Life After Forty

A Bump on the Head

I have a concussion. I really do. Yesterday I was spraying insecticide around the perimeter of my house, feeling very competent and thrifty. I was under some bushes being all thorough and getting every inch when my 9 year old dragged the garbage can by and said “hey mom this can is full of ants!”

So here I was with my toxic spray ready to remedy that situation. I turned and stood up at the same time and slammed my forehead into the corner of the metal phone box on attached to my house.  I went down fast. I squatted with my head between my knees as waves of nausea rolled over me and pain shot through my head.

My son kept saying “mom? mom?” and when I looked up he jumped back and stared at my head. I had always heard people use the term “egg” when referring to a bump but this really did look like a half an egg sticking out of my forehead.

So that was two days ago.  Now the spot looks a bit swollen and I look like I rubbed dirt on my head. I tried changing my part to cover it up but I just looked like I needed to fix my hair. I can live with a dirty forehead I guess.