I can't believe it! I have been shaving my legs since I was 13 (don't laugh, stepmom was a vindictive bitch) and have NEVER cut myself. EVER! Tonight...I laid in the bathtub for a while, then turned the shower on. I always have it on barely warm and by the time I got to shaving...it was COLD! Good thing I brought in hubby's shaving cream, much easier when you can't keep your legs under the ice water. In case you're wondering, my hair's so thick it takes forever to thoroughly soap, rinse, condition, rinse my hair. Water was cold by the time I got to the second rinse. Oh well, it's not like the shower head was working properly anyway, damn thing had a stream instead of a spray. I didn't even notice I cut myself until I got out of the shower. I'm rather clumsy with the kids toys all over the house. I get bruises and cuts all the time. Never notice when they happen, only when the color properly. So it's no surprise I didn't notice, although I did feel a sting when I rinsed my leg off. Get out and dry and I am checking to see if I missed a patch and I'm bleeding. FUCK! Didn't even hurt until I walked downstairs. It's on my shin. About an inch and a half vertically and maybe an eighth wide. I'd take a pic of it, but I'm too lazy and it's late. It looks like I peeled the top layer of skin off. It's really not that surprising why it happened when I think about it. From marching band all those years...a whole of 3½...I have shin splints. That means when walking I have to do it softly or it hurts. Also, can't walk for long periods of time or run without pain. I've also noticed that running my finger up the shin...There are a lot of dips in the bone instead of one smooth level. With shaving cream hiding the skin it's easy to not notice, I guess. It looks like 'road rash'. Like the time I skidded my bicycle down the gravel road for about 100 feet or so when I was younger. Actually I landed on my knee and fell on my left upper leg/hip -ish area and skidded on that, while never actually falling off the bike. I hate those, they always look yellow and gross until they heal. Maybe it won't scar though, I still have the one from my bike wreck.
Ah, well just thought I'd share another good reason I now have for not wanting to shave. Besides the it's a pain in the ass and to look nice has to be done ever couple of days thing. Somebody please explain to me again why we do this to ourselves?? |