This week has been kind of crazy. I guess that’s life.
I started feeling bad about a week ago. I’m sure that it started as bad allergies, but it has developed into a pretty bad sinus infection. And I worked a lot of active hours through it all.
Saturday, I did The Carry workout that’s part of the Sisyphus Gauntlet despite not feeling great. It was an hour of walking and carrying a backpack with a Costco bag of rice. I’ll try to process through that when I am feeling better.
I had Sunday off, but I was feeling pretty bad. I went to church and took a little nap that afternoon and then still helped with being a greeter at church that night. I still believe that it was allergies (the pollen is so bad right now, and everyone is struggling). I haven’t had a fever, I’m not achy or anything… just totally allergy symptoms. No one around me has been sick (even in my own family).
Monday, I worked 9-5:30, belaying most of that time. It’s fun, but it’s a pretty good workout… for hours.
Tuesday, I took groups of 6th graders on hikes all day. I got almost 23,000 steps in and hiked up about 900-1,000 ft of elevation total. I started really feeling it by the end of the day. The drainage that I had was starting to settle into my chest.
I didn’t sleep Tuesday night. Yesterday morning, I took a little nap which helped me get through the day.
I did a chat with a PA online (through my insurance), and she told me that I have a viral sinus infection. That explains why I’m so foggy and out of it. And not sleeping well. My face hurts. My teeth hurt. My head hurts.
I had my interview yesterday, and I pretty much decided to just stick with working part time. I don’t think a full time job is for me at the moment. It’s a long story, but just know that God made some things clear to me yesterday.
Now, I’m just trying to decide what’s next for me.
I got some sleep last night. Not amazing sleep, but more hours at least. I’m still feeling pretty bad today. I tried to get into the doctor today, but I can’t get in until tomorrow. So, that’s what I’m going to do.
In the meantime, I’m just here. I’m trying to process while also resting. I’m watching Gilmore Girls and thinking through what’s next for me. I’m watching A Year in a Life, and I feel like I can relate to Rory a lot right now.
On a random note, one thing I DO know is that we are moving houses here at camp. We will be moving to a house away from the front gate which will be so nice. We will be living on an acre! The house has 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and 2 living areas. It’ll be so helpful to have a guest room since our whole family lives in Texas. We will probably be inheriting chickens which is quite hilarious. I am learning to never say never. I’m learning to say “not right now” instead. I am NOT buying any chickens or making Robert build a coop. It’s also an acre of land which makes a lot more sense than the yard that we have here. I will also have plenty of time apparently.
Moving again sucks, but that part is temporary. The house feels more long-term for our family.
One day, one hour, one minute, one second at a time. That’s all I can do. Once I feel better, I think things will feel a little less scattered and heavy.
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