Cleaning is Pain and other fun things

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I pulled the box of tools out of the closet. The other box that I thought had tools? Had toys. I forgot that it was the one that held toy cars and other miscellaneous items. I went through my mother's books again. I even looked at old photographs. I opened a box of encyclopedias but I didn't pull those out. I figured I'd wait, maybe donate them or see if someone else wanted them. I pulled the magazines out next and that's when the pain began. I was stupid, I knew it would be heavy but I thought that I could deal with it. I pulled my back out and have been in pain for hours. My bed has no frame. It's just a boxspring and mattress on the floor. It's hard to get in and out of the bed. I applied icy hot and waited. Then I applied ice and keep applying fresh cold ice packs every thirty minutes. I took a hot shower to loosen the muscles. I can tell they are tight. I can't stretch them, it would hurt to bend the way I need to bend. I am sure it would make the muscle feel better but might strain my back more. I'm sitting up in bed with another ice pack. I'll apply icy hot again before going to bed. Hopefully my back will be better tomorrow.