Well, How Dumb Am I????

Yesterday Boise got its first real snowfall of the year--dumping around 6 inches in one day.  I hurt my back two months ago.  A smart person might have though this would be a good way to get out of shoveling snow.  And what did I do?  Check with my spine doctor ahead of time to make sure it would be okay for me to shovel snow when and if we ever got any.

WHAT WAS I THINKING???????????????????????????????

Even better, remember the balaclava I bought yarn for in my self-pity order in November--the one I was going to make because my face gets so cold when shoveling snow?  Not even started.  Maybe I should round off all this idiotic behavior by casting on something involving size 0 needles and cobweb yarn for my 12 sweaters in 12 months challenge--wouldn't that just be the final touch? 

Comments

Meredith said…
Wow, you really blew the shoveling thing. You could have had the bad back working for you until spring. Think of all the extra knitting time you would have had. Be careful out there, you have mad a lot of progress.
Meredith
January 19, 2012 at 5:43 PM
RobinH said…
I hope your doctor, now that he's had experience of what you mean by 'a little' of anything, said, "Hell no, lady- get back inside!"

And...I do think you should cast on the balaclava. For Andy.
January 20, 2012 at 7:56 AM
Dana said…
no shoveling! period! I don't care what your doctor said!
January 20, 2012 at 12:59 PM
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