Yep, about a month ago I broke my wrist while moving my chicken tractor. I had attached the tow rope to eye bolts, which I sank into the ends of the skids. When I was moving it one night, one of the eye bolts popped out, I spun clockwise and landed ON my right wrist.
Lesson #1: While dragging a chicken tractor, keep one leg out behind you to act as a prop just in case! Don't just plant both your feet and lean back really far. Sigh.
Lesson #2: Later I learned that you never want to sink anything into the cut end of lumber. The way it was described to me was, "The wood grain in a piece of lumber is like a box of spaghetti." Imagine sinking a bolt into the end of a box of spaghetti.
Lesson #3: Buy two wrist braces. That way you can wash one while you wear the other. "My, what an interesting smell you've discovered."
It's been a long month, but it's healed to the point where I can once again type and use the mouse with my right (dominant) hand while wearing an Ace bandage. FINALLY. Although I probably won't be able to knit for another month or so. Very sad about that.
I've learned so many things - how to crack an egg with my left hand, how to tape together the legs of a can opener so that I can open a can, that Windows Vista includes speech-to-text software that will take dictation for you (important, since I'm a professional writer), that "It's a chicken-related injury" is a great conversation starter... most of all, I've learned about all those little things we all take for granted every day.
I keep telling my chickens, "Those eggs had better be ****ing delicious!" They should be laying in about a month. Fingers crossed!
Lesson #1: While dragging a chicken tractor, keep one leg out behind you to act as a prop just in case! Don't just plant both your feet and lean back really far. Sigh.
Lesson #2: Later I learned that you never want to sink anything into the cut end of lumber. The way it was described to me was, "The wood grain in a piece of lumber is like a box of spaghetti." Imagine sinking a bolt into the end of a box of spaghetti.
Lesson #3: Buy two wrist braces. That way you can wash one while you wear the other. "My, what an interesting smell you've discovered."
It's been a long month, but it's healed to the point where I can once again type and use the mouse with my right (dominant) hand while wearing an Ace bandage. FINALLY. Although I probably won't be able to knit for another month or so. Very sad about that.
I've learned so many things - how to crack an egg with my left hand, how to tape together the legs of a can opener so that I can open a can, that Windows Vista includes speech-to-text software that will take dictation for you (important, since I'm a professional writer), that "It's a chicken-related injury" is a great conversation starter... most of all, I've learned about all those little things we all take for granted every day.
I keep telling my chickens, "Those eggs had better be ****ing delicious!" They should be laying in about a month. Fingers crossed!
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