Whew...

Now that i've caught my breath and my balance, i can give you a little update on the last exciting five minutes in this household... i've lived in fear of doing something stupid in my house for a while and because i work odd hours and shifts and no one really truly knows where i am going to be at a given time in the day, if i would flip down the stairs, break my hip and give myself a concussion, it would be entirely conceivable that i would languish at the bottom of the stairs for days, slowly getting dehydrated cause i couldn't reach the tap to get a drink and eventually be run over by the centipedes who probably run rampantly around my basement when i'm not there to watch... Wow, what an exciting scenario!  I've never actually known what i could do to prevent such a thing from happening, behalve letting someone know my schedule approximately and what i'm up to for the day which sounds much too much like a need to report all actions which would destroy spontaneity!  Maybe i'll have to resort to getting Lifeline (a device you wear on your wrist or around your neck - mostly for seniors who need some help if there's an emergency)... might be safer!
For those of you who have known me for a while, you know that i'm prone to accidents and being a klutzy -somewhat like my father - banging my toes on the corners of walls, running into doorposts, etc... Well, i must say that now that i'm back inside safely, this morning's was a doozy!  Didn't know you could hit so many places in one fall!  I was venturing outside on this lovely fresh day to throw my duvet outside so it would be deliciously freshly springy when i went to bed tonight and somehow, whilst searching for a good place to hang it up, i must have tripped or slipped on my not so tight sock and flipped down the bottom few steps onto the patio... i knew as i was falling that this wouldn't be cool!  Aach, as i'm writing, i'm thinking, stop being such a wimp Danielle...
I managed to fall on and skin my knee pretty good, hit my hand on the cement patio, hit my back on the deck post and lightly hit my head on the wall - must have been quite a show to watch from the ground - if there's a repeat performance, i recommend getting front row seats... but it might be one of those once in a lifetime events!!!! 
I was going to post a picture of my knee, but alas, it needs a bit of attention in other departments so no luck there... but suffice it to say, I"M ALRIGHT...i'm just impressed with my performance.... should probably have stood up at the end and given a little bow and a "tadaa!" 
Stay safe!!!