Mishaps
Some people have “pregnancy brain” or “pregnancy clumsiness”. I can’t tell if I these things are exacerbated by pregnancy, but I am generally accident-prone and forgetful. Just ask Thomas. Anyway, I’ve had my share of accidents the past few days, and I write this post as a “note to self” to help me remember…
Note to Self #1: Your sewing machine contains moving parts, one of which is very sharp and powered by electricity. Keep your hands away from it, no matter how hard you are concentrating at guiding fabric along a curve. It hurts if you get hit, and it bleeds a lot.
Note to Self #2: If you set the microwave for a longer time than you should have, with the intention of stopping it before said time, you should actually pay attention to the fact that the microwave is on. It will burn things to smithereens. This was my poor, almost new, Scotch Brite sponge I was disinfecting in the microwave, but forgot that the time had been set for much longer than necessary. Yes, I did smell it, but I couldn’t figure out what it was until it was too late. I don’t even want to think about what those things are made of… I aired out the house for a while afterward, but you can still smell it in the microwave.
Note to Self #3: You live in a town with a huge population of college students, many of whom go grocery shopping at night. Going to the store at night to avoid lugging your toddler with you is not a good idea. Where you normally park in the first or second parking space, you will have to park at the very back of the lot. The shelves will be empty and you will have to steer around packs of students shopping together, in tiny shorts, talking on their cell phones while pushing carts. Taking a toddler who begs for “meat” (Josiah’s name for yogurt-covered pretzels) is much more fun.
January 23rd, 2008 at 9:57 am
Yes! Amen! I do things like this ALL the time only I don’t have the excuse of being pregnant…maybe I can claim that I lost brain cells since I have TWO toddlers?
I can relate to your grocery store trip experience…I love HEB College Station because of its bulk section but avoid it for the HEB Bryan store where it is much more peaceful and much more stocked….I visited HEB College Station on my last shopping trip and came home without four things because they were out of them at HEB. It made me really thankful that I live in Bryan where I can escape the college student madness.
January 23rd, 2008 at 10:54 am
Thanks for sharing! I do believe my clumsiness and forgetfulness intensify during pregnancy; writing things down has become increasingly important!
I am not sure what to blame this one on, except maybe pragnancy bladder and poorer circulation… A few nights ago I was super tired and went to bed with my tall boot socks still on. When I awoke to take my first potty trip of the night, I collapsed to the floor, as the circulation in my legs had been restricted. After a couple of lame attempts to stand back up, I resorted to crawl myself to the bathroom:)
January 27th, 2008 at 12:34 am
Ok, i’m so with you on sewing accidents. When i was sewing the bumper pad i got jabbed along the side of my index finger, except with a Straight pin.
- how do you sanitize a sponge in the microwave? I know you can do it in the dishwasher as well.