My back started freaking out yesterday just as was about to get the kids’ gifts wrapped. I wrenched it last week, then on Saturday it was bothering me a bit, and I guess sitting on the floor reaching for boxes and wrap was the last straw. Every move I made made caused some kind of electrical current that rendered me useless.
Great timing, huh?
I spent the rest of the day sitting motionless with a heating pad on my back. Feeling a little better today, the spasms have slowed to a trickle, but ow it’s sore! I was supposed to go help make gingerbread houses with Tim’s class today, but I can’t see sitting in those little chairs, so I didn’t go. I also planned to bake cookies and start prepping some food for Christmas Eve. Also, there’s the laundry. Oh well. Must sit and rest.
This afternoon our new dining room set is finally scheduled to arrive. Tonight I have my book club, which I will drag myself to because I need to just hang and relax and talk about how annoying the book was (Keeping Faith by Jody Picoult, not one of her best.)
Tomorrow I head up to get Andy and bring him home, can’t wait to have him back here for a few weeks!
That happened to me once. I popped a rib out of place wrapping gifts sitting on the floor. I was told that I need to stand up to wrap gifts. I have been wrapping them on our air hockey table ever since. My chiro would say NO HEAT….he believes in ice, ice, ice! You should seriously go to the chiro or at least get a massage!
I get stiff wrapping presents myself, without added back strain!
And “Keeping Faith” is actually my favorite Jodi Picoult of the four or so I’ve read.
Lisa- I’ll make sure to stand when I wrap from now on! The heat worked beautifully, and was a lot more comfortable than ice would be, so I’ll stick with it!
BGM- I’m really interested to hear what the others in my book club thought of Keeping Faith. We come from different backgrounds so I’m sure it’ll be a good discussion! I would have liked to read more about the girl (Faith) and less about the custody battle and love story. Have you read Vanishing Acts? It’s the only other Picoult book I’ve read so far, and I really enjoyed that one.