You’d  think the fact that I use a utility  knife at work nearly every day that I would  be no stranger to cuts. Not true… it’s  a rare, rare occurrence.

Until today! Usually  I wear work gloves, but stopped wearing  them recently because  they’re  getting  too…gross (I need new ones). Gloves would have  prevented  the cut (pardon  me while I choke on some irony).

Guess what I used to stop the bleeding after I rinsed the cut really well? Not t.p., not tissues, and certainly  not useless brown paper towel.

My supervisor laughed  when she saw the “other” clean, absorbent thing I used to stop the bleeding (maxi pad). I just grabbed one of the ones supplied in the employee  restroom.

“I’ve seen other  people use  them for that,” she said.

Why not? They’re  clean and way more absorbent than tissues/paper towels. I’ve  read about  tampons  being  used by  women in the military  for bullet wounds. Guess they’re  good for nosebleeds, too.

So I got some new bandages! My first choice was Hello Kitty, second choice Batman, but  sadly CVS had neither of those.

No, I’m  not flipping you off (even though  it is my middle  finger)!