Prep Work. And Arm Treatment.

Easter has passed very pleasantly, with a lot of sunshine, and good weather is always welcome here. It's still rather cool outside when the wind is blowing, but spring is truly here now. The tulips are blooming in the garden, as are the primulas, and wild bees are happily visiting all the flowers and making nests in the bee hotels. Busy all around...

...and I am busy again as well. There's post to be brought to the office, and then there's the fair to prep for. I have already started going down the lists, which include important but easily forgotten things like "charge powerbanks" and "check printouts". To make things slightly more interesting, I managed to overdo things for one of my wrists over Easter, doing gardening work. Now I have a sore arm; I don't think it's a full tenosynovitis, but certainly a warning to give the arm a bit of rest.

Which is surprisingly difficult for the dominant arm and having to do manual tasks... but currently I'm managing alright. The arm is getting warm water massage treatment (which has done the job before with similar issues), and a bit of salve to tone down inflammation, and proper car loading is not scheduled until Thursday, so there's some more time for recovery.

In case you have tendon sheath trouble, this is the warm water treatment that I can fully recommend: place the body part in question into warm water. It should be nice and warm, so not quite boil-a-lobster. Take a soft brush (or a medium-soft one, and adjust pressure accordingly) and massage the area under water with the brush. Do this daily, at least once, but more often also does not hurt (I try to go for twice or three times). That's it - simple and easy, and when some years ago I had issues with a swollen (not really inflamed, but also not really okay) tendon sheath, this finally solved it where creams and salves had no effect whatsoever.