So it was a rough one- being so obviously without my family at the Holidays was very hard! I've endured 5 years now without my brother Daniel and 3 without my brother Ray and this is my first without my mother and my first year as a solitary entity with my whole Holiday routine and expectations up in the air. Just like it's been all year I really didn't know what to do with myself......so unknowingly I made myself sick.
I got the flu or the cold or whatever about 2 + weeks ago. It was kinda bad, but then it kicked up a notch when I was in one of my coughing fits and threw my back out. I literally coughed myself into not being able to get out of bed.
It was HORRIBLE and embarrassing and timed very badly!
The back spasms happened a day before I had a very important meeting that I called involving 6 other people from various parts of the country. If I didn't make it the project would be on hold and I couldn't let that happen so in my old lady hunched over back spasm state I made my way into work only to lay on the floor of my office for no less than 1/2 the day.
Good Times!
In the end I made it through by alot of laying on the floor, sleeping for way too many hours in a pain killer state of sleepiness. I prayed alot for pain alleviation. I was healed enough by Christmas day to make it down to my cousin's house for gift exchange. Sadly I didn't finish my Christmas Shopping but everyone understood they'd have to wait till I could shop- and that way they could have more say in what they received- In the end people were happy and that's all that matters.
One of the gifts I received was a book by Joel Osteen- HAHAHAHAHAHA
What can I say??? My last blog questioned Joel Osteen and although I certainly didn't anticipate learning more about him- maybe God has others plans for me & "My Best Life Now"?
I spent New Years Eve and Day with my God Mother. She had also been sick so the evening was far from a rager but it was nice......a mellow evening of Pozole & Bunelos making......that's Mexican food for anyone who's wondering. Some Latin people cook Tamale's for Christmas or New Years and my family definitely has done that, but this year it was all about the Pozole and Bunelos- Yummy!
So today is my first day back to work- Jan. 2nd and I'm still a little sore and have what is hopefully the last bit of congestion going on. I really am tired of being sick. I am not surprised it happened. I am now pretty clear on how stress and anxiety and depression can make you physically sick- I hope to try and avoid such happenings in 2008.
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