Life

So I really have nothing exciting going on right now.  A week and a half ago, I came down with a cold/flu.  I had everything but the fever.  I don't think I've ever ached so much in my life.  It was painful to the point where I couldn't move.  If Gizmo, the four pound dog, tried to walk on me, I'd cry out in pain.  I had to use a heating pad on my back to lessen my back pain, so I could sleep.  I never want to be in that much pain again.

Anyways, moving on.  I've just been working and doing a lot of reading.  I decided on two resolutions for the year:  read the bible every day and floss my teeth more regularly.  The bible reading resolution came from the fact that I was reading the bible on average 2-3 times a week.  I'm trying to become more regular with my reading and switching it to every day.  So far, I'm doing awesome (better than I thought I would).  I know it's only two weeks in, so shh...  And the flossing?  I have two cavities that are slowly coming along, and my dentist told me I could prevent them if I flossed more often.  And considering the fact that my dental insurance stinks and the lack of funds, flossing sounds like the easiest option.  And no more resolutions other than those two.  My goal is to stick with these and not just make some obscure resolutions that are forgotten after a week.

It decided to finally snow this week.  We haven't had snow all winter yet (minus the two days it snowed for a couple of hours however no snow stayed on the ground).  It's the middle of January, and we were having fifty degree weather two weeks ago.  Unheard of for Wisconsin.  But the snow finally came, and I have a feeling it's just going to get colder.

Sick Puppy

If today has been any glance into the future to help me understand what it's like to have kids, then I think I can wait on the having kids part....  My day began with Gizmo waking me up with his dry heaves.  I then had to rush him into the bathroom, so he could puke on the linoleum (it's easier to clean up than carpet and fabric).

And that's pretty much how my day's been all day.  Gizmo coughing, puking, and dry heaving.  He's puked on me, two blankets, the couch cover, his bed, and various parts of the floor.  And as frustrated as this makes me, I have to try to hide it.  Because Gizmo tries to hide after puking if my voice reeks of frustration.

DId I mention I've been a little sick today?  I came down with a light cold on Friday.  It's been a lot of congestion, and my husband bought me some Sudafed today which has helped.  I also got my tetanus shot on Friday.  So anything touching my arm or putting any kind of pressure on my arm is painful.

We'll be driving down to Georgia on Wednesday.  I'm so excited to be with family this Christmas!!!  I'm not looking forward to the drive, but it'll be worth it.  I'm also planning on working between 10 and 12 hour shifts at work the beginning of this week.  That way I can get as close to my 40 hours this week as possible.

So, throw your happy thoughts my way to help me survive the hard parts of this week.  Because in the end, it'll all be worth it.  (I'm excited to see family!)

February Blues...

So, I am now 22 years old.  My birthday was on wednesday.  And what did I get?  A friggin nasty cold...  I missed school on friday and pretty much slept for most of the day.

Other than Jared, I think my step-mom was the earliest at telling me happy birthday.  My parents called me later that evening to tell me happy birthday and that my presents are on hold.  My dad told me to let him know what I want.  But I really don't know what I want for my birthday...

So, the dryer I got two weeks ago seems to be the only birthday present I got.  But that's okay.  I know my parents will be there for me when I need them and that's all I need.  Plus, I ordered some more vampire books from amazon.  And they're supposed to arrive on monday.  So, hopefully, I can fit some time in for those.

And now I probably need to go back to work...  Joy.

Perhaps

Mornings are the worst for me while having this wretched cold.  But I woke up this morning.  I lay there just waiting for my head to hurt.  It took me a few minutes to realize I was breathing through my nose.  And then I got up with hope because maybe I was past the worst of my cold.  Perhaps...

And then the head ache came.  But the good news is I can still breathe through my nose.  It hasn't gotten all stuffy.  And I'm not even on any medications.  Yay...  I think I may finally be getting better.  Perhaps.

Sickle Pickle

Here's how it started...

Friday and Saturday:  The most intense migraine I've ever had would not leave me alone.  Even after taking 1600 mg of ibuprofen, I felt like my head was going to explode.  However, there was no evidence of a cold.  Just a horrible non-stop migraine for two days.

Sunday, Monday and the beginning of Tuesday:  The sore throat from hell came about.  It was horrible.  Luckily, it was only a sore throat though.  And nothing I took (all kinds of varieties of cough/cold syrup and even an oral anesthetic) would soothe the throat.  And then I got the idea on tuesday to take my allergy medications to see if that would help.  Who'd have thought?  Not the cold or sore throat stuff worked, but allegra did work.  I was sore throat free and feeling on top of the world.  Maybe the ickiness would go away now.  No such luck...

Tuesday, Wednesday, and probably the rest of the week or weekend:  My nose started to run a little on tuesday.  And then I started feeling congested.  This morning, I felt like I was going to blow up.  I took some pseudoephedrine to ease my congestion.  However, the congestion only got worse.  I know that pseudoephedrine works very well for relieving my congestion.  So that just left me wondering how bad my congestion really was without the meds...  And my congestion has been increasing all day.  I had to take some Mucinex (another allergy medication of mine) to relieve my airway.  And since the nose is either runny or stuffy (fully possible to do both at the same time - my nose is constantly dripping and I can't breathe through it all), I've been sneezing and coughing up a storm.  So, now my throat's irritated from all of the coughing.  And to top it all off, I have that taste in my mouth that lets me know I don't feel good.  Oh, and food tastes like garbage.

I took some codeine an hour ago.  I'm beginning to feel sleepy.  But if I go to sleep, I don't want to wake up to my ickiness.  The mornings are the worst for me (regardless of me being sick or not) for my airway.  So, with the way I'm feeling, I just want to end it all.  I feel like crap.  And therefore, I want everyone else around me to feel like crap.  I'm such a downer...

Oh, funny side note.  Gizmo doesn't know what to think of my cold.  He freaks out every time I cough.  He now hides behind Jared and won't leave Jared's sight.  It was funny when Jared was at work, and Gizmo was left alone with me.  He's a people dog and therefore always has to be in the presence of people.  He wouldn't lay in my lap.  So, he settled at my feet.  And every time I started coughing, he'd jump and get up.  He'd act like he wanted to run away but there was no one there for him to run to and hide.

I don't think I've been this sick since the week I got married.  Ugh...