4 February 2008
Still sick. In fact, in a move completely out of character for me, I actually called our local doctor’s office to see about getting an appointment. They are totally booked, and couldn’t see me ’til Wednesday. The nurse suggested I come to the office for the evening walk-in clinic. I wouldn’t get to see our own doctor, but at least I’d see a doctor. So, I decided that’s what I would do. After a day of high fever, napping, coughing, sneezing, and going through most of a box of tissues, I got dressed and got in my truck, only to find my battery dead. I have tried to train myself to unplug my various chargers when I turn off the engine, but sometimes I forget. And when I forget, and then let the truck sit still for a week—the battery drains and I am reminded how much I love my Allstate Auto Club.
But, I had to decide that I simply wasn’t meant to go to the doctor. Go figure.
It was a miserable day for me . . . I’m so bad at being sick. I really do tend toward pathetic and I feel the need to apologize to Kyle and my mom and Kelly and anyone else who had to deal with me on any level. I did get to talk to my mama. And when Kyle came home from work, we found some chicken noodle soup and I think that actually helped. After the soup, I realized I hadn’t taken a photograph, so I tried to shoot this candle I’ve been burning in our bathroom. It is burning like no other candle I’ve ever had—practically making lace of itself as it goes. I couldn’t get the detail I wanted to show and was frustrated, and then realized that the full candle (rather than the close-up) and the reflection of me and my camera in the mirror, was pretty neat.
I went to bed feeling better than I’d felt all day. And, as I write this on Tuesday morning, I’d say that today feels better than yesterday. But, still miserable. Today’s new adventure is that my cough seems to be causing a muscle contraction in my lower back that is pinching my sciatic nerve. Let me say that this is not fun, and ibuprofen will have to be my friend, today.
~MB
