Nothing New to Report

Doctor said: 'It's a cold. Here's a note to stay home for another two days.'

Thermometer said: '100.0' (down from yesterday)

Sinuses said: 'Ha! You thought we were gonna leave you alone???'

Crud Update

Well, so much for thinking that this crap is going away. Sinus congestion is in full swing and the fever is at it's highest so far (still not in scary H1N1 zone tho). I'm going to the doctor tomorrow, at which point, I'm sure he'll tell me that it's just a cold and to deal.

Let me tell you, getting an eye exam when you have a cold is not fun. That puff of air in the eye thing... yikes! And I was so self-conscious... I didn't want the doc to think I was dying.

I did pick a new set of frames (yes, they are partly red, City Girl ;) ) and I'm pretty sure I'll be happy with them. I did a little bit of shopping, including stocking my medicine cabinet with things I haven't had in the house in a year... that hot lemon stuff and some Buckley's (a truly Canadian experience... their slogan is 'it tastes awful but it works'... tastes like liquefied pine needles). Why is it when you're sick, you end up buying stupid stuff? When I got home I found that I had purchased hairspray (which I never use), a two sided stove-top grill/griddle (huh?), gum (which I never chew), and some Ol.ay face product (that I have never seen before).

I now have a couple of hours before I have to go pick up my DH. Maybe I should tell him to call a cab.

Wishful Thinking (othewise known as grasping at straws)

Good evening humble readers...

Well, the crud is moving on, slowly. It feels like my normal pattern for a cold is going in reverse. I'm starting to deal with some sinus congestion (where my colds usually start) and the chest congestion is finally easing (where my colds usually end). At least I think the fever is finally going away.

While it doesn't seem quite related, I was looking back over my charts from the past year and noticed a bit of a pattern. In the past year I have been pregnant twice. In the past year I have had two bouts with the flu/cold/whatever the hell this is. The first go round with the flu... two months later I was pregnant. Second go round with the flu... next month I was pregnant. Do you see the pattern?

So... does that mean that I might just get pregnant this month? Of course, that would necessitate me getting the energy to get off the couch, stop hacking up a lung, and consider shaving my legs. Meh... whatever. My fever has probably cooked my eggie for this month anyway. (would that be poached, fried or scrambled?)

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On a completely different note, I go for my eye exam tomorrow. I have needed new glasses for about two years, but I always had an excuse (the wedding, moving, new job, no benefits, was pregnant). But really, I just hate going and finding out that my eyesight is that crappy. Not to mention, I hate trying to choose a new pair of frames. I can't see what I look like so I have to trust the people who work there, and that's just not really confidence boosting.

Oh well...

I'm off to go find some steel wool to shove in my ears... maybe that will help with the itchiness.

Show & Tell: The Crud Returns

The joys of working in retail... cranky customers, unrealistic expectations from my staff, product that doesn't arrive when it should... and exposure to every germ under the sun. That's right kids, the Crud is back, with a vengeance.

This time it seems to be focusing on my lungs, so the upside is that I don't have a sinus headache. I just have a regular headache. I'm tired, and my voice sounds like I've been chewing on gravel. Somehow, I have to pull it together to go to work at 4. Joys of retail.

Now, before you ask... no I haven't been to Mexico recently, nor around anyone that has recently come back from Mexico. That I know of. Like I said, joys of retail.

I apologize that this show and tell isn't more entertaining, but my brain is on the mushy side right now. Head over to Mel's to check out what the rest of the class is showing.

Book Challenge 2009 Update

Kristin at Dragondreamer's Lair instituted a Book Challenge for 2009. I signed up a little late (in April) and set a goal of 100 books. In ages past, 100 books in a year would not have been a challenge at all, however these days... well, let's just say I'm way behind. I will update here as I finish books. I read mostly fiction, with some biographies and teen titles thrown in for good measure. Check out my monthly reading lists for reviews.

Here's to turning off the tv and openning a good book!

1 - Miscarriage by Henry Learner
2 - I Can Make You Thin by Paul McKenna
3 - Innocent Traitor by Alison Weir
4 - Princess Diaries Collection by Meg Cabot
5 - Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
6 - A Harlequin novel that will remain unnamed
7 - Sweetness At the Bottom of the Pie by Allen Bradley
8 - Three Willows by Ann Brashares
9 - The Hobbit by JRR Tolkein
10 - Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
11 - Mutiny on the Bounty by John Boyne
12 - It Sucked and then I Cried by Heather Armstrong
13 - Year of Secret Assignments by Jaclyn Moriarty
14 - Angels & Demons by Dan Brown
15 - Shut Up, You're Fine by Andrew Hudgins
16 - Always Looking Up by Michael J. Fox
17 - Ride the Wind by Lucia St. Clair Robson
18 - Eight Little Faces by Kate Gosselin
19 - Distant Waves by Suzanne Weyn
20 - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
21 - Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
22 - Navigating the Land of If by Melissa Ford
23 - Virgin's Secret by Victoria Alexander
24 - Shanghai Girls by Lisa See
25 - Beware A Scot's Revenge by Sabrina Jeffries
26 - Last Summer of You and Me by Anne Brashares
27 - Harry Potter & The Half-blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
28 - Forgotten Garden by Kate Morten
29 - Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict by Laurie Rigler
30 - Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean Auel
31 - Stone Me: the Wit & Wisdom of Keith Richards by Mark Blake
32 - The 19th Wife by David Ebersoff
33 - A Rose for the Crown by Anne Easter Smith
34 - It's Not That I'm Bitter by Gina Barreca
35 - Barrons Dog Bible: Pugs by Dan Rice
36 - Benny & Shrimp by Katarina Mazetti
37 - Julie & Julia by Julie Powell
38 - Bride in the Bargain by Deanne Gist
39 - Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
40 - Galore by David Crummey
41 - The White Queen by Philippa Gregory
42 - New York City Day By Day from Frommers
43 - Love Comes Softly by Jannette Oke
44 - Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
45 - Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
46 - Wed Him Before You Bed Him by Sabrina Jeffries
47 - The Eight by Katherine Neville
48 - Extreme Vinyl Cafe by Stuart Mclean
49 - The Pages In Between by Erin Einhorn
50 - Valley of Horses by Jean Auel
51 - Fire by Kristen Cashore
52 - Christmas Blizzard by Garrison Keilor
53 - New York by Edward Rutherfurd