Going Through Life One Blog Post at a Time
My bicycle has returned home from a check-up and yearly maintenance at CycleX. Apparently, Lava Girl landed on me during the accident and mostly in the water, so she sustained no damage from the crash. Also, we ordered a new helmet and clear lenses for my cycling glasses. I am hoping to get back on the bike within a week or two!
I helped with laundry today and managed to make dinner. Admittedly, it was only Hamburger Helper, green beans, and crescent rolls, but I made dinner.
This is me on Day 3 of bike accident recovery.
Swelling is much better, stitches in my eyebrow come out tomorrow or Tuesday, and the massive body soreness is slowly subsiding. New bruises continue to appear, but it is nothing that I can’t handle.
The bruise around my left eye has become decidedly more lens shaped, but my cycling glasses are freaking amazing. I will take severe bruising over the alternative. I landed face down on a ROCK and the lenses were only SCRATCHED.
I am not a PSA type, but wear protective gear when cycling. Andy and I have ridden the MKT probably a thousand times. It only takes once to be super thankful that your favorite bike nerd insisted on buying the high-end gear from your favorite bike shop. Thanks to that gear, I get to complain about how awful my face looks and how sore I am. I will take that over the alternative. Every. Time.
Today has been brutal. My body is so sore and my face looks awful. I cannot seem to get comfortable no matter what position I am in. I am just hoping to be able to sleep even if it is just for a little while.
It was a beautiful morning on the bike…
…until it wasn’t. After 16 fun miles and time with my husband, we were on the MKT coming out from under Providence Road when a dog stepped in front of Andy. He put on the brakes, but I was too close to stop. I ended up face down on a rock in Flat Branch Creek. Fortunately, I am okay. My left cheek around my eye is seriously bruised and severely swollen, and I needed two stitches for a small cut above my left eye. I also have some cuts and other bruises on my left shoulder, and I will be super sore for a while. BUT, I do not have any facial fractures or a concussion.
People, if you ride a bike, WEAR PROTECTIVE GEAR. My bike helmet and my cycling glasses did their jobs well. My helmet only has a few scratches (though it will be replaced before I ride again), and the clear lenses for my cycling glasses have several scratches and cracks.
They did NOT break though, and THAT is why my left eye is only severely bruised. I cried after leaving the ER when I really saw myself for the first time. Today could have been much, much worse were it not for that protective gear. Wear it, my friends. Every. Single. Time.
It was time to prove to myself that I can ride my bike by myself and enjoy it. I can check that one off my list! It was the perfect afternoon on the Bear Creek Trail.
The swing has not changed much,…
…but the kid sure has!
