Ouch!

[mdlbear]

Did something unpleasant to my right knee during my walk this morning -- right at the farthest point, naturally. I walked back more slowly and it seemed to be OK, but it's hurting pretty badly now. One gin, three asprin, naproxen, and an Ace bandage later it's down to barely tolerable.

What could have been a rather successful day of shopping and errand-running ended up a total downer between a lovely huge roasting pan from Bed Bath and Beyond that proved to be too tall for our oven, and having to pay my astronomical cell phone bill (by credit card) before I was allowed to get an upgrade for the Y.D.'s phone. Yes, I'll try AT&T's customer service anyway. Tomorrow. If I can summon up the nerve and the cope. Most likely, though, my inertia and unwillingness to make a simple phone call will, once again, and up costing me hundreds of dollars.

Out of cope. Out of spoons. Maybe drugs and dinner will help. Maybe in an hour or so I'll be able to fix Colleen's TPN without screwing something up. Yesterday was marginal enough that I'm not too hopeful.

Yeah, I know, it's the depression talking. Say hello to the depression, everybody. I should shut up before it becomes even more obvious that I'm an idiot.

Comments

[hvideo.livejournal.com]

Everyone has things that go wrong. If having things go wrong meant a person was an idiot then we'd all be considered idiots. But we aren't, and specifically YOU aren't.

Non-idiots run out of cope, and spoons, and round tuits as well. OK, so tonight will need to be more heavily into Mandelbear Maintenance Mode than you had originally planned. Do a good job on that, and keep up with the mandatory tasks (like the TPN) and most likely tomorrow you'll be able to do a better job on some of the remaining tasks. One task at a time, one day at a time, and as much Mandelbear Maintenance Mode as you can squeeze in.

Caring for others
Mandelbear Maintenance Mode
Must be done as well

Pressure cookers have
Valves to let excess steam go
Let LJ be yours

Cope, Tuits and Spoons
Will slowly grow overnight
Sleep well tonight, bear

[mdlbear]

Thank you. Sleep may have helped to some extent. I probably shouldn't have left the alarm set, though.