Warning, do not try this at home!
Working from home SHOULD be pretty safe. No dangerous tools, no stairs to climb, don't even have to get in a car, which in California is one of the most life threatening things you can do!
Some of you have heard me talk about the importance of taking breaks, to stretch your back, legs and carpal tunnel. Guess I should take my own advice more often.
Don't sit so long in one place while you are working, that your leg falls asleep or when you try to walk you could fall down and go boom! So now instead of working all day today like I should have been doing, I ended up spending half the day at urgent care. Dr. thought ankle was broken but could not see a break on Xray, so ended up deciding it was probably just a bad sprain. But they say when it comes to ankles sprains can be even worse than a break.
So I have an air cast and crutches and have to absolutely stay off my feet for a week. Also have to keep foot elevated above my heart and on ice. So have been trying to rig up a comfortable position so I can almost lay down with my leg propped up high and work, without straining my neck.
So glad I have my new laptop and Lazyboy recliner. Couldn't work if I had to sit at my desk.
So moral of the story. If you sit at the PC for so long you get numb butt, proceed with caution when you stand up. Trust me when I say NUMB BUTT is warning sign your body gives you that you've been sitting too long. If when you get up you also find your foot is asleep, don't try to walk, your ankle may buckle right under you!
So that was my day, how was yours???
Working from home SHOULD be pretty safe. No dangerous tools, no stairs to climb, don't even have to get in a car, which in California is one of the most life threatening things you can do!
Some of you have heard me talk about the importance of taking breaks, to stretch your back, legs and carpal tunnel. Guess I should take my own advice more often.
Don't sit so long in one place while you are working, that your leg falls asleep or when you try to walk you could fall down and go boom! So now instead of working all day today like I should have been doing, I ended up spending half the day at urgent care. Dr. thought ankle was broken but could not see a break on Xray, so ended up deciding it was probably just a bad sprain. But they say when it comes to ankles sprains can be even worse than a break.
So I have an air cast and crutches and have to absolutely stay off my feet for a week. Also have to keep foot elevated above my heart and on ice. So have been trying to rig up a comfortable position so I can almost lay down with my leg propped up high and work, without straining my neck.
So glad I have my new laptop and Lazyboy recliner. Couldn't work if I had to sit at my desk.
So moral of the story. If you sit at the PC for so long you get numb butt, proceed with caution when you stand up. Trust me when I say NUMB BUTT is warning sign your body gives you that you've been sitting too long. If when you get up you also find your foot is asleep, don't try to walk, your ankle may buckle right under you!
So that was my day, how was yours???
