Actually, I seem to be losing count with my health. During the Summer here I do pretty decently, maybe an occasional sore throat. But when the temperature drops, blech! Maybe I could classify this instance as a relapse from what I was suffering from earlier in October. Either way it sucked.
Last week I felt the symptoms coming on; sore throat, drainage and fatigue; there was little I could do about it. I managed to get most of Thursday off, tried to sleep it away which is the best pre-emptive strike. This worked until 3 PM because the cats decided, “Hey, you’re home! How about dinner?” ad nauseum. It’s as if they’re on the nursing home schedule for supper.
I felt adequate enough to get through Friday yet it was a nine-hour countdown to 5 PM, then Somara could take me home, make her awesome Sleepy-Time tea and zone out to Starblazers on Netflix. Fearing this wouldn’t be enough, I scheduled this Monday and Tuesday off while I spent the weekend in low gear. I was feeling better by Saturday morning which didn’t mean I was out of the woods. Past experience always reminds me about the times I did a 180 within hours, ergo, nothing but low-gear activity for those days. Sucked too. I missed a party, I couldn’t write as much (hard to focus thanks to the medication/fatigue) and chores were ignored. Anything which can make me break into a sweat, a hard lesson I learned in 1999.
Then you’d think life awesome after being on the mend. Sadly, it often the case for me. Over-the-counter stuff and abundant rest push me into the Depression zone. My doctor says it’s triggered by my going “on the hunt,” which is a polite way of thinking too much. Digging out becomes a struggle. It’s a major reason why I can’t watch Hoarders, I fear I could let it take control to the same extent it did to those unfortunate people.
So Picayune might go into a lower gear for a couple weeks with fewer updates. I need to go tackle some nagging concerns around the house, maybe get back on track with reading the Simon Pegg book I bought, clear the Netflix queue more and push the miles on the treadmill.
Good news will be coming soon. I just need to finalize it too.