week. I decided to not only vacuum my bedroom, but to shampoo the carpet, as well.

First, I had to remove all the things that had fallen on the rug (that I had not picked up) -  receipts, bit of stuff, a little bit of pine straw that Riley brought in – not bad, but it could clog up the vacuum.

After clean-up duty, I got the vacuum ready and started to clean. I spent a lot of time going over the cheap carpet that we have here, and I finally got it to look clean. I then tackled the shampooer. I was already pushing my luck with my old body, but I was inspired, and I pushed on.

I first noticed my lower back hurting while asleep that night. I turned over and went back to sleep – hurting is not unusual. But when I got up, I could hardly walk. I had to lean heavily on my cane to get to the bathroom. It got worse throughout the day. Preparing my thanksgiving dinner was painful when I bent over to get things out of the oven.

By last night I was in agony. My maximum strength Ibuprofen did not even faze it. I brought out the heating pad.
I went to bed early and wobbled whenever I got up. I have not leaned on my cane this much since I had to learn to walk again many years ago.

Walking Riley, a necessity, has been hard. Luckily, I have a retractable leash and I can stay put while he goes farther. Bending over to “pick up” after he is through has been hard, though.

Today is a little better. I have the heating pad directly on the “spot” causing the pain. I probably will be back to normal by the end of the weekend. So, all has returned to almost normal.
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Oh, and the carpet looks WONDERFUL!
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Bobbi link
12/8/2018 08:40:03 am

You haven't posted in a while, just wanted to let you know I miss your blogs. Your writings would make a good book, have you ever thought of publishing.

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