Alright you guys, this last week (and a half) was just one of those weeks you hope you never have to repeat. I felt like I must have really upset the universe or something because I seriously felt like I was falling apart. It all started the Wednesday before Mother’s Day….
We are getting ready to move, and moving a family of five takes a lot of work! I had popped out into our garage to grab a couple of boxes to fill, and as I walked back in the house I smacked my head on our open upper pantry door (it hangs across the garage door when it’s left open). I hit my head hard enough that it jolted me backwards – that’s all I remember until I woke up on the floor a few moments later. (I am just fine, please don’t worry, I got taken care of).
So, now I have this huge bump on my head, super cute right? That apparently wasn’t enough. 2 Mornings later (Friday) I woke up with my neck/shoulder hurting. You know the feeling, when you sleep crooked and just ache….only, my ache wasn’t going away with anything I did. By Sunday, the pain was unbearable so I spent my Mother’s Day at the Orthopedic Clinic getting my shoulder examined. Either my fall or my packing caused me to pull my tendon, aggravating a previous injury. Alright, nothing some taking it easy, fluid aspiration and a shot of Cortisone won’t help, right? Wrong. The Cortisone took the edge off, but several days later it still wasn’t feeling much better so we’re throwing Physical Therapy into the mix. Oh, and I am not to lift my arm above my head or do any heavy lifting or activity for 6 weeks or so. Have I mentioned we’re moving in 2 weeks?
But, when it rains – it pours and the fact that I was injured didn’t stop my kids from pushing the limits! My youngest had been a trooper running errands and to appointments with me all morning, so we stopped to get a smoothie as a special treat. He wanted an orange (color) smoothie, so I ordered mango – unfortunately my threenager decided it wasn’t orange enough and reacted like a toddler by throwing it onto the floor of my car. Most of it landed on the mat, but a good chunk of it was all over the back of the seat and under the seat as well. Normally, pulling out the machine to clean the carpet wouldn’t be a big deal, but it was storming (lightning, thunder, heavy rain….) which made the clean up process that much more fun!
I could keep going – there were so many other little things that just didn’t go my way (broken dishes, rainy baseball games to attend, forgotten appointments, plans changing meaning canceled because babysitters are hard to find last minute…..and then some) – but I won’t. I am really hoping that the bad luck is behind me, and things start going uphill from here!
The Smoothie Disaster of ’16 – I suppose it is pretty yellow….
Being silly is the only thing that stops me from crying when things are as yucky as they’ve been lately. Here I am waiting at the clinic to have my shoulder aspirated….
Pretty good bump there eh? The cupboard also took some skin with it – at least I have a cute, cuddly guy to see me company!
Have you ever had one of those weeks? I’d love to hear about it in the comments!
Mandak
Nibbles Skribbles
Oh yes! After the fourth or fifth catastrophe, I just chalk it up to messed up biorhythms. And lay low for a few days to minimize bumps and bruises!
Good luck with the move ?
I hope things are starting to improve for you now. That week sounds pretty wretched. Glad you are able to laugh some, and hope that you are on the mend. My last 2-3 months has been one thing after another, including the latest which I share in common with you — bad back pain and shot that I’m hoping will relieve it. Take care!
Glad you are okay, Manda, and hope things are on the upswing.
Two years ago we moved from Southern California up near Yosemite National Park, 6 hours away from where we were living. We knew no one here. We hired a moving company to move our household for us. We packed only enough clothes for 2 days, some bath towels, a blow-up mattress, and bed sheets since we would arrive at our new house 2 days prior to the movers arrival. We figured we would just eat in restaurants for 2 days since our refrigerator was on the delivery van. Once we were on the road, we received a call from the movers, informing us there was a problem and they would not be able to deliver our furniture for 9 days after our arrival. For 9 days we slept on the floor on a blow-up mattress. We went to the grocery store and bought food that didn’t have to be refrigerated: peanut butter, bread, granola bars, fruit. It was quite an adventure. 😉 Not equal to the trauma that you have suffered, Manda, but your “adventure” reminds me of our moving story – which NOW is funny. You will look back on all of this in a few months and find some humor in it all!
Sorry to hear about your bad week, hope things are looking up! My story didn’t last a week, but I was traveling to San Francisco for my job, and Tuesday morning I was in the tub taking a shower and misstepped somehow. Now, I am a 72 yr old, not very small woman, and I went head first out of the tub, whacking my head, face and knees on a granite tile floor. Of course I was all soapy and was sliding all over and coudn’t get any traction to get up.. Was a bit scary!! Next day I was sporting a lovely black eye, but thankfully nothing was broken…
When you hit your forehead I bet you snapped your neck back … thus the pain … try treating the neck as well as the shoulder …. moving and little ones lol …. great combination 🙂
Holy Cow! No, can’t remember even coming closed to that and I DON’T want to. Glad you could keep your sense of humor throughout. Sometimes that’s all we got…I did check the night skies tonight and all seems to be aligned properly. So, you might be good to go now…LOL…