I am so friggin tired (I'm so tired I can't even use an exclamation point here). I am the kind of tired that brings tears to your eyes. I know you probably think I am exaggerating, I'm not. I have worked the past two days from 6 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. During that time, I only sit down for about 30 minutes. To some of you this may sound like no big deal, but to the others that hold office jobs (like I did the past 17 years) I'll bet you are starting to cringe a bit.
Imagine how grateful you are to sit on a roller coaster after 3 hours of standing in a line. It feels good just to sit doesn't it? But there is a bonus to that kind of standing, something fun awaits. Nothing fun awaits me at the end of the day, not to mention that 3 hours is only a third of my day.
I know I will evenutally get used to this standing and walking, bending and lifting etc (I hope it happens soon). But until I get used to it, my feet and back are in some serious pain. The back I can take tylenol for, the feet...no amount of tylenol helps. They throb, literally, throb. The moment I get into my house the shoes come off and I commence rubbing them, with the knuckles of a fist. It feels so good to rub them I make audible sounds. But this does not relieve the pressure that has built up over a 9 hour day. So I elevate them, takes some pressure off, but not enough. Then I sleep, wake up, shower and do it again.
But there is good news. It's a part time job, I only work 45 hours next week!
Malicious Extrapolation
9 years ago
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from somebody who worked on concrete floors for years and can literally feel your pain. The first day at HD I thought I was going to die. Eventually you adjust, you get stronger, your legs firm up, feet adjust and you start to have adrenalin you didn't even know you had, just from being up moving all day. I miss physical work, now that I sit on my butt all day long, I can sure tell the difference when I have to walk a long distance or pick up anything heavy.
ReplyDeleteHang in there, it gets better, in the meantime some nice epsom salt soaks do wonders!
oh, and a really good pair of tennis shoes with good support make all the difference.
ReplyDeleteIt's well worth the money to got to a specialty store and have them fit you with the support you need. The right shoes will make a world of difference. And you will adjust.
ReplyDeleteThink of this as the rebirth of your life; and no one understands how painful birth can be better than a woman.
I'm proud of you!