So how am I doing? (Aside from being annoyed at life, I mean.)
As I predicted/feared . . . I don’t know.
Some of my signs are good, and some of my signs, while not bad, are decidedly less good, so I think I’m almost fully recovered, but I’ve been there before, you know?
If nothing else, I’m well enough to get us prepped for our first Tropical Storm of the season, so there is that.
As I’ve been alluding to off and on for a while now, I have been . . . unwell for some time. It’s nothing dramatic or dire, just . . . persistent, and I’d say currently I’m operating at about 75% capacity. I’d say this would mean full recovery is finally on the horizon, but I’ve thought that so many times at this point that I’m just going to admit that I don’t know.
What I can tell you is that at the moment I’m well enough to cautiously test out if a return to a more or less normal activity level triggers another setback or not, and so far that’s been going well.
After two days of dealing with one flood/water related issue after another, I’m taking the day off before the rains start again.
On a personal note, I’m doing alright so far, but there are times I feel a bit like that guy who was across the bay from Pompeii in 79 AD.
Speaking of overconfidence . . .
Here’s a pro-tip for you: If you’re trying to sit in a hammock in the dark, pay more attention to what you’re doing than to the antics of the ecstatic happy puppy at your feet lest you suddenly find yourself “Gilligan’s Island-ing” heels over head to land on your elbows on the concrete beneath you.
Today I feel really bad.
This is good.
(While I’ve certainly expressed the “I feel bad, but no longer terrible” sentiment before, never before have I expressed it with such heartfelt relief.)
I was originally planning to do a lighthearted entry today, but . . . things changed. It happens.
In the spirit of acceptance (a skill I’m still working on mastering), I’m just going acknowledge that things changed (and not for any reason more dire than one bad moment beyond my current tolerance level), and do my best to move on.
I’ll tell the lighthearted story next week.
Today’s To-Do List:
Decorate house enough to show we’re ready for trick-or treaters – CHECK
Cobble together a costume that doesn’t require me to shave – IN PROGRESS
The bad news is because I’ve been ill lately I haven’t been able to get the house decorated for Halloween.
The good news is because I’ve been ill lately I look ghastly enough that I won’t need a costume.
After posting yesterday, someone (having correctly divined that yesterday’s quote meant that I was indeed sick) recommended that I pack it in and go to bed early. I laughed at this yesterday because I didn’t feel that bad, I was just have a bit of difficulty focusing.
Candles & Curses 