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On Wednesday a giant, old cabinet fell over while I was standing in front of it. My instincts luckily kicked in, and I moved as fast I could while throwing my arms/hands over my head to protect my body. It could have been much worse than it was as a lot of glass broke (shards of window panes), and anyone could easily have been crushed under there. My injuries are a few bruises (a big purple one on my arm), a few scuff marks (mostly on my right shoulder), and a few cuts on my right arm. But somehow in all of this I hurt my back!

I always seem to hurt it during the winter months, and this year was no exception. I get excruciating pain in my lumbar 4 and 5 which basically makes it very difficult to walk normal! I’ve been using icy/hot and heat pad since Wednesday night, and miraculously it already feels a lot better.

The sad thing is that the Griffin household has basically aged 50 years this week. On top of my injuries Nathan has a hurt foot, knee, and a terrible pulled muscle in his neck/shoulder! I mean it is ridiculous how old we feel. He got the majority of his pain from work, and running (he’s lost 20 pounds!!).

This all being said I am looking forward to a relaxing weekend - go health! Maybe a movie, some stretching/yoga, and rest.