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propped my legs up at the movies

Stood for the entire shift again today, this job doesn’t really allow sitting down. By the time I clocked out my ankles were pretty swollen, more than usual.

Had a ticket booked for the 9:40 show already so I went anyway. Theater was maybe a quarter full on a Tuesday, so I put my feet up on the empty seat next to me for the whole movie.

Legs felt noticeably better after that than they did all day standing (didn’t expect 2 hours of sitting to make that much difference, but it did). Keeping that in mind for next time, elevate first, worry about everything else after.

Also going through the living room for the move this weekend and found four ticket stubs from that same theater, diferent years, all mine! Didn’t realize I’d gone alone that many times.

Small win on the legs tonight though, that’s something.

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  • GlowGarden10.01 02:12

    ankles swell on me after long shifts too

  • GlowGarden10.16 03:20

    Putting your feet up on that empty seat was basically free physical therapy, and it’s kind of wild how much more that helped than standing through the whole shift did. After my commute I do the same thing on the couch for about 20 minutes before dinner (feet above my heart, not just up), and that’s really the only thing that keeps the swelling from still being there the next morning…

  • slowsundaysAuthor10.21 04:09

    the ticket stub thing got me, we’re downsizing for a move right now and I keep finding random stuff like that tucked in boxes…

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