that'll teach me not to wear trousers

[pensnest]

Quite a lot of my house is tidy, as in a desperate effort not to write anything I have spent the better part of three days sorting out my conservatory/art room. I have surfaces and everything. And this morning was spent remaking Bun's beds into one giant bed, as she and her TH and a couple of friends are staying the night (the friends will be in other beds, tho').

I'd just finished in the kitchen when I heard a key in the front door. Foolishly I had not anticipated this, I thought I'd have a doorbell and a perfectly acceptable delay between ring and opening of front door to accommodate putting the rest of my clothes on (look, it was hot and sticky!). So I leaped up the stairs and tore a muscle in my left calf. Screams of woe greeted the new arrivals as I fled in adrenalised agony.

Well. NHS Direct, when consulted, said I ought to have it looked at, and it's not too severe, so I have paracetamol and Phorpain Gel and am hobbling about somewhat miserably. The Young People have gone into London to see the Cirque de Soleil, and at some point this evening I'm going to have to command operations in getting the library tidy enough for one of them to sleep in. Ho hum.

No gym for me for a few days. This strikes me as a Bad Thing. Oh well.

Comments

[frausorge]

Yikes! Hope your leg heals fast!

[pensnest]

Oh, me too! It doesn't seem too painful at the moment, I'm reasonably comfortable at rest but walking is, well, interesting. :-(

[rikes]

Ouch! I hope it heals smoothly.

Congrats on finding the tabletops in your conservatory! Having seen that room I can only offer applause. :D

[pensnest]

It's funny—while I'm sitting down I feel a fraud as it really doesn't hurt, but I have to walk with a very bent left leg, and going up stairs is just silly.

Yes! I have thrown out Much Stuff, and sorted most of the rest by logic. It won't last, of course, but I may actually sit out there and Create tomorrow. The horde left today, so there is peace and calm, and I can use my iPhone to listen to popslash as I work. This is all good.

Also, :p

[pensnest]

It's funny—while I'm sitting down I feel a fraud as it really doesn't hurt, but I have to walk with a very bent left leg, and going up stairs is just silly.

Yes! I have thrown out Much Stuff, and sorted most of the rest by logic. It won't last, of course, but I may actually sit out there and Create tomorrow. The horde left today, so there is peace and calm, and I can use my iPhone to listen to popslash as I work. This is all good.

Also, :p

[turps]

Oh no! How's it feeling now?

[nopseud]

Yikes! I hope your poor calf is better soon. Housework is dangerous, and should be approached with caution.

[pensnest]

Normally I steer very clear of the housework, though I admit it is nice to have a craft room I can actually work in again! Sadly, it wasn't actually the housework that wounded me, which is a shame as it would be very fine to have a reason *never to do it again*!

[adelate]

I read "tore a muscle in my left calf" and I made this face: D:

That sounds painful! Feel better soon!

[pensnest]

Yes. *ow*. Woe is me. Particularly since Beast is at this moment raiding, so if I want any supper I'm going to have to go downstairs and fetch it. *sigh*

[dixie-chicken.livejournal.com]

You tell him that I'm four achievements away from a Frostwyrm, and I would certainly go downstairs between H-Putricide attempts and fetch your dinner for you, so he can just buck up!

[pensnest]

Sadly, he has one, but was slightly shame-faced about not feeding me... fortunately I have my Boy in the house, and he was prepared to carry the tray for me! ;-)

[pensnest]

A-hah! Beast has now investigated found that he does not at all have a Frostwyrm and they look very covetable. Do you PVP? He's much more into PVE.

[dixie-chicken.livejournal.com]

Ah, no no. The original Frostwyrms were rewards for being the best on a server in an arena season, but as of now they're the rewards for killing everything in Icecrown Citadel, then killing everything again on Heroic mode (except the Lich King himself), and getting all the special achievements on all the bosses.

We've just got two more Heroic bosses and two more achievements to go. :D

[citruslover.livejournal.com]

When I read your title, for some reason I thought you meant you were wearing pants and you shouldn't have been, but the actual meaning was much less amusing. :/ Hope your leg feels better!

[pensnest]

It's okay when 'at rest' though walking is still very weird and putting weight on it unpleasant. Ho hum.

[trumpeterofdoom.livejournal.com]

Oh yikes!!! Feel better soon, you don't realise how important calf muscles are until you've done something to it. *hugs*

[pensnest]

And I have such strong calf muscles, too. :-( Oh well.

[lissasays.livejournal.com]

Ibuprofen might be a better pain reliever in this case, as it's a muscle relaxant. Get well soon!

[pensnest]

I have an ibuprofen gel to smear onto the affected place (somewhat to my surprise), and the paracetamol apparently encourages the muscles inside to repair. Sadly it comes in rather large tablets, so I have to steel myself to it four times a day.