If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you might remember that I can be a danger to myself, even while sleeping. I tend to move a lot while sleeping, as I do in my waking life. And I mean a lot.
I sleep with four pillows, which invariably end up on the floor on either side of the bed a few times a night. I sometimes wake up during the night with my head hanging off one side of the bed and my feet the other. It’s one of several reasons San Geraldo and I have separate beds.
Many years pre–San Geraldo, I actually pushed a “sleeping companion” out of bed. I swear I was asleep when I did it. She never came back to try again.
In Sevilla, I fell out of bed and ended up scraped and bruised (click here for that).
This week, I discovered a new danger.
I keep my nails trimmed neatly and fairly short. No claws here. Monday night, I was having some kind of bizarre dream that I thankfully can’t remember. In the dream, for some odd reason, I ran my nails up my forehead. I woke up with a yell and realized I wasn’t just dreaming. I was bleeding. I had scraped two furrows into my head. When I went to clean things up and inspect the damage, I noticed that I had clearly run my thumb nail along my temple at the same time.
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| TUESDAY MORNING. |
It didn’t look too bad in the light of day Tuesday morning, although Elena did immediately gasp when we met for coffee. It actually looked a bit worse Wednesday but only because it was quickly healing and had begun to scab over. Now if I could only remember to not touch my forehead! (And to keep my head out of the direct spray of the shower.)
At 5:00 Thursday morning, I woke with a yell. I had done it again.
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| THURSDAY MORNING. MIXED SCRATCHES. |
This time, I re-opened (and expanded) the larger of the two scrapes in front and I added another one parallel to it. The new wound isn’t too visible because it hasn’t scabbed over yet.
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My nails are now filed to stubs (that can still scratch, unfortunately). I was thinking of wearing a stocking cap to bed. But then I came up with an even better idea. Baby mittens!
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| BABYMITTEN,COM HAS QUITE THE SELECTION OF NO-SCRATCH MITTENS. I WONDER IF THEY COME IN MENS’ LARGE. |
