I'm on!!

I've started a new blog! Can't remember the address of the old one plus it was silly.

I'm stuck at home at the moment after breaking my knee in a car accident. The accident happened on my way to work on 14 September, but fortunately (thanks God!), I've only had a broken knee. And I don't remember any detail of what happened, so I'm not being kept awake by nightmares. The police haven't told me much, apart from confirming that I wasn't responsible - they're still not sure why the other driver lost control of his vehicule and hit mine in a frontal collision. It's all a bit crazy - like, you never think it'll happen, but at the back of your mind you're ready for the worse and make sure you've said "I love you" before leaving in the morning, just in case...

Anyway. What's more difficult to cope with is having to wait, and wait, and wait, until things go back to normal. I spent a week in hospital, getting loads of cards and bunches of flowers, and although that week was a bit shocking and difficult, it was also fairly nice to be cared for and know that people were thinking of you. Since being back home though, I've had different phases:
- week 2 after accident: way too tired to even sit up for more than 30min so spent most of days lying down on sofa-bed in front of TV
- week 3: ordered 5 period films on amazon and watched them all in 3 days!! Titles include Pride and Prejudice, Emma and other Jane Austen films. Husband Matt did not complain that I was watching them without him, not sure why...
- week 4: watching all TV programmes in a row: 9.00 The Wright Stuff - 10.30 This Morning - 12.30 Loose Women - 1.30 Neighbours - 2.00 Doctors - 2.30 Diagnosis Murder (yes, and I actually like it!) - 3.00 SudoQ - 3.30 Countdown - 4.15 Deal or No Deal - 5.00 Ready Steady Cook - 5.30 The Weakest Link - 6.00 Home and Away - 6.30 Hollyoaks etc... (Matt says: don't you get bored of watching TV all day? Precisely)
- week 5: baking my own bread (the Tesco bakers even gave me some fresh yeast for free, hurray!!)
- week 6: I've upgraded to biscuits now, Matt is no longer complaining of my inactivity!
- end of week 6: I have an appointment with my consultant, and I'm hopeful (read desperate) that he'll allow me back to work. I've found out, among other things, that two boys from my tutor group (Y8, 12-13 yrs old) have been playing football in MY classroom at breaktime and thus broken a window. Slightly compensated by the fact that the whole class has written me a nice "Get well soon" card. I'm sentimental, can't help it.
So, consultant. After the hurdle of the wait at the x-rays (I SWEAR that at least 15 people arrived after me and went in before me, and they all have crutches so there's no favourable treatment), consultant (not the real one who operated, a Santas-helper) waives me in, basically says "knee's still broken" and books me an appointment in 3 weeks, as if in his mind it was in 3 hours! And he doesn't want me to go back to work, or walk without crutches when I ask.
- week 7: went back into school to say hello, kids seem pleased to see me, at least they recognise me, which is all I ask
- week 8: I've discovered Ebay!!! The world's greatest place for girls. Since I've started my Christmas shopping, I feel entitled to go on it most of the time. Frankly, it beats Countdown. So far I've bought:
- a Chelsea shirt for my 14-year old cousin
- a usb missile launcher for my sister (she's into computers, in fact, I hope she's not reading this!!)
- a gorgeous corset for myself
- a necklace for myself (bought after I was outbid on another one, bit of a last minute thing)
- a clarins set for my mum
- a Virgin Vie body lotion for myself (discontinued, bargain price!)
- a picnic basket for my sister-in-law
- a necklace for myself (second offer on the one I was outbid for, so I couldn't let it go)
At that point, Matt said that not only did he get an email every time I used his paypal account (ooops, he must have about 15!!) but that I seemed to buy more pressies for myself than for family members. Which is completely not true - I'm only buying things that I would normally buy in shops, plus they're cheaper, even with p&p, plus it's called retail therapy and might help me on my way back to recovery by producing happy hormones in me. Anyway. Week 9 we'll have our housewarming party, so I might give ebay a rest and get into party preparing. See, I knew this gorgeous corset would come in handy!!