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One of the many problems with chronic illness is…

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I have a tough time figuring out if I’m sick with something new, or if it’s a flare up of the same old, same old. Fatigue, upset stomach, head aches, nausea are all pretty standard fare around these parts, so anything new has to operate outside those bounds. I need to see a Fever, or rash, boils, or something visible to know right off the bat that I’ve picked up something new. And that isn’t the case. A rogue cough might make me sit up, but if I don’t immediately have a runny nose, or an audible wheeze it could just be a rando cough from dust or air quality. That’s no gimme. It frustrates me to no end. Rotten guts? It’s just a Tuesday. Fatigue? Well I did run up and down a ladder earlier today for 90 minutes, so could just be physically tired. Feeling cold? It’s a damp November morning. Head ache? I work on a screen for hours at a time, no surprises there. Like I said, frustrating.

But it could always be worse, so I thank my lucky stars I have symptoms that I know how to live with and work around. The malabsorption issue is tougher, as that affects teeth & bones, but that’s why I take the vitamins and such. Not much else to do there. Live & learn.

So it’s friday, the first Friday in November, and the EA (CUPE) strike has the kids at home for… the day at least, possibly a few week(s)??? Maybe? Who knows. If all of the unions band together it could work to calm the waters by showing unity, and a united front. I don’t know, I’m not a negotiator for anyone, and I have no inside information from our provincial PC government. Instead it could fan the flames and make both sides dig in their heels. You never know with some people. Especially those whose whole MO, is the shit on the little people, under spending to purposefully ruin programs, and settle into needless road building to appease the very wealthy construction donors. Screwing the little guy is what gets them hard. Or so it would seem, from where we sit.

Kids want to erect the Christmas tree this weekend. So now we need to figure out which furniture we’ll move around in the living room or dining room to make room for our seven foot tall tree. Has to be close to a wall outlet so it can be turned on/off easily, but not block too much of the room. If I get rid of some of the really young kids toys, I can push the couch back, and put it infront of the storage unit (newly built by me!) And have it roughly where it usually is. But that will restrict the kids ability to play there, and will effectively block off access to the toy box behind the couch. First world problems, that aren’t really problems.

Adventures with Croup Coughs.

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Here we are 1 plus AM in the morning, chatting with Telehealth over the phone because the youngest’s cough has peaked so badly she is now throwing up after each coughing fit. Each spasm causes her to spit up a bunch. Luckily she’s a team player and got it in the toilet & tub only. What a sport! Breathing was up to 44 breaths per half minute (not good). But has calmed down due to exhaustion and she is finally asleep. For how long? No body knows at this point. The nearest ER has a five (5) hrs wait time to get in, so we’ll watch and monitor her here, and make more calls in the morning. Not much can be done about croup coughs, so we’re told. Wait it out, make her comfortable. Add moisture to the air. Sleep slightly elevated. Yadda yadda yadda. Poor shmoo! Hate to see her in distress like that.

Now it’s about 1:30am and I can’t sleep. Bonus writing round for the day it is then. My previous thoughts on the photo gambit failed miserably. Turns out a post with atleast one photo does not, in fact, produce a higher number of reads and/or views. Huh? Consider me befuddled then. Because I just don’t get it. Maybe no one wants to hear about cottage life this late into October. Or maybe the recent great weather has put more people outside, so fewer were inside reading to pass the time? Maybe we all put the great weather to our advantage in order to get shit done around the ole homestead. Could be one of a million factors. I don’t know.

I have all the lights off but those tiny green numerals are mocking my inability to sleep. I also feel as though the house is a bit hotter than usual right now? Or I’ve caught the sun, and am now paying the star damage price for being outside in shorts & a t-shirt all day. Can’t forget about the power of star damage, even this late into the year. C’est la vie!

What else is there… hm. We (my wife and i) had the chance to drive up to the cottage by ourselves last Friday, and boy was it a quiet ride without the kids in the back seat. We ate someplace different for a change, and had a nice peaceful trek up north. The kids were whisked off by grandma and grandpa earlier in the day. So I got to work alone for a while during the P.A. Day. Was scrambling to finish up a few things, so it was a welcome boon to have. As always, stay safe out there. Ciao Bella!