Friday, January 24, 2014



Fair
11°F
-12°C

This is the image in my mind of what the weather people are calling a Polar Vortex.  It's what's keeping our temperatures in the low double digits (and it's rather windy this morning so it's cold). 

The snow we got the other day was (still is in some places) beautiful but it was tricksy snow.  It got very cold right after the snow fell and so there is a nice layer of ice that only looks like snow on the ground. 

All of this is leading to the fall I took yesterday.  I am starting to feel like a real klutz.  I stepped off the curb onto what looked like snow but turned out to be ice and I must have looked like a cartoon character.  My feet went out from under me and I landed on my (fortunately well padded) butt and my right wrist. 

As I was laying there in the street in the snowy slushy wetness, a nice man tried to help me up but he began to lose purchase and was in danger of landing down right next to me so I thanked him and got my self up.

Needless to say, I am sore today.  I am so very lucky that I didn't break anything and am only left with a sore wrist/arm, back and neck.  Some ibuprofen helps and moving a bit slower also helps.  I love snow, I really do but I am getting too old for this falling down nonsense. 

Work is busybusy.  I am part of the user group that is responsible for the upgrade to our computer program.  Our "go live" date is Feb 3 so at this point we are running around trying to get things saved that people need and re-imaging all the computers.  It's really not that difficult if people would just read the directions (but we all know how that goes!).

I finished another pair of socks but I'm not sure if I want to put them into the Christmas pile (I have to start early-I hate deadline knitting) or keep them for myself.  I have a drawer full of hand knit socks so to put them into the gift pile is probably the smart thing to do.

I am taking part in a research study on walking.  I have an app on my phone that keeps track of all my movements all day including my travel to and from work.  It keeps track of my steps all day.  There is no "goal" for the day, it's only to see how much I walk on an average day.  My job is rather sedentary so I don't have high numbers most days.  I wonder if they are counting on the competitive spirit for us to increase our numbers so that we can score higher.  It is interesting to see how many steps I take on a given day-way more than I imagined but still not nearly enough.

Well, it's time to get to work.  I have to help some people fill out the form for their computers and actually do some of my real work.  I have let so many things slide this week because of the weather and then this upgrade.  Have a good weekend!




5 comments:

Galad said...

I find many of the retirees in Arizona moved because of the fear of falling. Glad you weren't hurt worse but it still is scary.

I'm working on a pair of socks for me after knitting for everyone else all fall. I love having a drawer of nice, cozy socks when the house is at 68 degrees :-)

roxie said...

Blessings on you, sweetheart. Thank heaven your muscles know how to take a fall. And thank heaven you didn't break a wrist!! Stay warm and take little steps. You folks have had wretched weather!

Happy knitting. Put those socks in the gift pile, and if you come to need new socks, gift yourself with a pair.

I've been thinking warm hugs to you and all your dear one for weeks now. Stay safe.

Rose Red said...

Oh, I would not like that falling over on ice business very much either, ouch. I hope you are feeling less sore now.

And good luck with the IT roll-out. I wish you lots of extra patience to deal it's the inevitable million questions from colleagues who haven't kept up with the changes.

Saren Johnson said...

Falling is the worst. Glad you're okay.

DrK said...

oh no! i am sorry to hear about your second tumble this season! i did giggle at the 'too old for this falling down business'. my first thought was fractured wrist, so im glad to hear thats not the case. take it easy, and try and stay upright DL :) xx

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