A day off
I have the day off work today, by choice.
Not that I haven’t had any days off of work this year. I’ve had plenty. But most of those weren’t by choice. The year, so far, has been rough.
Much of the first three months were filled with illness. Amy, Ember and I were under assult. Dental work. Ear infections. Sinus infections. Throat pains that felt like swallowing razor blades. Pink eye.
It was incredibly taxing; not just physically, but mentally as well.
About a month ago, things were looking up. I was almost completely over my last round if illness (the one with the virus that made me wish I didn’t have a throat), and I needed to cough. I went to the bathroom to cough away in private, and WHAM! … I through out my lower back.
I’ve had some lower back pains in the past year, but this was the worst. I almost couldn’t couldn’t get in the car to get to the emergency room. It was one of the worst pains I’ve ever experienced.
Things are much better now. It’s spring, and hopefully all this illness stuff has gone away. I just completed a month (two-three times a week) of physical therapy, which was really good for me - and educational. It turns out, we’re not supposed to sit for eight hours a day without getting up regularly, stretching and strengthening our “core.” I get up a lot more during the day now. I stretch. I’m walking now and even have some pilates moves to maintain what strength I’ve gained during therapy.
So what to do with a day off? Why, write a little on the blog, of course! I’m also looking forward to cleaning out the garage so thoroughly the trash collectors will really earn their keep tomorrow.