just 10 more

A couple more days and I think I’ll be back to feeling normal….YAY!!!!  Good thing, as I am OVER this being sick; it has gone on way to long. I do need to be good and make  my routine cardiology and pulmonary dr. appts. as I am getting notices from both that I’m way overdue for checks.  I avoid them and then feel stressed about avoiding them.  Avoiding them can’t change anything, good or bad so why am I such a chicken about it?  I don’t know, I just am.  If some aspect of my health is going further south, I really do need to get a handle on it and NOT going to the dr. isn’t helping.  I HAVE to be here to get this kid raised: need to keep telling myself that!!!!

Yesterday I volunteered at the finish line for a 5K race.  We had plenty of help for once and everything went smoothly.  Then killed a few hrs. at a friends house and then went on to an Irish Christmas show in Colonial Williamsburg.  There was one woman and three men; who all made their own instruments (except the piano) and they were quite good.  The audience was involved in an Irish version of The Twelve Days of Christmas; it was very funny! It was only an hour long which was not expected.  Home by about 9:30; planning on staying in today and resting (HA!!! Laundry and cooking await.).  Ladies aerobics have a Christmas party tomorrow and I can’t miss that.  Haven’t gotten to cards or the few packages I mail yet; missing out on last week has really done me in on Christmas sched.

Food yesterday….bfsk: oatmeal w/ skim, V8, blueberries, decaf tea…………..lunch: Greek salad (shared), 2 pieces pizza………snack: almonds……….dinner: 2 pieces cornbread, roast beef, carrots, green beans, mashed pots.–Cracker Barrel

Added–food today….bfsk: banana, peach yogurt, walnuts, hot chocolate……………late lunch: pot roast, sweet potato, carrots, cauliflower………snack: another hot chocolate…….it’s 7:30pm, I need to eat a bit more–on one hand I don’t have much appetite or taste yet, on the other I’m indulging in the “eat what you want, you’re sick” school of thought, as evidenced by the 2 hot chocolates which total 300 wasted calories!!!!  Onward to find something semi-healthy at least.  OK–2slices deli turkey, 1/2 multigrain Wasa, string cheese

Have yourselves a good Sunday, chickadees!  Goodnight.

When I first got awake this am, I felt just about normal!!!  Amazing, since yesterday was my worst day; maybe this thing was having its last shot at me.  I’m coughing up my lungs and my nose is still dripping like mad, but somehow I feel a bit better; I do think I picked up a 2nd cold bug that started yesterday though.  Made it out to the grocery store this am.  Down to the deadline, have tickets for a Christmas show in Williamsburg on Sat……would have hated to miss that.

The track meet yesterday was changed to today due to cold weather; we did have a low temp and very low wind chill.  Fine with me!!! But it makes me wonder what kids in (say) Mn. do for winter track??

I suppose it’s time to get back on track with food.  When I’m sick the healthy eating (AND the scale) goes out the window and anything that sounds good is fair game.  Usually not much sounds good though—not fair!!!  Wonder if I’ve gained those 5 back; wouldn’t surprise me w/ the lack of exercise.  Today I’ve had a fried egg, 1 pc. whole wheat bread, 4 almond butter cookies, hot chocolate (dark!), and decaf tea.  Will try to get back to edit later for rest of food.   Here’s rest of food and day.  Main meal: pot roast, carrots, cauliflower, sweet potato……dinner @ Wendy’s: chili, large—I would have got a small but my dau. got the large for me and I ended up eating all of it.

Track meet went well.  We left as soon as A. ran the 1600; I had her tell her coach I was sick and we needed to go, not hardly untrue.  She wasn’t first by a long shot but someone from her team was.  YAY US!!!

I found some old liquid tylenol with codeine (for coughs) in the med box and I’m sleeping SOOOO good at night with it; don’t take it during the day in case I have to drive.  Without a doubt, if I was going to be a druggie, I think this would be my drug of choice.  Sleep, wonderful sleep!!!!

See ya, chickadees!

Warning–MAJOR whining ahead!!!!!   My cold goes on; and yes I have been behaving–resting (actually sleeping) tons (no choice, exhausted to my bones) doing nothing out and about except taking and picking up dau, even skipped violin on Mon.  Doing very little around the house.  Craving hot and sour soup and ck. noodle; made and ATE choc. chip cookies, sue me.   I’m SO tired of all this, my nose is dripping today like a fresh cold again, my chest is full, my ears feel strange, I’m having a slight temp.  I’ve taken enough zinc for 10 people, vit. C too.  I’ve breathed steam.  In short, I’ve done it all!!!!  I don’t want to sit in the dr.s for 3 hrs. again; I’m SURE that last Thurs. 3 hr. visit w/ dau for antibiotic eye drops for her stye is where I picked this up in the first place.   I AM SO PISSED!!!!!!  I haven’t been sick except for that bladder inf. last summer in ages; I tend to be the most careful handwasher you’ve ever seen, underlying cardiac issue makes me very cautious about catching bugs; AND I’m overdue for my cardiology visit, won’t he be thrilled with me?  I am not a “good” patient.

Today I finally HAVE to go out—-first winter track meet and our “high” is going to be 40; already dreading the cold-triggered coughing, have  decided to sit in the car most of the time.  Hope I find reasonable parking.

Been just reading blogs, hi to everyone …will get back to normal soon.  I’l go to dr. next week if not better

OK, whine over, hang in there chickadees…… 

I started with a cold late Friday night.  I dragged myself  through the entire week-end and made it everywhere we were supposed to be on time and it was a hectic one.  I only made it on here once and then for only a very short time.  Food has not been too awful—frankly I DON’T CARE!!!!  My ears are not good, my nose is running, and my chest is hacking.  I have a bit of a temp—which I really hate.  I’m not at gym.  I’m gonna see if I can sleep some more and maybe cancel A.’s violin lesson tonight.  I need to just STOP and rest for a bit and I’m doing it.

That’s all, chickadees…..