Forced To Rest

A Day Off In Pain

   Yesterday morning I woke up with a really painful back, it's been a few years since I had this much discomfort with my back, not since my years landscaping has it happened. For the last month of two I've been getting a little back ache and we think it may be down to my chair that I sit in to work. It's not the best of chairs and being of that age where the seat is no longer level and the pump no longer keeps the chair up to the ideal height I've been sitting on two cushions which is not ideal.
   We are sure this is giving me the back problems as I do spend a lot of hours at my torch and to be honest it's not very comfortable so I guess I need to get something sorted. Like most of us I just get on with it putting the fact that the chair is no good to the back of my mind, my head just keeps telling me I need to work yet the body is now telling me I need to get it sorted. It is my fault completely and I should have sorted it months ago, now I'm forced to take the day off to rest as yesterday was a real struggle. I must admit the six hours I worked yesterday were the first hours ever that I didn't enjoy being at my torch, the first time I wanted the day to end and my flame to die and I never thought I would ever think that.
   I guess when we all go through hard times in our lives we learn to get through them the best we can, some things that would be important to sort at normal times are less important, when you struggle to pay bills and keep your head above water, your mind clicks into survival mode, I'm sure you all know what I mean and at some stage in your lives you have done just the same.
   With me I have to make sure I have the materials to work, my work is my only income so gas, oxygen glass, electric, Internet connection and postage are the main worries, they are top of the list, well above getting a new work chair, as long as I can make beads I can pay bills. This time I know I should have sorted this small thing and I'm paying the price for it, but hey, when I see some of the terrible things happening in the world how the hell can I moan about a bloody chair !!
   So I get a Sunday off, for the first time in months I get to be lazy, sit around the house drinking coffee and sorting bits here on the laptop, I can list beads and edit bead pictures so the day won't be a total waste and don't tell anyone but I can even watch the footie at lunch time. I'm looking forward to this coming week as I need to make lots more beads for both the ebay and etsy shop so that will be fun. Also a few days ago I was sorting out an area in the barn when I found a big bundle of notes all of which are bead ideas and designs, I think they are from last year so I'm working my way through them to see what I can try. When I look through notes like that it's amazing how my designs change over the years, I still have notes from the first week that I went full time making beads which is now five years ago and there are designs written in them that I think may still look good, but there are some I think wouldn't.
   I have planned a day this week to make some recycled beads from wine bottles, I have a good selection of bottle glass to use so I thought I would spend some hours playing with it, I have made recycled beads on a lot of occasions but never seem to list them, I always think they look too plain and nobody will be interested but sod it, I'll get a good batch made and see what happens.
   Ok I better get off there is a nice hot cuppa waiting for me and a whole day of nothing, enjoy your Sunday.