Last night, as Linda was preparing for bed, I went to straighten the sheets and the blankets. I started on my side to tuck in the blankets under the mattress at the foot of the bed. Then I carefully lined up the sheet with the blanket and smoothed it down. I then go around the bed and do the same on her side. As I headed for the hallway I have to pass a large mirror on my left. I took a quick peek at myself.
Now I usually go about the house shirtless. You see it is too hot in the house for me but perfect for Linda. I say this so you can understand what happened next.
As I passed the mirror my attention was drawn to a dark area on my side. I stopped and lifted my arm. Now my eyesight isn’t too good but I did notice a dark discoloration. I sidled up closer to the mirror. It looked like a very large bruise yet I don’t remember injuring myself. Perhaps it was a bleed under the skin for some other reason. I was getting concerned.
I drew closer to the mirror. O my, was that dirt? How on earth did that happen?
Closer still and the truth was revealed. It was a shadow caused by my ribcage. Now I know I was loosing quite a bit of weight but I never thought I would see my ribcage again.
So, I go to bed happy knowing that there is a body beneath the store of fat I have been carrying for twenty years. Lucky me! 😉
Mirror, mirror on the wall:
Who is the fairest of them all ?
That’s all I can remember – it’s a long time since I was into nursery rhymes — that’s what you read when you go to bed —isn’t it ?
That happened to me once. Upon Closer examination the dark spot had legs which began to move, Talk about freaking out. Turned out to be a dog tick that was feasting on my blood for some time. Yes I had dogs at the time and we had been on a field excursion a few weeks before. I pulled the thing out. Fortunately, the head came out too. I was no worse for wear and happy it wasn’t something more serious. Isn’t it amazing the things that go through your head at a time like that?
Just so you know, you are supposed to cover them in petroleum jelly. That cuts off their air supply and they fall off. Doing what I did could leave the head inside you and cause infection. You can get Lime disease from ticks. I was lucky. You can also try burning them off, but this could also burn you, so not highly recommended.
Don, I use to stand before the mirror and ask “who was the hairyest of the home.” Foretunately our cat always edged me out on that one… just! 🙂