It takes a certain amount of talent…

Two days ago, I was picking up a chunk of wood to add to the furnace, when electric pain shot from my finger tips to mid forearm. The wood fell to the ground and I stood there clenching my teeth. The pain��eased off, after a bit but didn’t go away completely. I managed to fill the furnace and go back inside. By this time their was only a dull ache, then I grasped��something and the pain came back.

It seems I have managed to sprain my hand / wrist. It is my right, my dominant hand (though luckily I am actually ambidextrous – taught right) I can still type, for the most part. It’s slower and after awhile I need to rest the hand but that is a lucky break. Using the scroll wheel on my mouse aggravates it however.

So I’m trying to rest it as much as I can, but my life doesn’t allow for complete rest. That furnace ain’t gonna feed itself for example.

So I still need to make sure there is enough wood for when I go into the city next week, and hopefully a bit after as well. Luckily the weather seems to be in my favour as it is warming up to around zero for most of the time I’m gone (if the weather forecasters are to be believed) which means far less wood needs to be burned per day.

Maybe this sprain will clear up tomorrow and I get get some real progress made on cutting and chopping wood – today it doesn’t look so good.

Filed under: Homesteading Tagged: furnace, heat, sprain, wood