Perpetual Ruminations

Friday

What a week! I just seen the post for weekly goals and had to stop and think for a minute, "It's Friday?"

Luckily I was able to start up again after I stopped, but just barely. Yes, it is Friday, and I've only been back to work for two days since my "weekend." But what a long two days. Not only in hours put in, although I have put in just over twenty hours in the last two days. It's more the lack of sleep, and lack of energy.

I have some kind of illness; a cold, an infection, and as of tonight, Rhonda thinks it may be pneumonia. Unfortunately, I would have to say she may be right. I don't know, but what ever it is, it's not going away. It started over a month ago, and I was just about over it, but now it's been back in full force for over a week. In fact, it's going on two weeks with no improvements. I have a continuous cough, and it gets worse at night when I lie down. This means, not much sleep, and what sleep I have been getting is fitful and light.

Add to that the long days at work, some stress, and just not a lot of time reserved for sleep anyway, and it's easy to see why I'm just exhausted. I have been trying to get a nap in, but yesterday I only got about an hour, and that was interrupted consistently with coughing and hacking. Today I had too much work to get caught up on after I got home, and tomorrow I'm back in at three.

At least it will be a bit of a shorter day, and Sunday I don't have to go in so early. Monday will be a pain, but then I'm up for two days off again. I also have an appointment at the clinic on Wednesday, and if things have not improved any by then, I can hopefully get something to ease the symptoms and make me sleep. I'm going to be optimistic, however, and by then, I'll be all but recovered.

Now, I'm going to bed.