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A couple days ago, I got to work on a couple new painting videos for you. The first one went fine and you can view it below. But during the second one, three things happened: 1) my phone stopped recording for no reason, 2) when I realised it, I got distracted and knocked a ton of ink all over the painting, and 3) when I stood up and reached forward about 20 degrees, I threw my back out. Awwwwwwesome. Is this what 40 looks like?! So then I stood there for about a half hour afraid to move, all the while screaming obscenities in my brain and wishing I could scream them out loud but knowing it would hurt too much. Greeeaaaaaat. I finally managed to sit, but that made it worse, so I kind of oozed and rolled my way to the floor and lay there for a while. By the way, there’s a lot of dust under the guest bed. I know that now…not that I’ll be cleaning under there any time soon.
Eventually, the need to pee convinced me to do my best Walking Dead impression and I zombie-walked to the bathroom where I stood and stared at the toilet for a while trying to figure out how I was going to lower myself onto it. First time in my life I actually wished I was in a public restroom because there are handicap bars for this kind of thing, y’all. Finally managed to sit and then had to stay there for a while trying to figure out how to wipe without screaming.
Since then, I’ve been stuck mostly in bed with the exception of when I need to get up to pee. I fear the process of getting in and out of bed looks and sounds disturbingly like a cow giving birth, but S married me for better or for worse, so tough shit, Sweetums.
I did manage to shower today, so I smell a little less like a cow giving birth. So there’s that. And I could sit up enough to get this video uploaded and onto my blog because that’s how much I love you.
Oh love! You have all my sympathy! Rubbish back here too. Really hope you recover soon xx
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Thank you! I’m starting to finally just feel really sore instead of stabbing pain, so I’m on the mend!
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Excellent!
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Wish you soon recovery
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Thanks!
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You welcome
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Oh you poor thing!
Did you go to a doctors? I really hope you have a speedy recovery as back pain is the worst!!
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Nope. My “awesome” doctor never called me back when I left a message asking if I should be icing it or heating it and asking how much Advil and Aleve I’m allowed to take. There’s no way I could have even gotten to the doctor’s office, and I said that in my voicemail message to them, which is probably why they never bothered to return the call. If you can’t make money off of it, don’t address it? That being said, I was able to get in the car and run a couple errands today, so I am definitely on the mend!
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Urgh that is horrible! Can you get into a hot bath? I have a feeling running it and getting in will be really painful, but it should help once you’re submerged!
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Can’t get in and out of the bath yet, but I’m using heating pads now, which does seem to help.
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Good!
I’m still mad at your doctor on your behalf! They should look after you!
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Becoming bedridden because of my back has become my new hobby. I’m getting really, really good at dealing with it. So, you alternate hot and cold, about 20 minutes each and you you just keep at taking the advil or aleve like it’s going out of style, and rest as much as humanly possible. If I recall correctly, because I actually used to get prescription strength advil, you can double the dosage on the back of the OTC bottle and be safe but don’t quote me on that because I’m not a doctor, nor do I play one on TV.
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Yeah, I asked the pharmcist today and he said 2 1/2 Aleve pills and 4 Advil max each. I’m definitely getting better. But I have to drive 3 hours on Sunday, which is not going to be good for it. 😦
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Hey! I was right. I could be doctor after all. LOL! Yeah, that drive sounds no bueno. Sitting like that is miserable when you’re back is being a bitch.
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Hey, you can be my new doctor since my current one never called me back. But I forbid you to diagnose me with a desmoid tumor just so we can be Tumor Twinsies.
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Well damn. Fine then.
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I love (and envy) the way real artists can make apiece of art in 12 minutes that would take me the better part of a day to produce
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Thanks! It’s like anything, really, it just requires a lot of practice!
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Nice Chickadee’s I like how you added the yellow and blue washes.
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