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My "Professional" Crocs

Pay no attention to the small, illegally-kept mini fridge in the background; it's not really there. These are my professional Crocs; professional only because they have no holes in the top and because I'm wearing them at work. Oh -- and socks help.

Proof I have two feet

See? I have both feet with me today.

My back is still giving me fits, of sorts. By the afternoon, it's usually feeling pretty good. I go to bed, and wake up half-way through the night because it's stiffening up. I can't get comfortable and end up fussing and moving around the rest of the night. When I get up in the morning, it's a major undertaking to just walk.

I'm pretty sure it's my bed that's slowing down the healing process. I swear, I will NEVER purchase a Spring Air mattress ever again. It came with a 10 year warranty, which we used the second year we owned it. The mattress we have now is the replacement and it's also causing us issues. My back aches, even when it's not injured, and The Princess' shoulders hurt when she sleeps on it [every night].

We can't trade it in again on warranty though, because unfortunately Yenta peed on it accidentally when he was very sick last year. They won't take a stained mattress; the stains void the warranty. How convenient. I guess you'll need to wrap your mattress in plastic the first 10 years to make sure your warranty will be honored. Unless you're one of the few fortunate human beings who doesn't excrete any bodily fluids at all [including sweat].

We're thinking about getting a Sleep Number bed. If they're as good as everyone has said they are, it's worth it to hand over the dough so we can actually sleep through the night. Anyone out there have one? How do you like it?

Happy Friday, everyone! I'm planning on self-medicating my back pain tonight. I'm going to liberally apply pomegranate martinis to my gullet [high in antioxidants - healthy!]. That should do the trick. If it doesn't, I probably won't care! HA!