I suppose it had to happen once...

[mstakenidentity]

I spent most of yesterday unconscious and in bed, when I wasn’t unconscious I was buoyed up by pillows, entertained by Youtube and surrounded by snotty tissues, queen of all I surveyed.

The most entertaining moment, albeit not the least stressful moment, was when I had selected an old AbFab episode to watch and settled down, glanced at my left hand and saw… just that, my left hand and and only my left hand, no sheen of gold, no sparkly diamond, just an expanse of pink skin.

“SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT!!!” screamed the easily panicked side of my brain as I tossed pillows and sheets with gay abandon, “How long has it been missing? Where is it? What if it’s been gone for ages and I’ve not noticed? Seamus will kill me and I will cry a LOT and he won’t want to be with me anymore because I didn’t take care of it and everything is going to CRASH AND BURN!” “Calm the fuck down” soothed the slightly more reasonable side of my brain, “you’ve not left the house in 24 hours, you were definitely wearing it last night, on the infinitesimally small chance you have lost it Seamus will NOT hate you, he just may be understandably upset. Finally to quote the great Homer Simpson ‘It can’t go far, it has no arms’”

Within two minutes I had located the missing item at the bottom of my handbag, I’d scrabbled around in it in the vain hope of finding a Strepsil about an hour earlier, it must have slipped off then. I was so relieved I had a nap to celebrate.

I really hope that incident is never repeated, it was quite enough excitement for one engagement!

Comments

[vivienne-aster.livejournal.com]

It is awful, isn't it? I had that when I took it off for a shower. I no longer do that...

If it can slip off, is it worth getting it resized?

[mstakenidentity.livejournal.com]

At this stage I'm going to leave it the size it is. What I think happened is that as I was pulling my hand out of the bag I scraped my finge along the zipper which pulled the ring off. I think the only reason I did not notice straight away is because I was SO out of it yesterday.

Also, I know my fingers swell a LOT in summer, if it's still loose then I'll get it resized, but I'm worried I'll resize it and then not be able to wear it.

So I shall just remain vigilant at this stage, and moniter the situation.

[mstakenidentity.livejournal.com]

Oh, and I have actually checked every plug hole in the house to make sure the ring is too big to go down the drain, and it is :-)

[vox-diabolica.livejournal.com]

Another triumphant step on the path to being an obsessive bride!

[mstakenidentity.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't call that being an obsessive bride, more an obsessive partner who doesn't want to lose the very prescious thing her partner gave her.

Having my dress picked, venues picked, music picked, celebrant picked, flowers/hair/makeup/jewellery picked 10 months out, that's what makes me an obsessive bride. ;-P

[vox-diabolica.livejournal.com]

You mean you're not making the most of your big opportunity to be a prima donna? You're supposed to complain about everything under the sun and cry, and everybody will let you do it because you're the bride.

You'll never get an opportunity like this again!

[mc-shamo.livejournal.com]

And if you don't do it, I will! :P

[clappamungus.livejournal.com]

You had a Victory Sleep^TM? A real, bona fide Victory Sleep^TM??? AWESOME!

[mstakenidentity.livejournal.com]

It was quite cool :-)

[thecatsamuel.livejournal.com]

Hope you feel better soon.

[mstakenidentity.livejournal.com]

I'm almost better now, Seamus drove me to see Dr Lum, who is my favourite doc in the world (no offense to your Doc, I'm sure he is lovely but distance must be a factor in deciding my favourite) and he gave me two pills which he referred to as "Mega steroids of doom, don't take them until tomorrow, you'll be bouncing off the walls" I took them at eight o'clock this morning and by nine felt so much better I voluntarily left the house and stayed out for over an hour!

[thewoozel.livejournal.com]

I hear what you're saying about summer hand swellage, but still, I'd recommend resizing. Remember that the ring doesn't need to be easily taken on and off (unless it does for some reason). My ring's a tad hard to remove in summer, but I much prefer that then it falling off in winter. You'll also be surprised how much your finger will adjust to the ring. I guess it's kind of like foot binding, although that's an analogy I'd rather not pursue...

[http://users.livejournal.com/_audhumla_/]

Yeah I totally have ring shaped indents in my fingers!

[kitty-ryan.livejournal.com]

“How long has it been missing? Where is it? What if it’s been gone for ages and I’ve not noticed? [Ali] will kill me and I will cry a LOT and she won’t want to be with me anymore because I didn’t take care of it and everything is going to CRASH AND BURN!”

It's even more fun when it happens around new years. Then all the omens rather crowd in...*hugs* glad it was easily found.