Last week I was out testing the little streams that flow into Lake Michigan in Lakeside when I slipped down the Smith's wooden stairs and landed right on my butt three times... I also slammed my shoulder blade area of my back into the edge of the theirs three times, knocking the wind out of me and pretty severely bruising my tailbone and screwing up my back. This was last Thursday. Today is Wednesday and it is still bugging me after 2 trips to my amazing and generous chiropractor. It was hard to walk for the first few days, sitting still was not possible and I could barely dress myself for bending over caused the worst pain. Luckily now I can move around almost like I used to but in the morning and at night my booty still hurts and when I move my arms my upper back is even tighter than it was before...
Tuesday Emily, from The Nature Conservancy came to conduct site visits of the property's that TNC transferred to us. Out on the beautiful Grand Beach Marsh, I stepped on a bee hive underground and was swarmed by bees and luckily only stung by two, which today are itching and swollen.
Luckily stings do not bug me that much, but i really feel like my threshold is being tested by something. I normally am a fairly careful and cautious person, but I must have bad karma or something (yes I believe in karma... what goes around comes around...) so I guess some things I've done int he recent past might be catching up to me, but hopefully it doesn't result in my fabulous job thinking I'm too much of a liability...
Last weekend at Higgins was fabulous! It was sad that i was there for Mark Morley's service, but I'm glad i got to honor his life in a way he would appreciate, by sailing on Higgins Lake. Going up there is so refreshing for me, I am truly grateful to have that place that has been the only consistent place in my life and added stability to my world. No wonder I don't want to leave Michigan, I have my own vacation resort with all the friends and family I could ever want here, why would I move away from that? I feel like being even 4 hours away from it is too far... who wants to hire me in Petoskey or Traverse City?
New director started this week so I'm getting to know him and seeing our work dynamic. Also made a friend who I'm getting beer with at the local brewery tomorrow! I'm excited!!! It will be nice to have someone here and he has already proven to be a good guy (even though he graduated from MSU...) and hopefully a good friend while I am in the area.
This is a panorama I took of an easement we are working on! I'm excited to be the official great panorama taker! I'm working hard on this property too!I'll keep up the writing if you keep up the reading!
take care!
Wow you seem like you have had quite the adventure so far this August. I feel like your situation is one of those where once you get hurt, it seems to happen again. Or at least feel like it. Yet, you seem to be trying to live on the bright side as much as possible, and sometimes that counts even more than actually living on it. Good luck with work, hopefully no more accidents for awhile, but then again, working on Mother Natures turf, you gotta expect at least a couple of unpredictable situations:)
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