Solitude - Day 3

Sunday was a total wash for me for the most part. I did some more laundry (stripped my bed and the Bat's bed) because apparently I was in the laundry zone this weekend. I also made sure the dogs had plenty of food and water, that the fish in the water tub had food, and that all was well in the greenhouse (as well as taking care of the indoor pets). I took out the overflowing trash, ate some really unhealthy food, and went to Target for Lean Cuisine things for lunch at work. And at some point during that day, I did something to cause either a pinched nerve or just some god awful things where my left hip had a shooting pain that went down my leg.

Seriously. I tried to walk and my legs buckled unless I kept the left completely straight. I went to lay down on my bed and I had to basically army crawl/slither on my belly to get on it because EVERYTHING I did with either of my legs caused an incredible amount of pain. Crying kind of pain, and the crying just made it worse. I cannot imagine what, exactly, it is that I did but that son of a bitch hurt more than anything I've ever experienced save, maybe, for the optic neuritis. I thought about taking a bath with Epsom salts but I couldn't find them and then realized that there was a good chance I wouldn't make it out of the tub once in. For fuck's sake, I put my stepping stool next to my bed to make it easier for me to get in (my bed comprises a big wooden frame, a box spring, and two mattresses). Once on the bed I would just lay in whatever position I landed in (half fetal, half 'I think that chick jumped from a window and landed here') and tried hard not to move.

I ended up taking Ibuprofen and some muscle relaxers, the latter of which pretty much just knocked me out. I'm better today and find that going up and down stairs isn't a problem. Driving wasn't a problem either. I wince when I sneeze and I still walk funny because I'm trying to be cautious, but the pain is less and my knees aren't buckling. Of course this would happen when I'm all alone and have no one to help me. But it could always be worse and, as I've said, the pain has lessened tremendously. So I'm really going with the pinched nerve theory. I'm just really glad I didn't have to work from home after I did that twice last week because of my back.

Whilst lying in bed and having finished The Killings, I binged on Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, this Australian series set in the 20's with one Miss Fisher (actress was born in 1970) as the protagonist. I know it sometimes seems like I go out of my way to find esoteric shit to watch (Australian murder mysteries? WTF?) but it was recommended for me by Netflix and I love this who dunnit' crap.

Having watched so much 'television', I've decided that today I'm going to do mundane chores (after I stop at Target for a prescription and, possibly, some wine) like clean the kitchen, vacuum my bedroom, and give Johan some floor time in the greenhouse. I'm also going to see if I can't do some yoga; if my hip tells me 'no', I will stop immediately, but it's been over a week since I've exercised at all and my back is better and my tailbone is, for the most part, better, so I don't want to get too lazy about it. I'm actually hoping the yoga helps with the leg/hip/whatever-part-of-my-body pain.

Basically, I'm going to try and be productive in my evening hours to make up for my weekend of slothfulness (well, to be fair, I did do some chores, as mentioned above).

Wish me luck!