I am at eight weeks post-surgery, and I’m now permitted to do a little bit more.
1. I played my first church service last Sunday (and had a great time catching up with friends), and 2. I taught an hour’s worth of piano lessons yesterday. A nice, slow start.
3. I got very lucky this morning.
I’m groggy in the mornings, even without major painkillers. So, I’m very careful. I wear slippers with some tread into the bathroom, I make sure I always have a hand on a pole or a niche while I’m in the shower. I step in and out very carefully, holding on. But today?
Today, a blowing fan got me.
Fall is close, and temperatures have been dropping into the 50s at night. It’s been cold in the morning. I got out of the shower today and realized the blowing fan was pointed directly at me. Freezing, I took a few steps away — off the rug, and onto the hex tile some of you probably remember I layed a few years ago.
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Of course, I ended up on the tile floor. I was flat on my back, which happens to house my recently-operated-on tailbone. I don’t know how I managed to land completely flat, but whatever Deity arranged it, thank you. If I had landed on my butt, this would have been a very, very different story. I’m fine, albeit a few steps backwards in the pain department.
I’m sure you expect our loving dogs ran in to see what the commotion was all about. Eli barks if he hears a footstep; nevermind 180 lbs. of adult human hitting the floor. Nope. Not a creature was stirring. Thanks, dogs.
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Historically, when I’ve slipped and landed flat on my back (winter ice, usually), I’ve started to laugh. I mean really laugh. For some reason, I’ve always done it. I laughed today, staring up at the exhaust fan. Which is filthy.
However, I now have a strong health reason to order a re-do of the bathroom with vinyl plank. (Wink.) See how that works?
Sit Still Phill 
Ouch, so glad to hear you are progressing and glad that your fall wasn’t worse! I love hearing your updates!
~ Lori
as the song goes– two outta three aint bad!
i tell ya, my whole church prays for you every Sunday when your name is read on the prayer list! how good that you ended up flat and were able to laugh! also, ever since i was a kid, whenever i have any kind of spill, i giggle or outright guffaw before i notice i am hurt. i cannot tell how often i’ve knocked my knees, had a laugh, kept on going, and then have someone say, YOU’RE BLEEDING DOWN YOUR LEG!
an hour of teaching music lessons, to me, is far more exhausting than an hour of practice or rehearsal!
and i am so happy that you are back playing for your congregation!
after you lay that new bathroom flooring, getcha a bigger bathmat! mmph!
I LOVE YOU! YAYYY! ❤ 😀
My first question when I’m looking at flooring is going to be, “Does it have a grain? Is it slippery?!” I do want to get more of a runner in there for the front part right inside the door i.e. the gap between the rugs. ♥️♥️♥️
i find most flooring has some slip to it, so you have to just pick one that is the least slippery. O i think a runner is good idea! ❤ ❤ ❤
Ordering the runner today! It’ll be a while before I get to the floor.
that is excellent! having the runner will be helpful while you are in the process of redoing the floor!
Glad it wasn’t at least as bad as it could have been! Yay for continuous progress. Love, the Gregory Fam