I broke the fall with my face

Hello readers.  I know, it's been a few days since my last post.  And some of you are yelling at me.  Hopefully this makes up for it!

It was raining in Toronto yesterday morning.  Also, it being a Monday, I was walking more quickly than usual because I have a tendency to be late on Mondays -- or more late, rather.  (I never actually make it there by 9am.  It's become a joke in the office not to schedule me before 9:30.)  So the rain combined with my crazy pace made for a deadly combination in the lobby of the CIBC building.

 

This guy makes what I did look graceful. 

Here's what I think happened.  My right foot slipped in some water, causing me to turn over on my ankle.  Then because of forward momentum, I landed on my knees and the two huge bags I was carrying went flying forward.  (I think it was at this point my gym socks and sports bra became airborne.)  Then, without a free hand to stop myself continuing forward, I skidded to a halt on my cheek.

As you can imagine I was pretty stunned.  I stayed there on my knees with my ass in the air for a minute trying to figure out how I got there.  Thankfully a kind gentleman came over to help me up, and a nice old lady handed me back my socks and bra.  Apparently in the wipeout I lost the top button of my coat, but the security guard with keen eyes saw where it landed, thankfully.

Finally I was put together and on my way.  When I got to my desk, the pain in my ankle finally registered and I didn't know whether to laugh or cry.  So I did both.  I was borderline hysterical -- in front of my boss.  She was totally sympathetic but also cracking up because this is the kind of thing that seems to only happen to ME.

Anyway, my ankle is fine.  A bit bruised and a bit swollen, but no harm done really.  I stayed off it today and iced it, so now it's almost back to a normal size.  (Not dainty by any means, but not quite a cankle.)

In the end, I learned two things from this:

1. There are nice people in Toronto who will scrape you up off the floor, even if they themselves are rushing off to a morning meeting.
2. When googling images for your blog, you're going to want to avoid searching the phrase "slippery when wet".  (Don't say I didn't warn you.)