[Road] the walk before pickup

Hatchling HealthyHue · 2026.10.30 00:31 · Views 32 · Likes 2

Walked this street again on the way to get the kids, the one with the pink house and the red roof, dusk already settling in by the time I got there.

A quiet residential street at dusk, lined with trees and houses. On the left, a pink house with a re

Shift ended at 9pm and my back didn’t seize up on the walk, first time that’s happened in a while after a full shift standing at the register.

I’m 4 days into carrying the $12 pillow back and forth now, since switching off the rolled hoodie, and today was the first shift it didn’t slide out from under me once.

Kids were already waiting by the door when I showed up, so the 10 extra minutes of walking instead of driving worked out fine today (not sure why I never tried that before).

That motorbike’s been parked on the same corner for weeks now, every time I pass, never seen anyone near it.

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honeyoatmeal10.30 00:42
90 min commute here, bag weight really matters
dewdrop10.30 01:44
How long were you dealing with the back pain before switching to the pillow? Making it through a whole shift without it seizing up sounds like you’re finally onto something that works.
→ dewdropHealthyHueAuthor10.30 02:45
about 3 weeks, then switched and it held up
Good Enough Skin10.30 01:59
4 days in and that back making it through a whole shift already feels like progress.
SkinHarmony10.30 12:03
switched to a lighter bag about 6 weeks ago too, my shoulders used to lock up by 6pm but now they don’t