Its nice to know that I still have the ability to gross people out. I say that with a smile. I don't know about you but I don't deal with health trials very well. The other day, I had dental surgery.
I made a complete fool out of myself. I'm pretty open with my past- you all know I was a bit of a party monster. Sure, nowadays I am subdued but who knew my past would help.
Yesterday I gave everyone in the operating room a surprise. The nurse did a horrible job of finding my vein . No joke, she stuck the needle in my arm, couldn't find a vein, so she just twirled the needle in my flesh. It was the sickest thing I have ever had to endure. What would you have done in my situation? I'm dying to know because I turned into an absolute control freak.
After five minute of dealing with her incompetence, I told her, "Give me the needle now."
I then proceeded to open and close my hand really fast. She just stared at me. All the while, I held the needle, smacked my forearm, found the vein and shoved the sucker in.
Yep, a party girl past does have its benefits.
The lesson: there are some situations in life that you don't get to pick. Even so, sometimes your biggest mistakes can be a blessing in disguise. They teach you to be mentally strong and they also help you deal with trials. Embrace your mistakes, I say. And if not, make a fool of yourself. It makes life way more exciting.
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You've slightly made me squirm, especially as I have a dental visit next week (along with my kids - hoping I won't have to chase them round the dentist's room like I did last time they went). Still, I agree that what seem like dark and questionable times can teach us useful lessons.
By the way, I've given you an award - http://fionajphillips.blogspot.com/2011/08/appreciated-follower-award.html
In that situation I would have left, but what you did certainly solved the immediate problem. Life is freaky & sometimes you have to be freaky back. Very concrete & steel. ~Mary
Love it: 'Embrace your mistakes, I say.'
Yep, yep, yep.
Russo, you're the best. No two ways about it.
whoa...
i agree. our biggest mistakes can be a blessing in disguise. :)
This should be in a movie, only no one would believe it was based on a real incident ;-)
It reminds me of my giving blood one day, the nurses being unable to find a vein to take from... and then using the phrase "vein collapse"...
Not the sort of phrase you want to hear.
Oh my gosh, you absolutely made me laugh out loud. I tell you, since I wasn't a party girl I wouldn't know what to do, but I would have done the same if I knew how. Recently, I had a technician jabbed me, bruised me for weeks, and said no pain no gain. Well I thought about going back there and jabbed him one to see if he'd gain anything.
Self Sagacity- Hahahahaha! I think you should have! What a nice little sadist your technician was. Yeesh.
Russo, The Movie. Coming next Fall to a theater near you.
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