So everything was going swimmingly. Saturday morning I was on fire! Went to the gym, did my running around, and was working on my granny squares when I needed more yarn. I’ve got piles of yarn all over the place, and whenever I look for yarn it ends up all over the floor. I bent down to pick up a skein that had rolled under my futon when SMACK!
I knocked my head hard on the arm of my futon like a dummy. I stood up, shocked, kind of laughed to myself, then burst into tears. It hurt! But I shook it off and kept working. I got a headache, then my neck started hurting, and I got really tired. PT had a cold all week so I just thought I was getting a cold, so I canceled my party plans for Saturday night and went to bed, never thinking I might have concussed myself on my futon! I woke up Sunday morning with a headache. I went to wash my face before Holiday Present Prep class and looked at myself in the mirror for the first time since Saturday and I have a huge bump and bruise on my forehead! It all comes together. I’m not getting sick – I just smacked the crap out of my head!
Luckily I didn’t put it together Saturday or I probably would have made myself crazy thinking I had a concussion. But I’m alive and this morning my head is feeling good. Still bruised up! But feeling good.
I did find the canola oil in the fridge this morning, however, so there might be some permanent damage.
Granny Squares!
Despite my stupidity, I did manage to click almost everything off my list! I didn’t tackle the sewing pile because sitting up hurt for most of the weekend, and I didn’t do too much reading because that hurt, too.
But I did make 36 freaking granny squares!
One!
Two!
Three!
And made three pairs of granny square slippers!
It’s really too bad that I’m refusing to make another granny square for as long as I live, because I would like a pair of these for myself. They are so ridiculous and so ugly-amazing that they are kind of hard to resist! The best part is that I got to use up left over skeins from projects I never got to, or yarn I bought on sale with nothing in mind for it.
One!
Two!
Three!
These were a lot of fun to make. And the instructions from The Purl Bee couldn’t be any clearer. The woman takes a picture of every aspect of putting each granny square together. It was so helpful! I don’t know if it was the head injury or if it was just hard, but even after making six slippers I couldn’t put them together for memory.
Trio of Granny Square Slippers
Three lucky people on my Christmas list, including my Sweatshop Secret Santa recipient, will be getting a pair of these.
PT is flying back to Chicago at this very moment! Leave it to me to almost kill myself the first weekend I’m alone in months and months.
I think you gave yourself a concussion. Ick. And BTW, every single time I smack my head on something, hard or soft or whatever, it ALWAYS makes me want to cry. I don’t know why, I just feel stupid.
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Comment by Beth — November 16, 2009 @ 11:05 am
oh no, you should get checked out by the doctor, just in case!! Totally random, but my stepdad actually has a problem with migraines due to residual skull trauma from a hit on the head when he was a teenager. I’m not trying to scare you (because hey, that’s pretty unusual thing to have happen from a whack on the head) but it’s worth the peace of mind to get it checked out.
Although you must be doing well, because that’s a lot of gorgeous crochet goodness going on! love those squares.
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Comment by Julie — November 16, 2009 @ 11:56 am