Why you should not take muscle relaxers at work

So I'm on my way to court this morning, and it's cold and icy in our parking lot. I very very very carefully make my way to my van, and am so proud of myself for getting there without even a little slip when... whoooop - just as I open the door I lose my footing and fall.

I grab the steering wheel, which really doesn't do anything except make sure that while I'm twisting my knee and thigh and hitting my ass on the floor of the van, I also wrench my shoulder as well. Ouch.

Of course my first reaction is to look around and make sure nobody saw me. Then I start driving to court and realize I am really in a tremendous amount of pain. I am actually limping into the courtroom today.

By the time I got back to the office, I was in massive discomfort. I am searching for Advil in the first aid kit and we have none. I am in pain and want to cry. My paralegal, who has a back problem, offers a muscle relaxer, which I gladly accepted with the assurance that it would be more than worn off by 5:00 when I have to drive home.

And so, here is the message I left for an insurance adjuster this afternoon: "Argle bargle foss sssshlooop qwerty blop." And I hugged everyone a lot. Including my boss. And I typed some letters which I then proofread and couldn't figure out what I was even trying to say. And I drank some coffee which was the BEST coffee apparently, as I told our office manager about 10 times. And I kept spinning around in my office chair, because did you know it spins all the way around? I never tried that before.

By 4:00 the pain started returning and I wasn't nearly as much fun. Just another day at the office.