Last week I went out for a short hike in my local park and decided I felt so good I would run a bit.
So I did.
And I fell.
Again.
Fortunately, this time I sustained only a knee scrape, sore hands, and a bruise.
Until I got up the next morning and realized that the impact of my fall had to go somewhere, and it had gone up my arms, into my shoulders and neck, down my back, and basically into every single muscle in my body.
Never have a felt every single day of my age (or even single ounce of my weight!)
Itās Whiny Wednesday. What are feeling sorry for yourself about today?
I tripped and fell on my face trying to walk over a doggie gate. Bruises, sprains, even checked to make sure my arm wasn’t broken. Nothin’ quite like lying on the ground feeling like an idiot.
I fell a couple years ago down my cellar stairs. Thought I broke my back — I didn’t but had a massive bruise on my entire left side. It turned into scar tissue and there is a huge (6 x 8 inch) hard lump (raised about 3 inches) on my left side. I’m going for an MRI in a few weeks and will need surgery to fix it. A fell a few weeks ago I fell down the stairs again, and hurt the same area all over again. I was laying on the ground and my husband stood over me and yelled, You’re old! You need to hold the handrail! I know he said that because he was upset and worried, and I think it was really funny. Glad to share it!
I hope you all get well soon!
I am proud of myself because I managed to install an update of the system on my computer all on my own š – well a friend told me what i needed and I was forced to update since the computer wouldn’t talk to my iPhone anymore. I am whining because it took ages so I got to bed very late. So of course today I am tired, I came into work very late and didn’t concentrate on anything at all all day….
During this heat wave, my car’s A/C broke. Lousy timing!
I grew up near the beach in Southern California. Summers were spent outside, grilling, making s’mores, swimming, playing sports. When it got really hot, we’d sleep on cots on the front porch. Now I live in the fog. Yesterday I wore a thermal tank top, turtleneck, and bulky cardigan. And socks. I want to cry every time I hear news about record heat in other areas of the country. This sucks!
We are rapidly approaching 100 degrees with high humidity where I live today. I was outside this morning when it was cooler (maybe only 88 degrees). I think I’ll stay inside in the A/C this afternoon … I still prefer this over the long, cold winters though.
A few years back I was sprinting down a really long, steep hill (Calle de Oro if any of you are San Diegans) and I passed a cyclist grinding his way up. I was just about to yell “better going this way!” when I rolled my ankle down the gutter, heard a big crunch and did a superman down the hill. I actually had a few seconds of flight to contemplate how much it was going to hurt before I hit the asphalt and took all the skin off both hands and one side of my body. It was a beautiful thing. I didn’t break the ankle though. At least there was that! And boy did the ER take me back quick!
Should be happy we’re on vacation, but met up with friends of my husband yesterday (spending the next 5 days together) and one of the friends 19year old stepdaughter is pg. I have to constantly hear complaints and how she tries to use her pregnancy to get what she wants(at dinner last night she wanted them to make her a weekend only brunch item for a weekday dinner) she got annoyed when they said they don’t have the items on hand to do that. My husband isn’t phased by it and jokes along with everyone how she can use her condition to fer things.
Oh, that sounds like no fun, Jenn. Maybe a pointed comment might be in order?
If not a pointed comment, perhaps you can accidentally spill a glass of water on your husband, (or her depending on who is more annoying)?
I talked to him this morning and we are going to dinner alone tonight. I wish she’d get the point if I made a comment but she wouldn’t. But I’m keeping in mind the slipped water for another meal we have with them.
Ouch! That sounds like it was painful. I hope you recover soon.
No whines today. Well, a little one. AF is visiting, and won’t go away. I’m almost at two weeks and counting, and I’m supposed to be on vacation! Argh. Why doesn’t she just b—– off?! I’m 50 for goodness sake!
dear Mali,
your comment made me smile š
My AF is also visiting me right me. She visits me every 21 days which is really annoying.
I don’t need her. Especially not that often!
Enjoy your holidays.
I feel your pain. I’m heading toward 53 & she is still visits right on schedule. Good grief!! :p
I just found out the BMI and weight measurements have been lowered significantly for South Asians. Yesterday I was just 4 lbs overweight, today I am bordering on obese. Sigh, it might be time to restart the exercise program that stopped a couple years ago after a bad fall down a flight of stairs.
Maybe stairs should come with cushioning at the bottom?
Decided to go to BabiesRUs to get a baby gift for a friend. I had the gift registry already so I planned to just get in and out as fast as possible. Of course, I couldn’t find what I wanted and had to look down every aisle to find an alternate gift on her registry. Then at the register, the cashier couldn’t find my friend’s registry to take my purchases off the list. I had to wait until they could find, reprint, then ring my purchases up. Agonizing.
I’ve got a whine unrelated to falling and getting hurt. I just found out my husband’s nephew is having a baby with his girlfriend. They are young and it should not surprise or hurt me. But I read it on Facebook today and want to leave work and just drive around and feel sorry for myself.
Well, this is past Wednesday, but I’m going to whine anyways.
I was once a fan of the TV series “Touched By an Angel”, but I came across an episode I hadn’t seen before and I became really interested because one of the guests was Kirk Cameron, who I remember from “Growing Pains” and I had followed his career since then as well.
I was getting depressed at the end of the show (many of these episodes can be depressing) when Kirk’s character was about to kill himself because he felt worthless and could not go on. I was starting to feel the same way.
I couldn’t help but feel like a failure in everything I do. I can’t provide children to my wife who wanted children more than even a husband, I completed an Associate’s Degree in college and have not been able to find a job in the field since then. So, I’m a failure that way as well as a failure as a husband. I cannot shake this feeling a fialure and worthlessness to everybody.
You sound like you are getting depressed. Please check with your doctor or local hospital for counselling services. Many places also have free or lo cost services. Or call your local crisis hotline.