Synonyms: shuffle, stomp, stumble, slough, trudge, lump, lurch, etc.

I go up the stairs.

I go down the stairs.

Several times a day.

This is nothing new,

Just like an everyday stew.

Leave the camper,

Come to the camper.

Constantly moving.

Until!

A stumble, a bumble;

A galumph down the stairs.

Pain!

And wet…

Deep bruising beginning,

My bones stinging.

But do I stop, no!

Do I cry, no!

I change and gather,

Then start on our walking adventure.

…

I fell down our camper stairs about three days ago. It was pretty bad.

I had my baby in the stroller at the bottom of the stairs. So I decided to turn at the last step and step backwards. Didn’t realize my daughter had left a clear bin full of water there. So my foot found the edge of the bin and I thudded to the ground. Soaking wet, sore, and covered in mud. I managed to roll midair to my right side. So my whole right side is really bruised. I’m sore and black and blue.

But we had been preparing to go for a walk. So I got myself up, those treacherous stairs. Changed my clothes, and went for the walk.

I’m doing better now. I’m just bruised and sore. But I was able to exercise this morning.

Two good things came out of it.

#1 my phone did not get wet. It had been in my left back pocket!!

#2 I’ve been self-conscious about being in a trailer park. That I thought people were watching me, but once I fell no one came to see if I was alright. So no one is watching me. Bad way to find it out, but a blessing to know.