Well I had a lovely start to my weekend! I hit my snooze button one too many times this morning and was in a mad dash to get out of my house, wanting to make it to Starbucks for my daily coffee before heading into the office. It was around 6:30 in the morning when I finally rushed out my front door, all my usual baggage in hand, ran down my front steps and promptly hit a patch of ice I’d failed to notice in my haste. The results were rather odd…one leg stayed planted while twisting in a way I didn’t even think was humanly possible, while the rest of me continued to fly forward. It seemed I was flying, forward, falling backward, and doing the twist all at the same time. There was this odd kind of popping crunching sound and the next thing I knew I was in a heap with my leg sticking out an add angle. I think I was in shock because I just kind of sat there looking at it, thinking that can’t be my leg. I tried to get up which was a big mistake! The pain jolted me back to reality and I realized it was indeed my leg! So I tried shouting for help, of course no one was around. I’ve got to have the world’s most nosey neighbours! Normally I can’t even check the mail without them peering through their windows at me. Not this morning though! I swear there was no one around for miles! I decided I was going to have to call for an ambulance. By this time I’m freezing and crying and in considerable pain.
My phone was in my purse about a foot away from me, conveniently out of reach. I had to drag myself over what must have been the world longest foot to get my phone. I must say the 911 operator was wonderful and managed to understand my entire garbled sobbing tale, stayed on the phone with me until the paramedics arrived. Only took 10 minutes for the paramedics to get there, the sound of the sirens and flashing lights managed to get entire street out of bed and gawking at me. Anyways I didn’t have too long a wait at the hospital; x-rays confirmed I had indeed managed to break my tibia. Thankfully it’s a clean break so no surgery required. They gave me a nice cocktail of meds to keep me comfortable and proceeded to put me in a long cast that covers my ankle and comes up past my knee. They also issued me a set of crutches which are way too big, (I’m short and they didn’t have any in my size) so I’ll have to get another set as I’ll be non-weight bearing for weeks. I’m now at home propped up on pillows woozy with my leg stuck out in front of me cursing my snooze button, Starbucks, ice, winter, my stupidity and life in general.
Damn Starbucks and their macchiatos! I think I may swear off Starbucks forever after this!
Procrastination is like masturbation, you're only F ing yourself...
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