Dec 1, 2015

IN WHICH OUR HEROINE FALLS DOWN

I know that I'm getting older (ahem), and I know that I'm not exactly what you would call "in shape", but is it too much to ask that I have the ability to get out of the big girl sleigh bed to use the powder room in the middle of the night without falling down?

Stewey laughed so hard he gave himself the hiccups.

Seriously, though...I think that the physical exertion of decorating the outside of the house, combined with the fact that I must have been sound asleep and not fully in control of my senses or something caused the latest calamity.  All I know is that I threw the blankets aside, swung my legs over the side of the bed, and then hit the floor like a sack of doorknobs.  I looked like the Scarecrow from The Wizard of Oz when Dorothy cuts him down from his post and he goes completely jelly-legged.

Sheesh...it's not easy being me.

I'm off to soak in a hot epsom salt bath, armed with a couple of Tylenol and a book.  Never fear...Stewey has his iPhone at the ready in the avent of catastrophe.

I swear, 50 can't get here fast enough!


18 comments:

  1. You'll find, as the years roll by, that staying upright is a very important skill!! One broken jaw, one broken foot, one broken....well, you get the picture.

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  2. Oh dear, I hope you feel better when you have had your Epsom Salts bath!
    I can sympathize as I have a tendency to fall, usually when coming down the stairs :-)

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  3. I do hope you will be more careful...no fear, Stewey is in charge....

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  4. Have you noticed how easy it is to fall? Such a natural talent we seem to develop for it.
    Its the getting back up that gets harder and harder...

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  5. I've had the same type of grace lately and Clarice is just lucky that she's managed to not get squished each time. I swear aging ain't all it's cracked up to be.

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  6. The older I get, the worse my balance gets. I hate it! Nothing makes me feel old like "being careful" just walking down the stairs. Hope your hot bath made everything feel better!

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  7. I'll be 55 next week and noticed I've been doing the ole scoot-to-the-edge-of-the-couch routine like my grandmother used to do before standing up. Sheesh!

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  8. So glad that you did not hurt yourself badly! Please take good care, and I hope you are over your aches very soon.

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  9. Oh no! I hope your bath healed all your aches and pains. And speaking of books, have you read Outlander? I am not sure what kinds of books you like but I feel like you might like that one xo

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  11. Sorry about your fall. I just hit 60 not too long ago Coni and feel like I'm falling apart with all the darned arthritis issues I have. I keep trying to get healthier but it's a constant struggle for sure. Like Bette Davis once said....."getting old ain't for sissies!" True words indeed!

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  12. I fall frequently I hate it. Glad you are ok

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  13. I did that last week! The doctor said to give the brain time to understand you are standing before you stand. I don't know, I have so many health issues right now staying in bed some days seem best.

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  14. Holy Schmoley...hope you feeling better soon. Epsom Salt baths...my fav!

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  15. Sorry to read about your fall. I almost did the same thing the other morning. I got caught up in the blankets Hope you feel better soon.

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  16. Getting older (not that you are there yet) is not for the faint of heart.
    I might recommend Epsom salts with lavender. Very soothing and relaxing.
    A brand I have found at WalMart and/or CVS is Dr. Teal's, whoever he is when he is at home. Hang in there

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