2025 Resolutions

I have a early year resolution! Heal up from my own stupidity. February 2, I hurt my back with an accumulation of overwork of heavy stuff, wound up in ER in great pain. Flat on my back for a week, gradually got better, then realized I had another problem, inguinal hernia, in the groin. Surgery next week on the 18th, then I'll be down for another month. I resolve to never do this again. I resolve to take rest days to recover from what I do to myself. My son has been between jobs, he is a crane operator, and has been a blessing to me. He has one that will be calling the first of April, but I have someone lined up to come take care of animals for me if I'm not able.

I have been slapped in the face and whole body that I am not 10 feet tall and bulletproof. I am 9 feet tall and liable to catch a .22 slug now and then. :lol:
 
I broke my resolution..........y'all knew that was coming, right?
I had surgery, sat in my recliner, watched thistles grow and bloom....... I HATE thistles. I finally felt good enough that I got the mule, loppers and 2 leaf bags. I lopped thistles, put them in the bags. I left the bags in the back of the mule so I wouldn't lift them. That was last week. Rest period. Yesterday I lopped more thistles, 2 more bags. Thistle blooms were turning brown, about to burst open and release a trillion seeds to float on the breeze, so I finished the field, 2 more bags. I dropped the tailgate on the mule so that I did not LIFT them and dragged them out.

This morning I'm sore. Not painful, just extra sore. I will not work outside today or tomorrow! I'll drive the 5 hours to Corpus Christi to watch middle granddaughter in a school play and drive back tomorrow. I'm gonna call that a rest period.

I reset my appointment with the surgeon to next week so I can go to the play. I have an appointment Friday afternoon for a MRI for the pinched nerve I also gifted myself with. Friday morning I take my sister in law to therapy, take her home, then go back to Lufkin for my appointment. I'm gonna call Friday another rest day. :lol:
 
baymule said:
...I had surgery, sat in my recliner, watched thistles grow and bloom....... I HATE thistles.
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same here after having to move four rocks to get at each of many thousands of seedling that popped up in all the various rock piles and decorated areas we have. i'm hoping i won't have as many growing in south field to go after but i have a weed whacker now instead of having to do the weeding by mowing. i can't mow that entire field and i also can't get all of the thistles out of there with the weed wacker but at least i can knock them back within the first 50 ft or so of the edge that's closest to our property and gardens.


baymule said:
... I'm gonna call Friday another rest day. :lol:
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hope you will do ok. :)
 
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