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Health Update

Just a little update for record keeping – grin. All and all I’m doing well. I have been fighting sinus troubles off and on – probably more on than off – lately.

My sleeping patterns had been delightfully normal until two days ago. A few code browns at night, and well, I’m all turned around again. My voc. rehab counselor is supposed to be paying a visit in the morning, and I’m trying to decide if I’m better off to try to stay up all night again or not? I've had a LOT of fatigue this past week, but the sleep patterns getting all wonky probably account for a lot of it.

It’s so easy to get out of sync, and so hard to get back in sync again. Groan.

My joints have been bothering me again too – not badly, just a moderate sort of annoying ache that mostly happens in the night or early morning.

I think because of the sinuses, and the work I’ve been doing on the new office, I also have had a pretty constant dry cough for about a week. It’s also been keeping me up at night too. I've had a sore throat as well, which seems to have finally gone away.

Nothing major mind you – just the minor stuff.

I can say overall that compared to where I was a year ago, I’m SO SO much better.
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