In the wars

I haven’t touched a needle since the last time I posted a WIP update, so I guess that’s well over a week now … thanks to a sinus infection and some really really long stressful hours at work, I took a day in lieu off work on Friday, and an RDO (rostered day off) yesterday, and as soon as I finished work I fell in a heap and succumbed to the dreaded lurgy.  I was supposed to fly down to Melbourne for a Christmas party on Saturday night (decided last minute during the week), but ended up cancelling my flight and stayed in best most of the weekend with my laptop and the electric fan going.

Back to the GP today for a top-up of antibiotics, as it seems after starting to come right on Sunday night, and feeling relatively OK yesterday, the infection has taken hold once again overnight, so I’ve got another dose of drugs to take.  Add to that a couple of other health issues and I can’t say I feel too perky overall … my left index finger has been flaring up with stiffness and pain over the last few months, and this morning was so painful I couldn’t use it to push the aerosol button on my deodorant.  I mentioned that while I was in the GP and it appears I have got some sort of tendonitis in that finger, so I now have my index and middle fingers taped together for the next 7-14 days, which I have to admit relieves the pressure in the index finger … but it’s going to be a right royal pain typing at work!

Then tomorrow I’m off to have an arterial ultrasound done on my lower left leg compliments of some additional pain and swelling that has been occurring over the last month or so, which has been so bad I’ve been unable to sit ‘awkwardly’ (eg cross-legged) or put any weight on it when kneeling … just something else to join the throng of ills for the week haha.

I haven’t even gotten into the Christmas spirit this year and don’t have a single decoration up yet – I was going to put my tree up on the first weekend in December until Katie made a comment that I’d better leave room for her Mum coming to visit … it kinda sucked all the joy out of something I love to do, so “bah humbug” here I sit.  I may decide to put my old ‘little baby tree’ up with just my stitched ornies on it …

There have been a few things this year that have also lead to me having a ‘clinically blue’ period, which I am still working my way through – and this sort of thing is impacting on me … I just need to breathe my way through it and not let it get to me … unfortunately Erin’s death earlier this year opened the floodgates, and issues at work have opened up some old wounds and self esteem issues, it’s been an emotionally challenging year, that’s for sure!  At least I’m getting an outlet every week/fortnight to vent, if nothing else, and that’s helping me to gain my confidence back and stop acting like a doormat!

Anyway, on that note I’d better go take my 2nd antibiotic for the night, re-tape my fingers up, and get a few more Christmas cards written.  Unfortunately I don’t have Christmas ornies to send this year, but the least I can do is to get my cards done!  Not sure when there’ll be another stitching update – I can say, however, that I have pulled a new project to start stitching while I’m away with friends on Christmas Day – I’m really looking forward to starting that one (Christmas by Jardin Privé) 🙂