If I Could Write a Book...: February 2010

Saturday, February 27, 2010

The blogger balance ...

Too sick to really write anything, but feeling responsible to my readers, so I update when I can with what's going on .... and someone un-follows me ROFL Oh well! (is un-follow a word?)

I have quite a few blogs that I read regularly, or at least I did read them when I was able to keep my eyes open for more than 10 min ... One of my favorites is Twenty Four at Heart, she writes about life in Orange County CA and being that I have family and friends down there, I can so relate to her happenings, plus her photography is damned good.

The other day she wrote about a jacket she was looking for, I saw that, called the store (it's a local company to me) and let her know what I found out. Well if you look at her blog, you will see that she has QUITE the following and today she mentioned ME in her Blog for doing that! I'm humbled, nee honored to be mentioned in her blog! WOW! I know, seems silly but it was totally unexpected, I did what I did because that's just the way I am ...

Ok, I've been up since 7am and as you can see ... it's ... well it's damn late. I'm impressed that I made it this long. The right side of my face is absolutely killing me, the pressure is nearly unbearable. I will be taking codeine tonight to help me sleep. I do think I'm feeling a bit better. We will see what Saturday brings. I have a Scentsy party to do at 2pm for a friend of mine, she loves the product so much so if I have to be totally out of it, she'll sell it for me!

Hope you are all well, many blessings!

Friday, February 26, 2010

My days are measured by pain and pressure ....

Yesterday was horrible. I woke w/ the worst headache I've had in recent memory. I wanted someone to take a table saw and remove the top left quadrant of my skull to help prevent the impending explosion. Of course we all know that would allow it to escape and be rather messy. So I dosed myself up w/ my meds and back to bed I went. I swear I've never slept as much as I have this month. I had the door open for fresh air, the humidifier going and the Olympics on the TV ...

Last night I woke to eat and return to bed. The headache had subsided but the pressure in my face was tremendous from the sinus infection. Oh ... and the snot!?! Where the heck does it all come from?

Before I went back to bed, I spent time w/ my kiddo. He was in his darkened room, reading by the light of his Salt Rock Lamp. Reading? Yup ... and I couldn't have been prouder, it was his Bible and he was looking for the story of David and Goliath. He told me that he's having a tough time with some kids at school and (no joke) "needed some inspiration on how to stand up to them". WOW!!! Color me blown away.

...and this brings me to today, Friday ... just another day in me being sick. No headache today, just lots of pressure under my right eye and in the right side of my face. We're supposed to go away for the weekend, kiddo is going to his cousins house whether or not we go, I may just pack a quick bag for myself later since the gathering we're attending is across the other side of the City. I can come back tomorrow if needed.

Have a great weekend .. .I've so much to share when I am back to regular blogging.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Not bad ..

...I've only lost 2 followers in the past 4 weeks.

I am so sorry that I haven't been here to keep you amused. I am now on a round of Zithromax. I have a second round of Prednisone to take after that IF my breathing hasn't improved. I also have the other meds that I take daily ... that would be Pulmicort 2x daily for Asthma (drop to 1x day when I'm back under control), Zoloft 1x day for depression OMGOSH I SAID THAT HERE?? Heck yeah, I battle it, I live w/ it ... it is a part of me. I also take 1000 mg Vit C daily, 2000 iu of Vit D daily, a multivitamin, Tessalon for my cough (which will go away when it's gone) and then my emergency inhaler Albuterol, that I take 2-3 x daily now until my Asthma is back under control. Add to that what I've already been on this month (Prednisone, Amoxicillin, Codeine) and you can understand why I'm not blogging much. I'm sleeping a LOT and coughing even more. It's not pretty.

So, my hope is that next week I will feel substantially better and be in a place where I feel like writing more. My life isn't that exciting, it's absolutely chaotic lol even though I've been sick ... did I mention that my step-daughter broke her foot? Or that I wrote a note to my sons Assistant Principal asking him to have a convo w/ him because he's been late to school 2x this week ... oh yeah ... it's been fun! It never ends in the House of Chaos.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

It's midwinter break for her ...

Daddy arrived to pick her up for 5 days and was greeted with

... so we are taking turns on the couch with her because she's not allowed to be up at all. I now look like this:

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

If I posted a picture...

of myself right now, you'd see me curled up on my side, screeching and wheezing when I cough. Yup, that's me. I have coughed so much that my lower back is in spasm and has very little strength. My shoulders and other back muscles are sore and tender.

The Lord is forcing me to pay attention to myself, obviously I wasn't doing it well enough on my own. I'm a slow learner at somethings...

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Asthma...

sucks the life out of me at times, and this is one of those times ... thought I'd let you know why I haven't posted, been struggling almost 2 weeks w/ this and a sinus infection (the latter triggered the asthma). I've been under some stress, that's not helping. I will post soon about all of it.