Day Off?

   This is going to be an interesting day. My day off. You heard it. I hate the sound of it. MY DAY OFF FROM CROCHETING!! The last few weeks have been a little rough for me, but not to the point where I couldn't function. It all started on that day where I tried to empty the pool. It's been back and arm pain since then. And then, every day, it's something new. If it's not the back, it's the head, if it's not the head, it's the arms....but then, it's always the arms.
   Plus, this week, I got one of my allergy shots. I get two every week. This time, my arms got quite swollen and on one day, so painful I thought I was going to throw up. There was a prop mistress on "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" who accidentally injected herself with formaldehyde while getting a prop ready.... I imagine this is what it had to feel like. Called the doctor. Told me to take a Benadryl. I did. Pretty much knocked me out there. Fell asleep with a numb face for a half hour. This was quite distressing as I had not done the mornings dishes and I had a blanket to finish. Then on top of that my anxiety has been bothering me for no apparent reason.
  But oddly enough, even through this stupid pain, I have been churning out blankets, headbands and hats like some kind of creative machine. I'm on every day, production never quits. So my Dad said I should take a break because he sees how crazy intense it is! At first I thought it was a crazy idea, but he is talking sense. I'm probably wrecking my arms. So today, I am going to give it a break, and it is going be hard, I pretty much live and breath yarn. But what to do, what to do in its place, besides the chores I usually do?
  Well Monday is laundry day, I always do that. I could read. There's dishes. Thank you notes to deliver.....
   WHY DO I HAVE TO LOVE CROCHETING SO MUCH AND WHY DOES IT HAVE TO HURT?