My week has been a huge whirlwind of activity this week! I really have been moving all week. I haven't gotten much fun. I haven't even worked on a project called 30 Days of Grateful (a project I want to go into more detail in a later post-maybe this weekend after the wedding) that I had started, tossed, and restarted. Things have just been crazy!
My week started off with me getting hit hard Monday with strep throat. I knew that I had it before seeing the doctor. I went from feeling fine first thing in the morning to crashing hard by lunch. Throat was really sore, red, and swollen. I couldn't swallow much of anything, including fluids. I laid down for a nap (yes, my husband was home watching the little ones), and I crashed for the rest of the day. I tried to get up to socialize with the family, but that only lasted an hour before I crashed again.
It being a holiday, I went in on Tuesday to be seen. While I was there, I had them take a look at my youngest. He had started getting this red, pussy, rash on his hand and back. I didn't want it to get worse so, I wanted him seen. Turns out he has a non-viral staph infection that is transferred more from touch than anything. So, we both got put on a bunch of meds. Then we crashed as soon as daddy got home from work.
Wednesday, I awoke feeling much better. I had half of my voice back, most of my energy, and was starving. So despite not having much restorative sleep from being too active, which is a side effect of one of the medicines I am on. I was doing fairly well. The down side was that it also increased my hunger. Here I am trying to eat well and lose some of this pregnancy weight, and I am now famished and want to snack all the time. So, far I haven't let it beat me yet, but not easy! So, I spent Wednesday morning in meetings, and the afternoon trying to catch up on daily chores from crashing and being at the hospital all day Monday and Tuesday.
Today, I found myself on my feet again all day! I have been going non-stop. No lunch. No snacks. I had a little water. A lot of stuff was going on. In between picking dropping off and picking up the kids from school, I spent my day running everywhere trying to do daily chores (so as to not be too far behind tomorrow) and doing final preparations that I needed to do for my sister's wedding tomorrow. The wedding is the reason I don't want to be too far behind tomorrow.
I already know that the wedding is going to have me busy all day, and I really don't want to spend my whole weekend finishing up chores from the week. I really want to sit and craft, or play a game, or even a movie marathon (like Lord of the Rings or something) with my family. The past few weeks have been getting crazier and crazier due to wedding stuff. And, our family time has been getting shorter and shorter. So, I think we need to do something together. We will still have daily stuff to work on, but hopefully not an overwhelming amount to do.
Hopefully, I will have pictures to share soon. I haven't had much time to try to add any. This is even the first chance I have had to update you this week. I can't wait to get back to a sort of norm, despite Thanksgiving being next week which means more holiday decor changes and projects to do. At least I should be able to get back to my de-cluttering, and my fitness, and other household projects in amongst all the holiday stuff. I have already planned most of it, so it shouldn't be too overwhelming (at least not to the point like a last minute wedding).
Well, I hope that the days are finding you well!
Jennifer
