{"id":24813,"date":"2012-11-13T00:04:04","date_gmt":"2012-11-13T08:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/?p=24813"},"modified":"2012-11-13T00:04:04","modified_gmt":"2012-11-13T08:04:04","slug":"mba-jane-first-aid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/24813","title":{"rendered":"First Aid, Part II"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Wondering who I am? I\u2019m Merit Badge Awardee Jane (MBA Jane for short). In my<\/span> former life<\/a> \u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Now that my first aid kits are put together by yours truly, and installed, I am moving on to Part II of this particular badge<\/a>. I hadn\u2019t expected the first part to have been so time consuming, but I confess,\u00a0I may have spent an inordinate amount of time picking out the prettiest boxes and arranging all my things inside. You can always be less fussy; after all, it\u2019s about safety, not color-coordinating your Band-Aids and Q-tips.<\/p>\n

Part II seemed easy enough: Check your smoke detectors.<\/p>\n

At first, I kinda wanted to skip this part. I mean, trust me: they work. <\/em>I know this because they like to …<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

go off at two different times:<\/p>\n

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  1. At 2 a.m.<\/li>\n
  2. When I\u2019m making garlic bread.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    But in order to be thorough, I did some checking.<\/p>\n

    Easier said than done! Did I mention I have vaulted ceilings? Did I mention I\u2019m like, eight inches high?<\/p>\n

    Yeah. Laugh it up. But never let it be said that I am not a nimble girl! I was Spider Girl three Halloweens in a row once, after all. I have skills of the climbing variety.<\/p>\n

    So, after risking my life and limb stacking crates upon chairs upon foot stools (how ironic would it be for me to plunge to my death as I attempt to install something that\u2019s meant to save my life? Pretty ironic. I can see the obituary now \u2026) I wobbled my way up to the ceiling. The little dust covered, red light blinked merrily at me. I pushed the button to check the battery life.<\/p>\n

    BEEP BEEP BEEP! it said, nearly scaring the pants off me.<\/p>\n

    No! I said, as I toppled, willy-nilly to the floor.<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    But, eureka! This was my chance to make use of my first aid kit! \u00a0I lovingly applied my Princess Band-Aids to my stubbed toes, and used the homemade ice pack to bring comfort to my sore backside. I even got to rub a little peppermint oil on my pulse points to ward off the headache I knew was coming from catapulting three feet in the air. I popped a couple arnica and remembered the other smoke alarms.<\/p>\n

    Safety is hard work. I need a hard hat and some steel-toed boots if I\u2019m going to keep up this kind of schedule.<\/p>\n

    An hour later, not only were all my smoke alarms in working order, but I also\u00a0dusted the plant shelves (and transfered a virtual cemetery of flies into the trash), and I found a Christmas gift from last year that I had totally misplaced (I had put it\u00a0on top of the entertainment unit when I saw Mr. Wonderful coming into the room. Well, I hope he enjoys his 2012 calendar this Christmas. Rats).<\/p>\n

    Next: signing up for a first aid class. I am so looking forward to learning how to make splints out of everyday things like crochet hooks.\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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