still pain

My back still hurts. Ow. I sat and read all morning and then wrote a paper till the mid afternoon. Boy was my back frozen in place. I am on the Ibuprofen train and plan to keep that constant in my life until the tenderness subsides somewhat. Went to the gym and straight to the jacuzzi. That might be a good remedy too and slowly stretching it out. Yoga tomorrow morning is the plan too.

I was sad today because it would was the PERFECT day for kayaking. Sunny, no wind all day. Clear. Alas, I sat docked. Such is life. Gotta take care of myself and it's a humbling reminder that I can't always do what I want. I have to slow down sometimes. Grrrr.

So, I embarked on the tomato sauce adventure. Borrowing a CAULDRON from Kate, I put in all the required ingredients. I think it's 22 lbs (pounds) of tomatoes, 2.5 lbs of onions, 4 head of garlic, a head of celery, six large carrots, two bunches of fresh basil, six bay leaves (laurel) which I took out after not too long, small amounts of salt and pepper- though this was wasteful because it isn't needed until the VERY end, and a lot of washing to do!

Now for the grandest experiment of all... turn it to low/simmer and go to bed. Expecting the water to slowly evaporate and not burning while I sleep. I'll get up early and check on it too. Fortunately, the smoke detector is just outside the kitchen and it will let me know if there are any major problems!