Worst December in ages!

Please don't let this be a precursor to the rest of this winter. I've already had two stomach bugs and a horrible cold that kicked my butt for nearly a week. Frankly, the last 24 hours have been utterly dismal, as I woke up around 2 AM yesterday, sick as a dog. I would start to feel a bit better after some sleep and then it would come roaring back. I called in sick yesterday, and until about 2 AM this morning I was thinking I might have to call in again. I absolutely HATE being physically sick like that.

Still feeling a bit off, but the worst of the symptoms have passed, so I had better go get in the shower and ready for work.

The goal

Short term goals are good, lol. Maybe I can stick to this one... So the goal for this evening is to actually knit on my mitten for a bit. At least to finish the cuff.

And I really need to wrap some Christmas presents. The kiddo was sick yesterday with a tummy bug so she spent most of the day sleeping instead of the wrapping extravaganza we had planned. I also have cookie dough in the fridge that needs to be rolled, cut out and baked. But not tonight. Maybe Tuesday, since I have it as my extra day off and there was no way in hell I was volunteering to work the extra day. Working 5 days and getting paid for 6 is all well and good, but not this week, lol.

It's... Wednesday?

I'm so lost. Being sick has absolutely messed with my head, in more ways than one! I worked a half day Monday, took yesterday off as a last ditch effort to feel better. It seems to have worked, as by the end of the day yesterday I was feeling waaaaaaaaaaaay better. And this morning I hardly coughed at all, yay!

But I am finding it very hard to put anything in my stomach in the morning right now, which is odd for me. Normally I wake up a tiny bit queasy and have to eat something or at least drink something to settle my tummy. And this will comeback to haunt me later in the day when I am starving at 11 AM! Or worse, have a caffeine headache later because even coffee doesn't sound good. The last time coffee didn't sound good was over 10 years ago and I was pregnant, lol. But we can safely rule that out this time around!

I guess I will make more coffee and... ACK!! I left my travel cup at work last week! I have an extra, but it has no lid!

And OMG! I just looked at my work schedule and realized that Christmas is NEXT WEEK! Ummmm. Crap. So much for getting my mom's calendar done and shipped. I guess I had better take her necklace with me to work today and send it UPS so she will at least have that. Calendar as birthday present in January? Lol.

Sick

I actually called in sick twice last week (the first time in over 10 years!), so you know I felt lousy. I thought I was feeling better and ready to go back to work Monday, but I woke up at 5 AM this morning, coughing my head off. I literally coughed for two hours straight. Finally around 7:30 AM I managed to doze off again, but the annoying tickle is still there and I still feel the need to cough. It's making me absolutely crazy!

I haven't knit a stitch since I got sick, just been snuggled in bed sleeping or reading a book.

Beginning

I've managed the first 4 rows, lol. Now they want me to add a third color and my mind boggled at the thought of yet another strand of yarn to untangle every few minutes. So I put it down for the night. And well, tonight is a World of Warcraft night, since the expansion goes live at midnight tonight ;) Although, it's still early enough, I may just get another 5 rows done.

It's here!

The yarn and needles for the White Witch Mitts is here! I'm going to the grocery store and then I am going to start winding it up :) Yay! So if you hear cursing, it's me, tangling my yarn and screwing up the pattern, lol.