“Look after your laundry, and your soul will look after itself.”
Yesterday and this morning were busy times, busy enough to keep me in sloth mode for the rest of the week. Yesterday I had an appointment in Hyannis then I shopped for dog food, two bags full, heavy bags full so I left one bag in the car. A repair man came yesterday afternoon and fixed my washer. He also checked the dryer which strangely enough worked for him. Once he was done and gone, I started doing the laundry which was piled in giant heaps on the cellar floor. One heap was from a couple of weeks ago and another from last week. The final heap, the smallest, was the afghan and a couple of blankets from a few weeks ago which had had no immediacy so I let them sit on the floor a while. Once each heap was washed and dried, I carried it upstairs to this floor thinking to save my back but that made no difference. I killed my back anyway. It was so bad, I could have played Igor in Young Frankenstein. The laundry still sits on the chair in the living room waiting to be brought upstairs. It will be a long wait.
This morning Gracie woke me up early. She was restless and moving around on the couch cushion so I figured it was time for her to go out. Maddie was meowing just for the joy of it. She needed nothing. She was just being a cat. Gracie and I went out, and after Gracie was done, I went to get my mail from the box across the street. Gracie followed me. All of a sudden the hair on her back went up and she was growling. A lady was walking her dog, and Gracie hates other dogs so she went after this one. My arms were filled with mail, but I still tried too grab her halter. Gracie was moving better than she has in weeks. The other dog kept trying to get Gracie, but the lady walking her dog was wonderful. As we were both grappling, I told her Gracie has trouble walking so she held her dog with one hand and grabbed Gracie with other then transferred Gracie to me. There I was carrying the mail in one hand and bending over to hold Gracie’s halter with the other. When I got inside the house, I immediately sat on the stairs as I couldn’t move any further because of my back. I sat there a while and Gracie, looking a bit bewildered, watched me sit.
Here I am now, a few aspirins later, with a better back for the meanwhile. I will lift nothing heavier than a cup of coffee. The laundry can sit. I have no guilt leaving it there. That I did three heaps of laundry in one day is a new record for me, one I am quite proud for achieving.
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November 28, 2017 at 1:35 pm
I’m so sorry that Your back is bad! I couldn’t help but laugh when I read about Gracie being a bit naughty and You trying to hold her and the mail 🙂 I know how bad Your back must feel now though.You’re absolutely right in lifting nothing heavier than a cup of coffee 🙂
Take car of that back of Yours!
Christer.
November 28, 2017 at 3:02 pm
Christer,
You’re right about the scene with Gracie. I don’t know why I didn’t just drop the mail.
Gracie was determined to get at that dog. Had she been young, she would have gotten that dog. The lady was quite nice about the whole episode. Her dog looked young which is why, I think, her dog didn’t get to Gracie.
I just woke up fro a nap, and my back feels much better, thanks!!
November 28, 2017 at 7:30 pm
Have you tried acupuncture for your back pain, it seems to be working for Gracie? 🙂 I have never done laundry. When I was single I took my cloths to the laundromat and had my shirts washed and hung on hangers and the rest washed, folded and bundled. After I married my lovely wife took over from the laundry to save money and to do it her way.
A coworker of mine is going in to have a device implanted in his back that stimulates his muscles. He had been using an external version and was getting fantastic relief.
Today was another beautiful day with highs in the upper 70s. Unfortunately, we are heading into a draught and need rain. This November has been the warmest since records have been kept we had two days with 90 degree highs. This year will be the warmest in the last six years. Global warming is a Chinese plot according to 45.
November 28, 2017 at 7:42 pm
Bob,
No, I haven’t tried it which is a bit ironic as the dog has started it. It’s is about thing I haven’t tried so I’m thinking about giving it a go.
Cooking and laundry are about the only things I don’t have people doing, but I do like the idea. Now you’ve got me wanting to check if anyone does it around here.
I think it is trouble with the discs; they are damaged and deteriorating. The surgery was supposed to help but none of the three did.
It was only in the low 40’s today and will get down to the high 30’s tonight. It will stay like that for a coupe of days then it will be warm again, not your warm but our warm for December.
December 1, 2017 at 7:35 am
Whew! (Just got to this. Slowly catching up after a week of craziness of my own.)
December 1, 2017 at 12:09 pm
Rowen,
You just caught up, but I am doing laundry again so maybe you’re right on time!
With Christmas coming life is bound to get more hectic. I have done nothing yet: no tree, no outside lights, no decorations around the house and no lists of presents bought or presents needed. I think I’m nearing craziness!