Back again
Lying uncomfortably on my belly I consider the carpet closely. If I raise my head I can just about read the screen of my iPad on the floor in front of me, but no matter how hard I try, I can’t get my upper body on to my elbows so I can type on my laptop.
When my back is playing up I find that the most soothing position (the pain is all relative) is lying on my front or walking slowly on a flat surface. Neither position is good for working, so I have plenty of time to contemplate the poor engineering of the human spine while my deadlines whizz past unmet.
Usually I get backache when I have done something unwise like bend over to put my socks on 24 hours after lifting something heavy, or stoop to get some carrots out of the fridge. This time I just had a normal day, a restful night and then woke up crippled.
It must be my age.
Tomorrow I need to take the train to London to do some work. I do not fancy lying face down on the carriage floor, although I plan to travel off-peak so I might not get trodden on.
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Is there not an option of lying on the couch with your head and shoulders over the end and the ipad on the floor?
For the train I would recommend the luggage ruck
Drew – good idea, but we don’t have a couch that would accommodate this position (due to arms at both ends). It would work on the bed, but the bedroom is too cold for comfort. I have to confess that I didn’t get the train after all and I went to the see a doctor instead. I now have some pills that make me very drowsy zzz.