TLDR; I hurt my back and I'm out of work. Gonna draw stuff while stuck at home.
So as most of you are aware, I usually have/had a pretty intense work schedule.
I work a factory job and my hours are 6:00am - 4:30pm everyday except Sunday. To top it all off, I live an hour away from my job. It basically leaves me with no free time except for Sunday... and when Sunday comes, I basically have to spend the entire day doing responsible adult things that need to be addressed before I get sucked into another work week. It's hard, but it's work that pays the bills.
However, I have recently I went to the doctor for some weird leg pain I've been experiencing. Basically I would have sharp pain that would start at my lower back and crawl down my entire leg, followed by an immobilizing numbness that would slowly wear off. After dealing with the issue for two weeks, I finally decided it wasn't getting better and I needed medical help. After the visit to the clinic, they had decided that I had probably done some damage to the muscles in my back that were irritating nerves in my leg. It's nothing serious, but they put me on medical restrictions while I take a combination of muscle relaxers and steroids to help with recovery. I can't lift anything over 10lbs (5kg) for two weeks.
So I called my employer to give them a heads up that the doctor wanted me to take the next couple of days off but I'd be able to return to work this Saturday as long as I took it easy. They immediately told me that due to company policy, I could NOT return to work with any medical restrictions.... so that means two weeks of no work, and no pay. So now I'm stuck at home waiting patiently as I await my claim for short term disability. Looking on the bright side though, this means I can relax a bit and do some drawing. Or try to at least.