Life is way too busy. And in all the busyness I had a bit of an accident at home (
not on the bike).
I went home for lunch on Thursday (trying to save a bit of money) but was way too hungry by the time I got there and my blood sugar was low. I threw my lunch in the microwave and went to open the slider doors to let in the sun and fresh air. I turned around and must have caught my right foot on something because the next thing I knew I was down with my left knee hitting the floor and the right side of my head hitting the wooden arm of a very sturdy and hard chair. I caught it right at the eye brow and thought for sure I'd done myself some major damage. I didn't know which to hold first, my knee or my head. But my head won out and I realized I was bleeding. I was able to get up okay, found a cut over my eyebrow and eyelid, and was able to get some cold water on it and put a cold compress on it.
Man that hurt. But I didn't get knocked out or feel dizzy or anything. I called my friend and he came right over. After a bit of consoling and making sure I was calmed down and didn't have a concussion or anything, he felt comfortable that I was basically okay and could get myself to the doctor. Turns out nothing was broken, but just some major bruising going on and my knee and eye swelled up. The cut didn't need stitches. Just needed to sit still the rest of the day and ice the knee and eye every hour. I did go to work on Friday, but had a bit of a headache. So that's what I've been doing the last 3 days.
Yesterday I still was too sore and headachy to to anything, but today it is much better. I've just got one
huge black eye (now I know the other use for sunglasses). I was lucky I didn't break my knee or do some major damage to my eye.
So, the moral of this story is:
Be aware of what is around you at all times!!Being aware when on the bike is very important, but don't forget you need to keep that awareness going even when you are just doing stuff around the house.
So now I have today to do whatever I can manage to get ready for the 49er Rally, but I can't get down on my knees yet as that puts too much pressure on my knee and it is too painful. I'll have some help this afternoon to check out the bike and make sure she's ready.
