Getting stuck and almost falling off the bed might not seem positive, but let me explain.
I have to say first that my body is not real flexible. I don't have a lot of strength or agility. The spirit is willing, but most of the time, the body doesn't cooperate.
I was looking for something that had fallen under the bed, on the other side of the bed from where I was. I ended up stretched out across the bed, on my stomach, with my head hanging off the edge of the bed. Big mistake.
My left arm was wedged underneath me, and I started very slowly sliding forward. Crap! Okay, okay, don't panic. You got yourself into this predicament, you can get yourself out. Nuh-uh, buddy, not without a little help, I can't.
Hey, B? Can you come here for a second?
Why?
I'm sort of stuck. And could you hurry?
Just as an aside, one thing mrM never ever does is hurry. I had nearly resigned myself to spending the rest of my life with my head hanging over the edge of the bed and my ass in the air when a pair of size 12 sneakers come strolling into the bedroom.
What are you doing?
Looking for something.
Did you find it?
Yes. Could we talk about this after I get out of this ridiculous position?
All the while, he's getting an eyeful of the acreage that is my ass. The only thing I had on was my nightgown, and of course, it had ridden up and was now firmly tangled around my waist.
What do you want me to do?
Could you help me up? And if you laugh or tickle me, you're a dead man.
With much grunting and groaning and a few swear words, and mrM's cooperation, I managed to right myself. That's when I started to laugh. Just thinking about the picture I must have made, stretched out with my big butt wiggling in the breeze had me in hysterics.
Then mrM strted pulling things out from under the bed. Headphones. Two blank CDs. A ball of dustbunny-covered yarn. A book, Wuthering Heights, if I'm remembering correctly. Guess I dropped a whole lot more than I thought.
In order to be me, you gotta be able to get yourself into undignified predicaments, and you damn sure better be able to laugh about it.
A good long laugh is always a positive thing.
