lax in the lumbar

I have been licking my wounds this week. Last Saturday I managed to aggravate the weak spot in the lumbar region of my spine. I was abusing it by vacuuming the house. I know, I know, heinous activity but must be done nonetheless.

Standing is painful unless I'm standing outside on the nice soft giving ground. Sitting in upright and in attentive positions like is necessary to get any kind of work done is not so good. Laying down is great but I don't get much done laying down. Ibuprofen has been my friend.

Oddly enough squatting and digging and weeding and doing surgery on my zucchini plants didn't bother me at all and I'm sure aids in my recovery. I've also been doing some yoga which helps. Two steps forward and one step back. Today has been a one step back day.

Life has been very laid back the last month or six weeks. We are finally starting to get some interest and work. I've submitted one proposal which they accepted less than two hours later, have another to submit and have had two other serious inquiries. And just when I decided that I would devote 2 hours a day to the pate de verre (finally getting interested in that again after a very long time), this happens. Talk about an exercise in frustration and patience.

I know why it happened though. After six years of going to the gym on a regular basis, I have let it slide since the end of last year. My muscle tone, especially my abs, is shot all that digging this spring notwithstanding.

Recovery should not be that far off and in the meantime, I should be glad of another few days of languishing, right? Right?