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Jan. 22nd, 2001 08:23 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
verbminxIt's cold and rainy and windy today, and mmm... my sciatica is acting up a bit. ("my lumbago!" - I feel like an old woman sometimes. the sciatic nerve runs from the lower back down a leg, and when it's pinched it pretty much makes it difficult to bend or to support your weight on the affected leg. it can make your butt hurt, too.)
I spent the afternoon at home doing homework and housework and then went and picked up some supplies I need (a smaller sketchpad for class, some more conté crayons, some bulldog clips) and stopped into the healthfood store. Limped around picking up food, and being happy that I was at the small store. Picked up some arnica gel too... it seems like Tiger Balm is basically the same thing as any other icyhot rub - menthol and camphor based - and I have something like that already. And I found a "daily" container for my vitamins! It's going to help a lot.
After I got home, my back was so cramped up that I went for a walk in hopes that it would loosen up. It was actually an amazing walk, even if it didn't help much. It's cold enough that I wrapped my head up like the Unabomber to cut the wind's chill, but warm enough that it's OK in my spring/fall jacket. The sun goes down early, so it was dark by around 6PM. I made it around the block twice (that's about 1/2mile). When the cramp comes out I'll try to walk at least a full mile.
So, now I am sitting with a crampy back and bottom, and working on drawings for class tomorrow. I'm going to drink hot cider and wear my old bodywarmer from dance class, and slather myself with that arnica gel to see how it helps (I don't want to take any pain pills today). I'm going to wash some of the clothes I might want to wear this week, and hang them up to dry. I'm going to get a little bit more done in the bathroom (I did some things last night, but I still have more work to do). Rock on!
I spent the afternoon at home doing homework and housework and then went and picked up some supplies I need (a smaller sketchpad for class, some more conté crayons, some bulldog clips) and stopped into the healthfood store. Limped around picking up food, and being happy that I was at the small store. Picked up some arnica gel too... it seems like Tiger Balm is basically the same thing as any other icyhot rub - menthol and camphor based - and I have something like that already. And I found a "daily" container for my vitamins! It's going to help a lot.
After I got home, my back was so cramped up that I went for a walk in hopes that it would loosen up. It was actually an amazing walk, even if it didn't help much. It's cold enough that I wrapped my head up like the Unabomber to cut the wind's chill, but warm enough that it's OK in my spring/fall jacket. The sun goes down early, so it was dark by around 6PM. I made it around the block twice (that's about 1/2mile). When the cramp comes out I'll try to walk at least a full mile.
So, now I am sitting with a crampy back and bottom, and working on drawings for class tomorrow. I'm going to drink hot cider and wear my old bodywarmer from dance class, and slather myself with that arnica gel to see how it helps (I don't want to take any pain pills today). I'm going to wash some of the clothes I might want to wear this week, and hang them up to dry. I'm going to get a little bit more done in the bathroom (I did some things last night, but I still have more work to do). Rock on!
