It’s always the most innocuous thing that finally nabs you after all the warning signs: all I did was lean down to put two small Corelle plates in the bottom of the dishwasher.

…And give an almost-four-year-old two piggy back rides two weeks ago. A sleepless night last night probably clinched it.

Ice, stretching exercises, more ice, along with consciously relaxing the muscles that want to seize up, and hopefully tomorrow will be better. Realistically, it will be a process.

I knew I should have kept doing those exercises this past week.