Grace, thy name is Wolfling....
So I'm home from work two hours after I started. Why, you may ask?
I was baking today which meant I had to go in and out of the walk in freezer a lot. Now there's a wooden step that goes up to it, has been for several years now. Last week they cut the step in half so it's now only extends maybe a foot or two out from the freezer when it used to extend like four feet. I've only baked once since they cut it so I'm not used to its new length yet.
Some of you may see where this is going...
So my first trip out of the freezer, I take my usual big step, and instead of landing firmly on the step, I land on the exact edge of it and rolled my ankle pretty badly. Instinctively I shifted my weight to my other foot to try and keep from falling which by this time was ALSO on the edge of the step, rolled that ankle too and.... well let's just say gravity works. I went down like a sack of potatoes.
Scraped my knees a little but I twisted/sprained both ankles enough that I kinda resemble Lurch or Frankenstien's monster when I try to walk. I tried to stick out my shift but I could tell the ankle I rolled first (and worst) was starting to swell and I really needed to get off my feet so I gave my apologies and came home. Am now sitting in the lazy boy with ice packs on both ankles. Wee! Aren't Sundays fun? :p
The good news (aside from the fact that I didn't hurt myself worse) is I have the next two days off so hopefully I won't lose any time off of work (I got paid for the full day today as per workman's comp regulations so yay for that). But man I do not fool around when I fall, do I? :p
I was baking today which meant I had to go in and out of the walk in freezer a lot. Now there's a wooden step that goes up to it, has been for several years now. Last week they cut the step in half so it's now only extends maybe a foot or two out from the freezer when it used to extend like four feet. I've only baked once since they cut it so I'm not used to its new length yet.
Some of you may see where this is going...
So my first trip out of the freezer, I take my usual big step, and instead of landing firmly on the step, I land on the exact edge of it and rolled my ankle pretty badly. Instinctively I shifted my weight to my other foot to try and keep from falling which by this time was ALSO on the edge of the step, rolled that ankle too and.... well let's just say gravity works. I went down like a sack of potatoes.
Scraped my knees a little but I twisted/sprained both ankles enough that I kinda resemble Lurch or Frankenstien's monster when I try to walk. I tried to stick out my shift but I could tell the ankle I rolled first (and worst) was starting to swell and I really needed to get off my feet so I gave my apologies and came home. Am now sitting in the lazy boy with ice packs on both ankles. Wee! Aren't Sundays fun? :p
The good news (aside from the fact that I didn't hurt myself worse) is I have the next two days off so hopefully I won't lose any time off of work (I got paid for the full day today as per workman's comp regulations so yay for that). But man I do not fool around when I fall, do I? :p