Where’s Mania?!
This post contains no pet news. It’s just more of me complaining! So feel free to skip it.
Friday morning I mentioned that I was on my way to pick up a cargo van to start moving the larger items from our old apartment to our new rented house. Since we’re only moving a few miles down the highway, the plan was to move the big stuff Friday afternoon and evening, then return the van and spend the next week slowly moving over the small stuff in the car as we had time. Obviously I’d have plenty of time to catch up with news and post and whatnot in between trips.
Unfortunately we forgot one very important factor when making this plan: We’re idiots. The very first large item we tried to load into the van was a king-sized mattress.
My husband: “The mattress is the largest so we should load that first.”
Me: “Aren’t some of your friends coming by later to help? Maybe we should wait for them.”
Him: “Yeah, but we might as well get started. We can definitely handle a mattress.”
Me: “Yeah, good point.”
Five minutes later he was lying balled up on the floor of the van in pain, the mattress was lying in the parking lot, and I was running frantically back and forth between them trying to figure out what to do.
He’d pulled a muscle in his back (again) and could barely walk (again). I eventually got him inside, got an ice pack on his back and some pain relievers and muscle relaxants down his throat. Oh, by the way — those pills? Left over from the last time he messed up his back … which was the last time we moved. Somehow we’d both forgotten that he was never again supposed to lift heavy things, ever.
Well the very nice apartment maintenance people helped me get the mattress in the van before the afternoon thunderstorm hit, and my husband’s friends came by after work to mock him and help me load the heaviest furniture. We made two trips Friday evening, but that was all we could manage before people needed to go.
Luckily we got everything that was too big for me to lift by myself — because since then I’ve been slowly and laboriously moving things by myself while my husband sits home in pain. (He hates not being able to help, but at least he’s able to get some work done so this won’t kill our finances too badly.)
Anyway, to shorten this long and boring story, I spent all day Saturday and Sunday moving furniture and other heavy things, and most of Monday relocating the lizards and their (very heavy and easily broken) terrariums.
I still have quite a bit left to do (including something like 20 boxes of books) but I’ve decided to take tomorrow off because I’m a real mess: my feet are blistered on the bottom and bruised on top; I have bruises all up my arms and legs, and my hands are scratched and torn up. The worst is probably where I bruised my left knee — it looks like I had knee surgery. It still hasn’t finished turning purple!
(Last night in the grocery store I noticed a woman glaring angrily at my husband. I eventually figured it out: he looked drunk (muscle relaxants) and I was following him around like a zombie with bruises everywhere but my face. Obviously a battered wife.)
Unfortunately I also managed to hurt my shoulder today, so I have an ice pack on that now. I’m hoping that some ice and a day of rest will help restore it. But I may have to limit computer time tomorrow if it’s really sore.
Oh, and I haven’t even mentioned how our Perforce server failed to boot after the move and the conniptions we had getting it back up, or how we lost the net connector for the Tivo and we’ve hit every Best Buy in Central Florida looking for a replacement, or how I man-handled the 100lb computer desk my husband wanted home and then assembled it for him at 3am because his temporary desk wobbled when he typed, or how I drove back and forth between the new and old place twice trying to find our copy of the lease so I could get the key to our new mailbox. (It was in the car.)
Basically, it’s been a lot of “fun”. I am very much looking forward to a day of playing catch-up with WoW instead of ‘catch-the-heavy-box-with-your-foot’.
And now I will stop complaining. :> Thanks for putting up with me!
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OMG! I’m so sorry to hear about all the pain you guys endured, but on a funny note, it’s kind of funny about that woman thinking you were a battered wife. Not that any of that’s (that = domestic violence) funny, but given its context of muscle relaxers and moving-bruises, I probably would be concerned too.
But its great to hear from you, and I hope you both feel better soon!
Double Whammy: As I post this, there’s an ad for “Uboxes.com” for a sale on moving boxes at the end of your blog. Just kinda found that funny XD
Oh, my. I hope you can actually relax and feel yourselves into the new digs soon.
/comfort
Awful lot of winging going on in this thread…
Man i hate moveing, i can only hope you and your husband can finaly relax in your new home.
/gives Mania a cookie
ouch. Good luck with all that. You haven’t missed much, cept for a new Sprit beast skin, i think. Nothing much yet.
That sucks Mania. Feel better, soak your bruises, and relax with all your favorite WoW pets.
Heh, take your time recovering. I figured your moving had a lot to do with your silence. We miss you here, but its important for you to get things in order. Good luck with that!
I find these kind of tribulations are easier to deal with if you imagine a gold question mark over the head of anyone you have to deal with…
Well, at least your mother didn’t have surgery on her left shoulder (She’s left handed..) And is whining for you to do everything for her.
She can’t sleep because of the pain. :/
Anyways… sounds rough, heh. Don’t overwork yourself. xD
I’m sorry,but I must be the only evil person that posts here…I lol’d a lot!!
But please don’t misunderstand,I feel every ounce of your pain as well..sounds like my
last move too,but I didn’t have any help,sooo…yeah,took a while.lol
Don’t worry about us,Mania..we’ll be fine! Take care of what you need to do,we’ll still be here waiting for you.
@Bradagore— LOL!! Awesome! I am soo going to try that! lol!!
Hope you both feel well soon!
Kitairra
Dont stress out too much mania, we will always be your loyal followers/supporters through the best of times and the worst of times so take as many breaks as you need :)
Oh and by the way this part: “(Last night in the grocery store I noticed a woman glaring angrily at my husband. I eventually figured it out: he looked drunk (muscle relaxants) and I was following him around like a zombie with bruises everywhere but my face. Obviously a battered wife.)” Actually made me laugh quite a bit cause a painted a hilarious mental image :P
Aww poor Mania! At least the worst of it is over, right? Have a good recovery (usually works if you and your husband help each other recover, I find… Massages and hot baths, who can complain? ;o)
Sorry to hear of your tough time. Chin up, can only get better, right?
What kind of reptiles do you keep Mania? I’m a bit of an amataur herpetologist as well :)
We just moved a month ago, and prior to that, I was worried about all the things that happened to you guys. We’d moved a couple times before and had very similar circumstances. However, this time my wife had a contract with paid moving expenses. We could either pocket the money and move ourselves or hire someone, after much debate we hired, and it was worth every penny to see those guys sweat while I sat and played WoW pain-free and stress-free.
I’m already saving for the next time we move.
Oh. And there’s no better cure for a sore back than a glass of ice cold milk and some warm cookies from the oven.
Whatever we all know your husband is a dirty wife beater and you’re just covering for him. Used ‘I fell down the stairs’ one too many times didya? XD
(Sorry, envisioning that woman glaring at you two made me laugh :P I wonder if she woulda believed both of you’s odd appearances was due to an evil matress X3)
I’m sorry to hear of all the pain you and your husband are enduring from the move… house moves definitely rank among my least favorite memories – on the last one I thought I’d finally got it right by hiring movers… but somehow it still turned out to be a hateful experience (although, without the movers it couldn’t have happened at all, so credit where credit is due)…
Hope you feel better soon! :)
Oh yes – your story also reminded me of my first job… at age 15 I was staggering back and forth across a parking lot every saturday and sunday carrying mattresses and box springs out to cars (yes sometimes up to king size, ugh), which I was expected to load the @#$! things on top of and tie down – and any scratches in their nice shiny paint jobs came out of my (very) meager paycheck.
I’m happy to say the only car I ever actually messed up was my bosses… >:)
Take it easy for a bit Mania, things are chugging along and will be here when you get the time. As a side note, I’ve already told my other half the next time we move we’re just having a big bonfire in the backyard of our old house and having all new stuff delivered to the new one. I refuse to move again.
Wow that sounds painful. I hope you feel better soon! Well on the bright side well ummmm….. er hmmmm you getta play wow?
Hang in there! You just made a huge step-up from hearing your neighbors through the wall to having your neighbor’s dogs scream all night in the yard! Yay!
Hopefully you will get some time to relax Mania and let those bruises turn all the way purple ;) We will still all be here when you get back, no worries.
Feel better Mania, love :)
Hey, here’s hoping you and your husband feel better soon Mania. lol-also I think everyone is entitled to a long rant at some point or another and I hope that it helped getting all your frustrations out! Good luck and don’t forget to take some time for a good long soak for those bruises!
geez, that sucks, we wont be mad if u take like a week off to rest…
Ouch. Reminds me of the time my wife was convinced I could get our old washing machine up the basement stairs by myself. :D
lol good luck Mania!
The last time we had friends move we were told that they were never helping us again and that if we couldn’t afford to hire movers they’d help us. I think it had something to do with after 50 boxes of books, I had to start labeling them something else because they said they refused to move any more books. I suddenly developed a lot more “pots and pans” and other things that I could pretend weighed a lot.
Man, I know how that feels, I just moved about two months ago! Hope everything works out in the end.
I have never heard a good moving story, the all have been written by Stephen king or something like that.
Damn it, that Mania’s hurt alot. I wish she wasn’t at all.
Hope your feeling better mania! Feel free to take all the time you need to recover, the beta and all that jazz can wait. Here, you can haz digital cookie /gives mania cookie.
Get well soon!
Thanks, everyone! I really appreciate your good wishes and your patience.
Warfish: We currently have two bearded dragons (and a hedgehog). I prefer to keep monitors, but until recently we didn’t have the space for them. Now … well, we’ll see. :> We’re not supposed to have big pets here, though, so a six foot blackthroat may be too much. But maybe I can get away with a V. glauerti …
May you have a speedy recovery, and get settled soon!
Drink hot chocolate, it will fix everything. almost.
Mania, I understand the pain of moving. 22 years in the Navy taught me that. Tke your time to recover, and tell the husband to do the same. And I, too, am a reptile lover (explains why I love Raptors so much in WoW). I have 3 Cali Kings (mated pair and one of their kids) and a mated pair of albino corn snakes I got from a friend who was a breeder. I had a couple savanna monitors a long time ago, but they all died on me. Have terrible luck with lizards, but great luck with snakes. My male cali king is about 14 or 15 years old.
Wow. My sympathies. Moving is a …..ummmm….pain. We can wait on any pet news.
Sorry to hear about all your moving woes!! Moving is horrid no matter who helps or who does it.
Tell your husband at least he has a good excuse and story to go with his back going out. My husband did the exact same thing – only it was by taking off his underwear!! (hearing the scream from the closet was exciting let me tell you!) At least yours was trying to lift something heavy! HA!
Ooo. I love lizards. Unfortunetly, all I’ve ever had are cats, dogs, and a Monk Parakeet :-/ Maybe next time. (BTW, a hedgehog??? you have the greatest pets, Mania!!!)
So sorry about he horrendous time you had moving. I do hope you and your husband can get some rest in.
Totally sympathize, we just moved cross country during a 2 day odessey. I had our freshwater fish and two ferrets in tow, wife, driving separate, had our computers. Anyway i find that when i play wow heavily my back goes out, b/c i refuse to wear glasses and end up hunched forward so i can see. I find rigorous exercise that targets the back really really helps with back pain, given that after injury you allow it to repair first. So you may suggest that to hubby. Good things: swimming (prob best), aerobics. Okay things; Walking, jogging. Not good at all: biking.
dont worry bout it you will see that everything will get back on top shape, ^.^ it always looks bad but come on at least you will not forget about your husbands back any time soon ^.^ and your lizards r fine! and bout your bruises ye know they r temporary dont worry bout em’ soo you know it will all b fixed ^-^
Take as long as you guys need. We’re patient people.
Also, because I use Wowhead I feel I need to say this:
where is lizard help
Owie! Yeah, I know how you feel, my family and I had to move out of our house 7 days ago and now were staying at a friends place until the 8th of October, and everyone was dropping things everywhere and one of our friends pulled a muscle in his arm because he was trying to be ‘macho’ and piece up a small box of VERY VERY heavy machine parts. Anyway, I hope when you move in, you have a great time settling down.
marry ME!
Ouch, it sounds like you guys have had quite the adventure. I wish both you and your husband speedy recoveries.
Take all the time you need, Mania. We’re not going anywhere. ^_^
Hope you two get better soon! And to be quite honest I’m still laughing at what happened in the grocery store. ^^;
take your time and heal.does your husband have a back brace of some kind he can use?
That excellent Mania. Bearded Dragons are the best. Sadly, our long-time friend “Ivan” passed away not long ago after 10+ years of keeping us company.
We currently have an Adult Female Tarrentola Anulis (White Spot Gecko) and her two sons (Sadly, Dad passed away not long ago as well, he lived over 12 years and was fully grown when we got him, no idea how old he could have been then, but he wasn’t young). And we recently added a Saharan Uromastyx.
Over the years we’ve had Tokay Geckos, Leopard Geckos, Madagasgan Ground Geckos (cute little buggers), a number of unidentfied “Pet Store” Geckos, Bearded Dragons, Rankins Dragons, and more. No Snakes though.
Nice to see a fellow herp-fan out there. Just don’t get me started on my collection of Cats, lol.
OMG! Poor Mania!!
/Summon fluffy pillows
/An army of movers, cleaners, and a masseur on call 24/7
I hope you feel better real soon!
My wife REALLY likes Bearded Dragons when we see them in the store. Are they labor intensive?
PepsiJedi: Not at all. Bearded dragons and leopard geckoes are often recommended as first lizards because they are fairly easy to care for. Depending on what your wife is looking for in a lizard I would probably recommend one or the other. Beardeds are diurnal; leopards more nocturnal. Leopards need only a small (10 gallon) cage; beardeds need something more like a 55 gallon cage. Both eat insects, so that can be a factor if she’s squeamish, but adult beardeds transition over to eating greens. I find baby beardeds more delicate and nervous, but the adults of both are fairly calm and many beardeds are downright social.
Hurm. Something to look into. I always hesitate with reptiles. I live in Upper MI and it gets -35 here in the winters. Granted our home stays in the 60s but still… that’s kinda chilly for reptiles.
I’ll think some more about it. She sure loves how they investigate us in the pet store. lol
Aww I send my many wow pets to help you feal better. They are really good at the snuggle healing spells : )
Ouch! Sounds like you’re too busy for your own good atm Mania! I hope you manage to get some R&R. Don’t run yourself too ragged, ok?
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