Happy Tuesday ladies --
First off, I've got to say I love all the Halloween avatars!! Well done, ladies! I'm still sick, still at work, so what else is new. I went home last night, ate supper and was in bed by 5:30. I woke up at 5:45 today to do it all over again. I'm feeling just a slight bit better than yesterday. Still coughing, still exhausted. I had some important stuff to get out this morning, which is why I came in. And I carpooled, so I'm here for the rest of the day. If I still feel like this tomorrow, I might take a day of rest. I'm beat.
The Prednisone is making me starving all the time. And I'm also dizzy/light headed.
No fun at all.
I'm going to try and catch up with everyone today. Happy Belated Birthday to Carla! Happy Belated Thanksgiving to our northern neighbors.
Rennie - How are you feeling? Did I catch this bronchial infection from you, young lady?
Seriously, I hope you are doing better, and I hope my bronchitis doesn't become pneumonia. One thing's for sure...I sure ain't cleaning my house when I'm feeling this yucky.
Healing hugs to you, Rennie.
Shad - I'm so sorry you're not feeling well on your travels. That's got to be awful to have gastro while traveling. Yuck. Hang in there.
So sorry to hear about DS2's job hours/wages being cut. I hope that his situation improves. It sounds like the crane opportunity might be a good move for now. I liked what you said last weekend that for all the doom and gloom, we need to keep optimism alive and count our blessings - overall good health and good friendships among them.
Mel - I hope your wheelchair saga gets worked out soon, and in your favor. I love the look of mums in the autumn, especially the rust colored ones. Gorgeous! Happy B'Day to Ritchie. I hope he gets work soon. Thanks for the chicken and Bulgur Pilaf recipe. Looks yummy.
Happy - I'm glad you're doing so well with your blood sugar! Congratulations! It is a stressful financial time for everyone. Our retirement has taken a hit. I figure I'll be working 'till I'm close to 70 anyway. What's another 24 years when I'm having this much fun, right?
I'm so sorry to hear that both you and DH are in such pain, between your hip and his feet and back. I hope the pain eases up quickly for both of you. I totally understand what you're saying about retailers will probably struggle this Christmas...I haven't heard anything at work...but of course, I'm hoping that at least my company has a good holiday season. Maybe we'll offer great sales and offers so people can afford to buy a little. I'm not sure what I'm gonna do about holiday shopping this year. There are people we will buy a little for, but it will be much less than normal. It's so nice that your DH is able to make repairs for the subdivision! I'm so glad that Mr. Feral is doign well. Curly sounds like an adorable "kid". If you finished decorating your house for Halloween, can you come and do mine? I wanted to decorate my house and yard in September, but I thought it was too early. And I've spent most of the month so far being sick...aarrgh. At least I got my Halloween flag out front. DH said he'd put up our inflatable witch, but now he's getting sick again.
I'm glad your PT went okay. Sorry that the ultrasound annoyed the bursitis. Hopefully, the PT will start helping very soon. I am resting a lot....going to bed by 6 pm and trying to be asleep by 7 or 8.
Nae - Hang in there. I know you'll miss your little girl for a long time, but you've got wonderful loving memories to help ease the pain. As for the "S" word, please don't mention that. I don't even want to think about it.
Ceejay - Congrats on the awesome NSV's! I'm so happy for you! I've had to go to work while sick because of various projects that I'm working on that need daily tending.
Annie - I hope things are going well with the job search and with Mr. Tony.
Carla - A few days ago, you said you were wishing that the endorphins from a spin class lasted until the next morning. Just try and go a few nights a week...you'll be amazed how long the endorphins last! At least endorphins are natural mood lifters and can help us all through these trying financial times. I sure do miss endorphins. I haven't been to the gym in two weeks. I haven't been the exercise goddess lately. :sad:
Ruth - Thanks for your good thoughts for all of us. Don't worry about the TD scale numbers....they will come down, now that you're getting back on track and have "pitched the bad stuff".
Madcat - I, too, am a long way away from retirement (barring lottery wins). DH and I lost a lot, including our jobs, in the dot.com crash...but we got through it and we'll get through this too...keeping our jobs hopefully. I'm glad to hear you've got job security and little debt. I think I have job security, more or less, but DH and I have lots of debt. Again, I'm staying optimistic that we ALL will get through this. I have tried steam, but that hasn't helped much unfortunately. I'm taking Maximum Strength Mucinex DM and that's keeping me coughing and trying to clear me out.
My gosh, I think I'm finally caught up. Hopefully I'll be able to check in with you all tomorrow so I can stay caught up with you busy chicks.
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to all of us with work, health, and financial stress!
Love and hugs,