How clumsy are you?

I know that we can be prone to being clumsy (and why, and that I definitely am), but can still find it upsetting. 

Since my diagnosis, I've found it easier to just acknowledge - or even to smile or laugh about - the smaller examples. But my unending stream of clumsiness, together with the hassle of the bigger examples, still gets to me.

It started innocuously enough today: I somehow dropped my teabag on the kitchen floor, between taking it out of the caddy and putting it into my cup. One moment it was right there, between my thumb and fingers, and I was looking right at it. The next it was on the floor. I've no idea how.

Two hours later, one that I couldn't smile about: I was sitting in the living room, had a first sip from a cup of coffee, and then - in the process of putting it back on the side table - somehow knocked it over and spilled it all over the floor (including down the table, under the table, under the sofa, etc).

I thought it might be interesting or maybe even therapeutic to share some of our clumsiness incidents.

So, if you feel like sharing, how clumsy are you? And what are some examples - whether recent or old?

(Very importantly, I don't mean to be tone deaf with this thread in respect of those of us who routinely have more severe difficulties. I'm thinking about the situations that we think we've got covered, until it turns out that we haven't).

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  • I was quite offended when my other half said I was clumsy.... however, I soon realised it was true.  Earlier this week,  I did a "Which of the Mr Men are you?" quiz and sure enough it came out as Mr Bump.  So far today, I have stubbed the toes on both feet and banged my knee twice, I also spilled a coffee but that is not unusual...  I bang my head on the cooker hood thing pretty much every day.
    One of the worst was last year when I had to have my chin glued back together after falling down some stairs....

  • One of my co-workers was joking about my clumsiness a few weeks ago, then he preceded to sit down on his computer chair but missed it and banged his backside on the floor. The irony was funny at first, but I'm a bit of a softy and felt bad for him instead.

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