I can barely walk today after the deck staining yesterday. Hubby mostly just stained the floor of the deck, using a staining brush on a stick. I, on the other hand, was kneeling, getting up and down a million times from that position, on my hands and knees at other times, and reaching into difficult to reach places staining all of the railing and a huge flower box he created. I took ibuprofen and even put arnica cream on my legs, but they've helped little. Walking itself is painful, but going up and down the stairs is sheer torture.I do very little physical work, so I was particularly vulnerable.

I haven't done much of anything today. The last time I went downstairs I felt horrible thinking that I haven't even done my flower arrangements. Leaves were falling on the floor and my legs hurt too much to even pick them up. Hubby told me to order dinner. I'm not in the mood for it.