I think you should run with the Timmy Ho’s delivery idea…stat! (No, I’m not a doctor, I just play one on tv; well, no, wait…I don’t. I just figured since I did my time watching ER for all those years that I had a right to say “stat”).

Oh barf. I’m having a hard time thinking about eating key lime pie with ANY sort of alcohol. I loves me some key lime pie. Ok, maybe I could stomach it with some tequila.

Sorry to hear about your back — back pain is some of the worst — like your every move shoots the pain everywhere. As for chiropractors, I’ve never had any use for them. Never did any good for me. That said, I know some people swear by them. Maybe it depends on who it is. One warning about laying around and resting: sometimes that stiffens up the muscles and makes things worse (something about acid buildup from the torn muscle fibers). Load up on some Rx’s which will relax the muscles, ease the pain, and make you mobile again, rest for a couple of days, then start with some stretching. Keep the muscles flexible.

Back to the coffee thing for a moment, have you tried Nespresso? I’m a huge fan.

Thanks MM. I actually got off my back and went to work on Monday. It feels better now that I’ve been up, moving around and stretching it out. I’ve also found that those Tiger Balm hot patches that you can stick to you work well.

Mmmm…Nespresso? Never heard of it. Must look into that. Thanks!

RJ

Hey RJ,

I’m not doing exterior painting since I don’t have a crew to help me…afraid it would be a heck of a job for lil’ ol’ me…plus I’m not terribly fond of heights. I’m sticking to the interior work. I’m surprised at how many people don’t want to do their own painting.

Hey WC,
I was thinking about the knee pads but opted for one of those little garden cushion thingies (that obviously won’t work for the night job…but I’ll figure out something else for that ).

It really is all my fault. I was being good about doing my 100 crunches on the Pilates ball every night and then I just plain got lazy…and what happened? BAM…back goes out. So, once I find a hot hunk to rub me down it will be back to the crunches.

P.S. Set myself up on the couch on Saturday in similar fashion. Le boyfriend was online, and my ass was in a lazy mood. Pizza to the right of me, water to the left, smokes (my version anyways), remote, laptop, munchies, blanket, all set for 10 hours of NOT MOVING. Was I injured? No. Lazy? Hells yeah.

Ok, I know you are totally going to want to punch me in the face when I say this…but…I hate (alright, I’ll use a less harsh word - strongly dislike - how’s that) Starfucks. I’ve tried, and tried to like their lattes…but…nope, they taste like dirt. I would rather have a plain old cup o’ Timmy Ho’s coffee before I’d spend my $$ at Starfucks on their fancy dirt-tasting coffee drinks.

I actually enjoyed the laziness this weekend. I don’t get to be lazy all that often. The girl child even brought me breakfast in bed for Ma’s Day. I’m all for the laziness…and the pizza…and the beer…and the red wine…and more beer (yeah, I mixed the booze this weekend. WTF? I was feeling like crap so I had to cheer myself up somehow…right?) Cheers to laziness!

Hmmm…a rubdown? That’s a great idea. Why didn’t I think of that? Thanks Billy…ummm…but I can’t think of anyone I could snag to give me one. Any suggestions?

I am feeling better, thank you. I’m pretty happy about the 10 lbs…gonna keep going!