Well, crud.

I managed to do a bit of shoveling after my morning rounds.  I was going to head in and grab breakfast before going back out to use our little snow blower to widen some areas my brother cleared yesterday and clear more paths in the snow. 

My glasses fogged up while I was putting away the snow shovel in the sun room.  I thought I was good to step around a cat carrier on the floor.

I was wrong. 

My foot caught on the open door and tripped me up.  I fell hard on the concrete floor.   My right knee getting the worst of it.

I’m not injured, thankfully, but I know I need to stay off it.  I’ve taken my anti inflammatories (I was able to skip them last night) and pain killers with my breakfast.  My daughters are going to have to take over the outside stuff for me.

Meanwhile, my daughter has treated the most affected joints with Voltaren, and made sure I have a cane handy, if necessary.

I did remember to contact the garage about the truck.  While doing my morning rounds, I took the charger off (the battery was fully charged) but didn’t have my key, so I didn’t test anything.  The garage recommended a trickle charger rather than a battery warmer.   Depending on the brand, that costs about $150-200.  I’m looking to book an appointment after New Year’s to get a diagnostic and, if the battery checks out okay, see about getting a trickle charger installed.

For now, it’s time to lie down.  I’m going to have to find that balance between resting my joints, and moving them around to keep them from stiffening up.   I didn’t land on my hands, but more my elbows.  I also hit a small bucket on the way down – how I managed that is a feat, considering where it was tucked aside – shattering the plastic, made brittle by the cold.

What a way to start the day.

The Re-Farmer