Yesterday was damp, windy, and warm. The high got to 11C. This morning it is partly cloudy and 3C. Today is suppose to be mainly sunny and 7C.
Lifestyle
I had a rough day yesterday. My lower back and the muscles, etc. in both legs hurt like crazy. I was hobbling around holding onto walls, furniture, counter tops, etc. to get from point A to point B. I thought the SI joint on the left side was out as pain meds weren't working.
I pushed myself to do yoga on the bed. I then began to wrap presents and stopped a good hour later as I needed to find boxes, etc. for gifts. I was pleased with what I had done as I went down stairs to get the fabric gift bags. It was time to rest with heat on my sore spots.
Son and grandson arrived to pick up the parcel upon delivery. He showed me the map on his phone. Amazon had a picture of Santa's sleigh delivering the parcels. Thank you Amazon for being in the holiday spirit. They got the parcel and went home after a brief visit to make sure I was okay.
I was over to pick up our friend who arrived early yesterday morning. She is staying with family (her husband arrives on Friday). We went to New Minas to pick up the keyboard she is renting. While in the store, I alternated between walking and sitting. While walking, I would stop at a box with a tall speaker in it and stretch. I had at least 10 cracks in my bad hip some of which everyone heard. The SI joint was seating itself into position. I had very little pain on that side. The left side was another story.
We went to the grocery story where we both got groceries. I hobbled around the store getting what I needed. It was painful but not like it had been. I was still having problems walking but not like it had been. Pushing the cart helped.
Once home, I got most of the groceries put away and headed back to family's to have dinner. I was sore and tired. When leaving I had 3 loud cracks in my right knee area which was good as that side is settling down to being okay.
At home I sat with heat on my left side and in bed I stretched it out in any way I could. I had 2 cracks on that side. I slept well and I am less sore today. It is going to take a bit of time to get over this. It has set me back but I will survive it. What gets done, gets done and what doesn't, doesn't. I just want to get back to where I was before this incident.
Thoughts
I so appreciate all the help everyone wants to give to me. Knowing I will can help is wonderful. I need to keep moving and resting to allow this mess to heal. Sitting all day is not going to help. It actually is bad as I need to stand, walk, and do what I can do. It stretches the sore muscles which is what they need at this time. It also helps get the joint seated correctly if I stand and stretch. Family will be called to help me out when I need them. I love that they are available to help me.
I have been doing some research on which robotic cleaner I want to buy. I am getting down to choosing one. What I have learned is that they don't do a perfect job so you need to look for the one that does the best job overall. You still need to vacuum and mop. Several different videos showed that the Dreame L10s Ultra does the best job overall. The one I had thought I wanted was rated lower than this one plus the same brand that was one machine lower. I will see what the price is on Boxing Day.
I will continue to vacuum and mop my floors but will only do one room at a time. Doing the whole house in a morning is not allowed any more. It means I could be doing floors 7 days a week. I also need to take short strokes when vacuuming and mopping as doing the long strokes causes the SI joint to pop out. This is a common problem for most people who put it down to back pain.
Today
I am going to wrap a few more gifts this morning, head out to get the 2 gifts plus return Advil. The box and bottle were open. I would like to make the reindeer chocolate holders today and knit tonight. We see what my body says I can do. Hopefully more than yesterday.
Until the next time.............................................................
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