I've Fallen and I Can't Get Up

Yes. This is an immediate blog after an incident I just had. Now not too many people can claim that they fall on a pretty regular basis, but I can. First let me back up and tell you about my Christmas fall. We were at my husband's parents house which is a pretty old house. And for some reason that fails me older houses sometimes have staircases that have steps the width of tic tacs. No one whose foot is over a size 5 fits on these stairs so you have to just step on them with your front of your foot. Their stairs also takes this 90 degree turn and the inside of the stair is almost nonexistent but the outside of the stair is fairly large. Well I had just got done pumping and was carrying two bottles of milk, one in each hand, down the tic tac stairs. As I rounded the corner I must have stepped on the inside sliver of a stair which of course wouldn't even be big enough for my pinkie toe. Well that was all it took... down I went, cleared a couple stairs and thumped down the rest until my feet hit the door at the bottom. (Because it is an old house it is a very solid wood door that closes off the upstairs.) I laid there for a second and then decided the only logical next step was to pick myself up. No sooner did I try to get up then the door busted open and there was my husband. Apparently he had been going to the bathroom which was the cause of the delayed response. He of course asked me if I was alright and I of course let loose the waterworks. It is like an immediate reaction when you are a little unstable with your emotions after an incident like this and someone asks you if you are alright. Well of course I was not alright... I just torpedoed down 7 stairs for Heaven's sake! In the days to come I would learn that I had caused myself to get a mild form of whiplash. I am proud to report though that not once drip of my liquid gold ever spilled! So thank God for small miracles.

Which brings me to my second incident that happened just moments ago... I have these pair of pants that I actually received as a Christmas present. They have a wider left with a cuff on the bottom. They are nice and long since I am tall but as a result the cuff/length pose a tripping hazard. Two weeks ago I wore them and got my heel caught in the cuff which caused me to make some large over sized wild steps while my upper body vaulted forward. I luckily recovered quick enough and was able to regain my composure without anyone taking notice. Well today I was not so lucky. Thankfully the office population is sparse given the holiday season. I rounded the corner down the aisle back to my desk and no sooner did I make the turn then my damn heel caught in my pant cuff. This time there was no recovering. My hands flew up in the air, my papers went flying, and my body made a resounding thud as it collided with the floor. Because our floors here are raised up the thud was even louder than it should have been! I thought people would be running over to see what happened, but there was nobody who rushed over thankfully. I tried to get up as quick as possible but my palms were scuffed and my knee was killing me! Luckily from where my head landed I was only about a yard away from my chair. I pulled myself up, gathered my strewn papers, and limped my way over to my chair. When I pulled up my pants my knee had some serious rug burn and my palms were red and scuffed, but no lasting damage. But now when I replay it in my head I must have looked like one of those girls in the movies who have a ton of papers in their hands, they trip forward, everything goes flying, and then everyone laughs. Except, no one saw me do this so no one laughed or came to my rescue! These pants are on permanent probation until I can make some alterations to them!