Ten minutes is such a long time...

...when you have burnt your hand and you are holding it under an icy tap!

So, I know, - it was a moments stupidity - I was making myself a hot water bottle - and the kettle had just boiled. I poured the water into the bottle and a moments lapsed concentration, the kettle hand slipped and I poured hot water all over my hand! Ouch!

So, I held it under the tap for ten minutes - it was so cold and seemed such an eternity. I am a nurse you see - so I have to take my own medicine - besides I know it really works - when I was younger someone dropped boiling water all over my legs. I stood under a cold shower for about 20 minutes and - no mark, nothing! It was amazing. It really does work - it is worth the pain. When I was a bit older I burnt my thumb on a baking tray and I decided I had held it under cold water for long enough - after about two minutes - that burn hurt soooooooooo much and took ages to heal!

Ten minutes is a long time tho' ...