When You Get What You Asked For ....

from Jacqueline

It is a truth universally acknowledged by people like this ...

That if you indulge in something like this ...

 ... and whilst out on your trusty steed, Oliver, he steps into a massive nest of these ...

 Then this will happen ….

And this ….

 Leading to this …

 But only in your dreams does the ER doc look like Clooney.

Then you go home and languish, and while getting really sick on the pain meds, you start wondering about deadlines and goodness knows what else, and how you’ll manage it all with a collar bone broken in two places, a couple of cracked ribs and a black eye.

Well, as you may have guessed, I am the one wondering about these things, seeing as that little list of injuries belongs to me!  

And let this be a lesson to you – remember that if you say, “I need a break,” expect the Fates to take you at your word.  I’ve been saying that for weeks – forgetting that just over 13 years ago, when a friend asked me about my new job, I told her that I would give my right arm not to be doing it.  The following day I had a very bad riding accident - broke my right arm and crushed my shoulder.  Had to give up that job - mind you, I wrote my first novel during my convalescence.

Now, having listened to this little tale, you know why I didn’t respond to your comments following last week’s post - I was in the emergency room!  My mother reckons I brought this on myself, by writing about healthcare.  Oh well. 

Have a lovely, safe weekend!