[personal profile] breoaigit
Okay, so I haven't posted recently. I swear there's good reasons! Um, hold on, I'll think of them. ;) Seriously, it's been one of those set of weeks where I just don't stop, and when stopping happens? It happens because I went comatose pretty much. Dean and I have been go-go-go between his insane work schedule, my schoolwork load increasing with grading, and just trying to keep it all together. Friday night we just went out to dinner and had some quality time. It was incredibly pleasant, and the relaxation was way worth it. Saturday was spent in errand mode. Go me! Got a -lot- of stuff ready for a certain baby shower coming up, including gift and decorations and foo. Since then, food stuff has been considered too, and the future grandma called me yesterday to offer to bring some of the foodstuffs! She is -so- my hero right now! Yaay! I need to make up a grocery list today, as my job is organization and writing stuff down. Thankfully, I get to hand off the parts on creativity (games, etc.) to my partner in crime for this. I'm really pretty excited about the shower, and I'm hoping the people it's for enjoy it. (Yes, this is all vague, I know, but if you know who it's for, then you're following this.) :)

By Sunday though, I slowed -way- down. We're talking a massive slowdown. See, I had a flu shot on Friday morning, and every now and then, I'll have a reaction to said flu shot. Not every year, just some years. It's still far better than getting the flu in full. Anyhow, by Sunday all I wanted to do was sleep. I didn't feel bad, I was just so phenomenally -tired-. Dean gets super duper husband points, as he did laundry for me. I did cook, though! I made chicken and vegetable soup in the crock pot, then froze half of it so we can have it for dinner later. Maybe tonight? We'll see. By Sunday night, I was running a slight temperature, and when I woke up Monday it had jumped up to a pretty good showing of fever and a nasty migraine. I called in sick after taking Dean to the train station, then went home and took meds and went unconscious for a few hours, at least until the telemarketers discovered I was home. No, I do not want home siding, and no, I do not want a free trip to Virginia to look at a time-share condo. Gah! So I got up about 11am and hit Wawa to get some veggies and a V-8 for dinner. Once again, the crock pot got put to use, and holy moley, it turned out -so- good. I put in a small roast with a small bottle of V-8, one glass of Sutter Home merlot (a one-serving bottle), 2 cups of beef buillion, some olive oil, a splash of balsamic vinegar, garlic, onion powder, and salt and pepper, a chopped up potato, celery, and carrots. By 7pm, it was absolutely amazing, not to mention easy as all get out since I just left it in the crock pot all day, then tossed together rice and pasta salad at the last minute. Anyhow, after I got dinner in the crock pot, I went -right- back to sleep, and pretty much was out until it was time to pick up Dean. I just sorta sat and stared at the TV the rest of the evening, not much thought process going on.

Yesterday I actually got up and came to work, despite the fever still in full force and the head whanging even worse. The infants screaming and the bright lights did nothing to help this, and by lunch time, I was nearly in tears. I went and hid in the sick room for a half hour at lunch, but it didn't help, and I ended up going home to sleep. Still, I did make it to class on time, and taught rather muzzy headed. I made some really silly goofs in class, which my students found amusing, and I just turned them into a 'Okaaay, well, if you screw up like that, here's how you fix it!' Still, I felt silly. About 9:30pm finally, the fever broke and the headache went away, and I snagged dinner on the way home. Moobabe and Kisanthe got me hooked on that danged Alter Ego game, and I was up playing that mindlessly far past 10:30pm, when I wanted to go to bed.

Today I'm back at work. I'm still a teeny bit warmer than I should be, but it's very low grade and my head is only mildly unhappy rather than screaming. I can totally live with this. Still, sadly, I don't think I'm going to work out after work. Maybe this week is just a lost cause on the workout front. I'm not giving up, but I figure when I'm this tired even when I'm taking iron, maybe sleep really is what's needed.

In other news, my stepmother (the first stepmother, my father's second wife, not the one he was married to when he passed away) finally snared the paperwork for mine and my sister's inheritance. It's not a huge amount in the grand scheme, but it would be nice to have certainly. Anyhow, Denise (stepmom #1) sent the paperwork on to my mother, since that was the only address she had, and Mom is sending it on to me. I'm not holding my breath just yet, but it'd really be nice to have the funds. It'll make moving costs a -lot- simpler.

Tonight is TAR -and- Alton Brown! TV junkie time!

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