Oops!

Once again, I am going to give you too much information.

I have slept in a double bed since about the age of 6.

I usually sleep on my side.

So when I am on my left side, I am sleeping with my head on the right pillow (as seen from the foot of the bed), and conversely... (well, I am sure you can work it out!)

So about 6 o'clock this morning, still more or less asleep, I turned over from my left side to my right.

However, instead of that causing a move from the right pillow to the left, it caused a move from the left pillow to the floor!

I wakened up just as I was rolling off the bed but too late to save myself. At least I took the duvet with me.

So, then I "bottom shuffled" round to the place at the foot of the bed where I can brace myself to get up.

But couldn't get up to my hands and knees, which is the first part of the manoeuvre, so bottom shuffled towards the cord pull for help. (You are advised not to wear the pendant alarm in bed, as you are liable to press it inadvertently.) At one point, I managed to get up onto my hands and knees, and crawled back to the place where I can manoeuvre upright, and succeeded in doing so. Picked up the duvet and straightened the bed and went back to bed for about an hour.

Of course, I couldn't get back to sleep.

So up, shower and dress ready for my exercise class.

However, I do feel not just shaken but also sore: my ribs at the left back, my leg at the left front, and a lovely big egg on my head where it struck the bedside table.

So, sadly, I don't feel up to the exercise class today.