It was a heavy lifting kind of day

500 kgs, or 1102.31 lbs, to be exact. That is how much I lobbed around today. Half a TONNE!

Let me explain!

You see, at my work, we got fresh produce and wrappings for the food. We needed to fit that into our walk in fridge, so some of the things already there, had to be moved. The thing in question was milk shake mix. One box weights 10 kilos. or around 22 lbs. On one dolly, there are around 250 kilos/551 lbs of milk shake mix, and we had two of those. I had to move both dollies to our second fridge, which is located in a shed outside.

I went to grab a pallet mover, but it was too wide. I then had to grab our second pallet mover, which had no problem moving the dollies. When I got to the second fridge, then the problem began. There was a small section of the floor which wasn't angled properly, so I had no way of getting the dollies into the fridge. So what did I have to do? Restack the dollies.

15 minutes later, my back was screaming "STOP IT!", while my arms were aching. I had just moved 1102 lbs of milk shake mix in 15 minutes. Now, I know that it isn't wise to rush those things, but I really just wanted it to be done, so I could go home.

So now I am sitting here a few hours later, completely exhausted. I am working tomorrow from 6 am to lunchtime, so I have to be up at 5 am :(. I hate morning shifts, since I am NOT a morning person - at all!

But yeah, I feel extremely worn out, but I know it will be gone by tomorrow. Luckily I don't have to move the shake mix again!