I took a photo of the crime (?) scene. You’ll notice no yellow tape and no inert body.
A few minutes before, I reached for the alarm and found myself falling out of bed. On the way down, I said to myself, “Falling! Nothing to grab! Don’t break a bone!” THUD!
No “out of order” reports came from bones. I wanted to crawl back in bed, but bed was five levels above where I was. Crawling wouldn’t work. Sadie came to the edge of the bed and questioned with her eyes, “What did you do that for? Are you trying to make me go for a walk?”
Because I get up off the floor once a day, that was not a problem. I followed my daily routine – doing stretching exercises, a short resistance band workout, and walking a mile. My reasoning? I wanted to keep the blood cells rushing around so they couldn’t take a collective nap on my shins. Rehashing the event, I blamed it on the bed topper. I think it shifted, and there were three inches hanging over a column of very thin air. No support there!
Did I learn anything from this? Yes, I don’t scream; I whimper in the middle of an accident. Although David has excellent hearing, he will know nothing of what beFELL me. My first reaction was to look for dents from the acciDENT. I had to move to keep this moving experience from being lethal. The fun part was writing this in my head. Now I’m going to DEADhead the roses so I don’t STIFFen up.
Mehrling Muse 
I’m glad nothing broke. I mean on your body. Sadie does not look amused.
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Poor Sadie is grieving for John $. She doesn’t understand he will be back on Thursday.
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I have learned keeping a sense of humor is essential as I age. You have quite the clever response to this little falling out, well done!
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There are so many amusing things about getting old. I’m glad you see it that way, too.
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You need to put a small bed trampoline by your bed Anne!
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LOL!
I would bounce back quickly, wouldn’t I? Love this idea!
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or you could wrap yourself in bubble wrap?
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That sounds like a good idea, but there are members of my family who cannot resist popping bubble wrap. I’d be forever running away from them.
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but If you fell down you’d bounce right back up with a loud popping sound!
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Yes, but what if I’d already been popped???
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Well, good grief, Anne! I am so happy you didn’t break anything-you must have healthy bones! I’m glad you keep your sense of humor about it all! I take it David doesn’t read your blogs? That’s ok, my family rarely read mine either! That’s why I love my blogger community 😍
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I am one step below osteoporosis, but I take calcium pills. I don’t know whether David reads my posts or not. I sent him a link for this one because I thought he’d laugh about it. I’m grateful for all comments, since my family, like yours, rarely gives feedback.
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In a way, it’s a shame. Other times I think maybe some posts they might not like or maybe not be interested 😂
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My family is mostly not interested. They are all used to my writing about them. They also know they can stop something immediately by asking me not to write about a specific incident.
When Lise was a teenager, she said, “I could be severely killed.”. As soon as it left her mouth, she told me I couldn’t write about it. A day later she came to me and said I could publish it. She felt it was too funny to be squashed. It is part of our family lore now.
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Aw, leave it to you to make light out of a lousy experience. Once when I was alone I fell on the sidewalk in front of my apartment building, and I could not for the love of me get up! My knees are hopelessly useless due to past falls; I think the patellas are cracked and/or bruised, so they can’t support me. I managed to sit up, and felt ridiculous. Did I mention I was sitting on ice – which is why I fell in the first place? Luckily a couple of ladies – Russian immigrants with heavy builds! – saw me, came over and hauled me up! I thanked them profusely! At least you fell next to your bed…? Ay yi.
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I was stunned that I fell out of bed, but it really wasn’t bad.
I shouldn’t have giggled, but I could imagine your sitting on ice and not being able to get up. I don’t think I could have gotten up by myself in that situation, either. Thank goodness for the Russian ladies!
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Built like truck! (😀)
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Oh Anne, are you still trying to disprove the ‘You don’t bounce theory? It won’t work honestly. Please try vto take more care of yourself.
Massive Hugs.
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Don’t worry, David. I have plenty of cushioning. Plenty enough to share!!
Bouncy Hugs
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It didn’t dent your sense of humor! Hope all continues to be well and doesn’t stiffen up.
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I’m still OK tonight. I’m trying not to take it for granted that I escaped injury this time.
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Falling out of bed is not unusual for us mature types. My sis-in-law does it enough that they put a chair at the bed edge.
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A blogger suggested I put a trampoline beside my bed.
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🙂 That would give you a jump start on your day!
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LOL!
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If we don’t laugh over these situations we will cry and that is just pitiful. Do be careful
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I was much too surprised to cry, and the situation was funny. I usually cry only when extremely frustrated.
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When I first got my current bed, it was so much higher with the box spring than the regular springs. I really didn’t like it as I was sure I’d fall out as I often slept on the edge – no reason; I wasn’t sharing the bed with “a Sadie” and is a double bed. I would like to have seen the look on your case when you tumbled out – glad nothing was broken!
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I wish I had a video of my falling out of bed. I remember being aware of things in the air with me, like glasses and phone. It was a strange sensation.
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Then again you might have initially thought you were dreaming of falling. Sadie was watching thinking ‘humans are weird sometimes.”
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Oh my word(s) Anne, so glad nothing broke, including your sense of humor! My mom would love you and your writing! You are a woman after my own 💜. Stay safe. Michele
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Thank you, Michele. I love you and your writing, too.
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The connection is surprising in some ways, who would have thought people who don’t know each other and live far away could find a sense of caring and appreciation. How Wonderful. Be safe friend.
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I love you too Anne!
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Glad you’re ok!! And able to sort of laugh about it!
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I’m laughing now. A broken rib would have put a temporary hold on laughter.
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Completely. Glad you’re ok!
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I think I saw a soft bumper pad on Amazon! Falling is no joke though. Thankfully you are in great shape and rebounded quickly.
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At my next wellness visit, when they ask if I’ve fallen in the last year, I’m going to ask for a definition of falling. Do they mean when you were upright and then suddenly on the floor? In that case, the answer is no, I haven’t fallen.
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Phew! Glad you’re okay, Anne and enjoyed your play on words within words! I’ve had the same happen on the bed (which has a topper) in Sweden when we are there on holiday – the topper slides during the night and a very shocking awakening as I crash onto the floor!
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It does tend to make you wide awake quickly.
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