Tuesday, March 22, 2011-I'm Sore Today

I ended up doing two loads of laundry last night. And I fell. That's why I'm sore today.
It wasn't a hard fall. I went into my bedroom to get something out of the bottom drawer of my dresser, which is only about a foot away from my bed. I sat on the edge of the bed, which is an air mattress on a special frame that I bought that sits 14 inches high from the ground. The air mattress is about 12 inches deep. But this air mattress doesn't quite fit the frame. It hangs over a bit. So when I want to sit on that side I have to push the mattress in a bit so it is sitting on the frame. But last night I was not thinking and just sat on the edge of it. It flipped up on the other side and I went down, sliding with the mattress but getting wedged in between the dresser also. My knees hit the dresser. Since I don't have any leg muscles I couldn't straighten up so I had to lower myself the rest of way to the floor. Then I had to figure out how to get up. I can't get up off the floor like normal people. So I crawled over to my step stool. That hurt my knees even more. Dragged the stool close to my computer chair. Sat my ass on the stool with my back to the chair and then pushed myself up backwards onto the computer chair. It did a job on my shoulder muscles and they are very sore today also and my back hurts. I was out of breath too but that's from falling. I was sure glad I got up and didn't break anything. I was so worried about my right hand where I broke my wrist last year. I haven't fallen since that day. This was a freak accident and it would have made a funny picture the way I was wedged in there with the mattress up over my head. Ha! Ha! That's what I get for being in a hurry and not thinking first about what I was doing. I always have to push that mattress over to the other side when I want to sit on the edge. I really should have a real mattress. I bought this one to replace my nice, big queen sized one so my scooter could fit in the bedroom better if I needed it, or a wheel chair. And I figured this air mattress would be easier to get rid of if I needed a hospital bed later when I get real sick.
Despite my being sore today I went out to get a few things at Walmart. It's going to be cold the rest of the week and snow tomorrow. Today is the warmest day this week and it only got up to 38 today.
I don't feel too bad tonight. If I get some good sleep I'll heal faster. I've got a slight pain in my left arm, down from the shoulder. I felt that more when I was pushing the grocery cart in the store. Don't feel it too much now though. I'm lucky. It could have been worse.
After I got in bed last night a damn skunk sprayed something out there. It stunk for a while but then it went away. The skunks are out every night now.
I think that squirrel that sits by her nest every night has had her babies. She doesn't come out till around 6 pm and then goes back in around 7:30. So she's not staying a way very long which means she has babies in there. I do worry about that nest being so high though. if the young ones fall from there they will die for sure. But I hope I will see them when they are old enough to venture out and learning to climb. They stay with their moms for three months till they are all done learning the ways of a squirrel's life. It sure is a rough world out there for them. And all critters.
My sister, Debby, got her first speeding ticket yesterday. She was on her way back from Utica from a doctor's appointment. That's going to cost her. The insurance will go up and she will have to pay a fine probably. That's two points on a license. The trooper said she was going 70. So that is 15 miles over the limit on that road.
Nothing much else going on.
I'll sign off for tonight. Hoping to get more sleep tonight. Take care everyone.