Try Not to Cut Your Finger

Today I had an accident. Let’s discuss.

Earlier today I was cutting vegetables for jambalaya tonight. The recipe I had called for a good amount of veggies, as is the case with any jambalaya I assume. As I hunkered down to get the prep work done, after cooking the andouille, I started in the veggie prep. I grabbed my bell peppers and one cut into the first one, I nicked my left index finger. I didn't think much of it at the time, but then I noticed some blood pooling on my hand. I looked down and saw that the cut was starting to drip. Luckily none of it got into the veggies, but it was enough to make me stop and clean the cut and grab a band aid.

As I went along with the rest of the veggie prep, I noticed it was more difficult than normal. Cutting veggies and stuff isn't normally difficult, just time consuming. I got a bit of both today. I'm a right handed person, but I use my left hand to control food while slicing and dicing it. The nick in my finger was making this a problem. I naturally just started to move my left hand for fear of cutting it again. The cuts weren't as uniform as normal. Some pieces of pepper were bigger than others. Then I started to feel the heartbeat in my cut. This caused me to shift focus. I wasn't paying enough attention to the primary stuff that needed the right attention. My mind wandered. Every new veggie gave me the thought of possibly cutting myself again. I was intent on the heartbeat in my finger. I lost track of cook times and getting everything in the right place. This was making my OCD kind of go through the roof. I hunkered down and gave the food enough focus so I could finish the job.

Everything tasted fine. After cleaning up my mess, re-cleaning my cut and dressing it for the second time, I sat down to write this. And this is causing issues with my finger now. I'm having to constantly go back and fix more grammar and spelling mistakes than I'm used to. If I hit the keys in a weird way, I fear blood may come from my cut, which is no longer bleeding mind you. I keep looking at the new bandaid and focusing on that.  My kids are interested in it. It is a pain.

I guess what I've come here to say today is, even with a minor cut on your finger, a nick from a knife can do damage. It's a frustrating thing that I should be used to by now. When I started working as a teenager I worked in sandwich/bagel shops. I've cut my finger a million times. But with each new cut comes some form of OCD that will take away from what's important. I know this cut will heal within a day or two, but I'm going to be heavily focused on it until then. I have a basketball practice tonight that I'm running and I cannot fathom what kind of nonsense will occur with this cut. The practice isn't for another five hours, but here I sit already annoyed.

These are minor inconveniences that I shouldn't be griping about here. I want everyone in California to be okay and I'm sick of the snow that is blanketing the midwest right now. But, I feel like because of these other things, any little unnecessary thing that frustrates me is going to be heightened. And this cut has definitely put me in a mood. I know it will be fine and I'll be fine. I guess I just wanted to vent to everyone as opposed to just my wife and kids. Little cuts from knives are avoidable, but when it happens and it causes a communication breakdown, it can be very frustrating. 

Ty

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