Penguin Girl and the Exploding Pixies.
After reading everyone’s comments and assessing the situation (taking into account that it was also snowing for the first time this winter and I was going to be faced with the Bread and Milk Soup people no matter where I went), I trotted off to CVS after my workout last night and picked up Aveeno Intense Relief hand cream. It had the words “relief” right there in the title. And I had a coupon. (And they were out of the Brad Pitt Jergens … damnit!)
I finished my work for the evening and settled into bed at an unreasonably late hour. Noting the recommendations of my brilliant readers, I slathered on the hand cream and covered my aching hands with clean, white gym socks.
Ah. This felt nice.
Only I looked like I had penguin flippers for hands.
Good thing I had already tested before bed, or that would have been an ordeal. I tried to turn off the lamp, only to deftly knock it to the floor. Abby came up to be petted and my hands were ineffective, trapped in my sock mittons.
I laid back.
“I’m a penguin.”
So success is en route, on that front.
However, as soon as I, Awkward Penguin Girl, arrived at work, I slipped in the parking lot and ended up on my arse in the newly fallen snow. I poured coffee down my sleeve and proceeded to get red ink all over my wrist while I was working. And just now, I picked up a glittery Christmas ornament to move it out of my way and it EXPLODED all over the place. The sound of shattering holiday spirits was joined by about 5 lbs of orange glitter.
Co-Worker: “What was that?”
“All I did was pick it up! I’m like the Hulk today.”
It looks like a pixie flew in and blew up on my desk.
So now I’m picking glitter out of my keyboard. And my hair. It’s all over my black shirt. And my shoes are more ruby slipper than sneaker at the moment.
Clumsy, clumsy girl.
But my hands feel better.
Comments
I heard a comedian say that Glitter is the herpes of crafts. One you get it, you can never get rid of it. LOL
I am glad your digits are happier!
Posted by: George | January 19, 2007 12:57 PM
This post is rated P.G.
You know, I never thought of you having to test yourself in the middle of the night while wearing the socks on your hands.
And so true what George said about herpes and glitter....although I'll never be able to look at glitter the same way again.
Posted by: Shannon | January 19, 2007 01:18 PM
There is glitter everywhere. I just picked a bright orange speck of it out of my eye. Fabulous. There is a trail of it leading from my desk to the coffee machine, the printer, and the bathroom. I'm like Gretel over here.
And thanks for linking herpes to glitter. Now my childhood is destroyed. ;)
Posted by: Kerri. | January 19, 2007 01:45 PM
What's that shiny thing?
Oh, it's Kerri covered in glitter.
Posted by: Shannon | January 19, 2007 01:59 PM
hahaha, well I'm glad your hands are starting to feel better!
Posted by: Sarah | January 19, 2007 04:53 PM
LOL!!
Posted by: Scott K. Johnson | January 19, 2007 05:38 PM
Why does the end of this post remind me of the book "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day" (which is one of my most favorite books)?
Hope the glitter didn't follow you home! (I'm sure it did...)
Posted by: Christel | January 19, 2007 06:50 PM
Christel - It's all over my pants. All over my office. I found some stuck to my ear.
I think I'll move to Australia.
Posted by: Kerri. | January 19, 2007 06:54 PM
OMG - what a day.....
About your sore hands, I have been thinking. So many Ds have sore hands and just about all of us have sad finger tops. New studies have shown that putting insulin on sores helps! Every time you fill the pump tubing you waste some insulin. My idea is to spread the insulin on my finger tops. You could try doing this too. We could have an OC experiment! All those lotions on the market promise so much and deliver so little....
Posted by: Chrissie in Belgium | January 20, 2007 01:16 AM
Oh Kerri- What a challenging day for you. The good thing is at least it was a shiny, sparkley, day. =) Hope you have an awesome weekend.
Posted by: Vivian | January 20, 2007 12:43 PM
Just a tip - the best results you can get are to get gardening gloves and slather. Wear the gloves to do chores and the heat will help break down the water-barrier on your hands and provide an even deeper moisturuzer.
The added benefit is - no flippers. You also are protecting your hands with the gloves so they arnt exposed.
Posted by: That Girl | January 20, 2007 05:44 PM
This is why I hate using glitter in my classroom....it lingers on forever and ever. The herpes of crafts is a perfect description! No way to get rid of it; it just keeps showing up in unexpected places! :)
Hope the lotion helps. One more idea...if you do the hot paraffin wax thing, slather on a bunch of lotion and put your hands in plastic gloves (mine came with some) or baggies, then dip in the wax a couple of times. The heat helps the lotion soak in...
Posted by: Beth | January 20, 2007 08:25 PM