KateP's musings

  At some point this weekend I started sniffling and sneezing and haven’t really stopped.   I was really hoping I didn’t get sick again.   Almost every Christmas holiday I get a sinus infection or cold.   I am not sure what set it off..   At first I thought maybe the kitty litter dusts that I smell on the titans were the cause of it but I am beginning to have my doubts . I took some night time alka seltzer medicine and hope it would kick in soon.   I buried in my covers and Tiger sat beside me and I expected sky to join us soon after. Sunday I didn’t do too much in the morning.   Watched TV, took care of the cats, had probably too much coffee and then showered and got ready for gym class.   It was alternating 20 reps with 10 (should have been 19) After class I headed to my Sister’s and chatted with her until about things in general.   We made plans for me to come over around 7:30 to get any last minute preparations done for the...

Y esterday I thought I left my ID at home. I come to find out this morning I had it all day I just didn't look in my sneakers in the bag I had with me.  I attached it to my pocketbook until I got to work this morning and when I leave for the day its going back into my pocketbook until Monday morning.  Yesterday I had to depend on my co-workers to for their ID and or to let me in to the office. I also misplaced my password list that I carry around with me "just incase".  I thought perhaps I left it at the office and it either got taken or I mixed in with someones daily work.  Neither of those two scenarios happened.  I found them last night on the night stand by my bed.   I am sure people are asking why I would bring them with me or why don't you put them on your phone etc.  I may not alway have access to my phone.  Despite my work day disasters work itself went well but I could feel myself feeling crummy by the hour.  Anything that could ache...

Dear Mom,     Today hasn’t been the best start to the day.  Actually it started around 1 this morning.  I think the dinner I had didn’t agree with me I ended up getting sick to my stomach and that passed now this morning for the past hour or two I have had diarrhea.  I cleaned up okay but still have the urge to run not walk to the bathroom. I am hoping my breakfast and coffee will stay down and so far it has. This messy development has prompted me to get some laundry done and I have to check on it,  I don’t have a lot of laundry for a change but I want to change the sheets on the beds in both bedrooms.   I had these big plans to do the cleaning but the way I am feeling I am going to have be lazy for a while. I have been using the laptop more and more upstairs while watching TV these days and I am getting use to it now.  Unfortunately it seems like the battery doesn’t last long  and right now the adapter for the laptop is do...

February 2, 2014 Dear Friends:     Oy!  It was a rough start to the day for me as I had gotten stomach sick (the d word) around 5 this morning.  I have an idea it was the peanut butter and the ginger candy and of course herbal tea.  Sleep was somewhat elusive because of the pain in my side.  Every time I moved to lay on my side it would be uncomfortable.  It happened again around 2:30.  Still not going to the doctor yet. Mom got up around 8 that’s fairly early for her these days.  She had a good sleep she tells me.  Liz came after the 11:30 mass to give her communion.  She even got dressed for it and didn’t get back into her pajamas either.  Of course she did say that her stomach wasn’t that great.  Before Liz left they discussed listening to music (mom’s got it going downstairs!) and Dr. Appointments for tomorrow.  After she left Mom and I talked while I had some thing to eat.  I was asking her about a list...

I had a hard time getting to sleep again.  The coughing finally subsided  by 1 and a short time later I was sleeping.  I really thought the cough was subsiding when I wrote last night but I was wrong.  I am thinking it could be some form of asthma. As a result of the late sleep I slept in until 6:30.  I folded some clothes and forgot the others.  I got ready for work and Mom critiqued my blouse (that I ironed). She noticed I wasn’t liking it.  Damn Straight.  You might want to work on your delivery. I got to work before 8.  The ride in was okay.  No real traffic problems.  I chatted with JanetN.  Then hopped on the rest of yesterday's return mail.  There was well over 230 pieces yesterday.  I am hoping that won’t be the case today.  So far the mail volume is okay and the count is: 248 (yeah that was probably TMI). I checked my-time reports and found out that I had not requested the 21st off for my ...

I started getting a headache during bingo. It got progressively worse as the morning went on. I began sweating profusely. I ended up leaving church earlier and heading home. I was going to stop for gas but decided to do it before going to Cheryl’s. That never happened. I went to lay down and took some Tylenol. I really shouldn’t have done that until I had something substantial in my stomach. For the next several hours I was lying in bed. The pain would subside for a bit until my stomach erupted several times. I never went to Cheryl’s and I didn’t go to Bobs. I was astonished at how much time passed while I was getting sick. Mom had gone to Cheryl’s and came back. I was still not fully recovered so I kept up with the sleeping and the vomiting until Mom came home around 7 from Bob’s. I did take a bath (that usually helps) and after awhile I was feeling much better. I did manage to keep down cereal and had some ginger ale. The fire work displays are starting to subside now. S...

Sunday was the picnic and unfortunately I ended up with a migraine and ended up spending most of the time on the living room couch sleeping or vomiting. At one point I passed out on the floor in the bathroom. It was a scary thing. Luckily Roberta stayed with me for a while and also took me home. When I got home I slept more and watched TV and had very little to eat. Mom came home Sunday before I left for the picnic. She had a good time and was glad to see the kids. Emily and Jamie left for came with a promise to write. I am not going to hold my breath. Monday I worked until 6. I treaded lightly on the food train. I think I managed to get a virus on LG’s computer. It won’t let me on at all. I have no problems with my work computer but I am not going to many places on it. When I got home I had dinner and watched NCIS until 9. I went to bed early and had a great sleep. Today I finished the daily work and made progress with the readdress mail. I have a lot of Dr. Authorizatio...

Yesterday was President’s Day. It was designated the day all the President’s that were born in February are remembered and celebrated for their accomplishments in our history. Some places have the day off (Yale doesn’t). There will be no mail (just like I mentioned yesterday) banks will be closed as well. Many families will be or have already for things for the kids to do for the day. Many students have off this week. Work was going along pretty smoothly. We all got a big scare shortly after Gayle arrived. She became ill and we were not sure if it was a stroke or what. I was so upset because I felt guilty I didn’t do enough when she walked in. I could sense something wrong. She was taken to the hospital and checked out and by the end of the day was released from the hospital. By the end of the day I was exhausted. I went to my session with Debra and we discussed that and the previous week’s events. The session went by quickly. When I left it was after 5 and the sun hadn’t...

Considering it is supposed to be a new year and new resolutions I am finding myself with old habits. I noticed this yesterday when I finally made my bed yesterday. I mean really made my bed. I have been sleeping on blankets for well over a week. I certainly over ate at Mike and Tessa’s and I found myself eating quite a lot at the party last night. I arrived a little after 4:30. Teddy the youngest answered the door and Telka took the puffs and we chatted and hugged. She told me her brother and sister in law were in the kitchen. Apparently they were expecting a small crowd and were surprised at the number of people. More and more people came at 5. They were friends, co-workers, classmates of both John and Telka. Some I met at her graduation party last summer. There was so much food and many funny stories. I stayed with Mike and Roberta and their kids. They left around 7 and I followed suit just before 8. I went to bed shortly after I came home. Today I got up around 7:30. ...

My feet were dragging for most of the morning between the way I slept last night and the fact my cold was giving me a hard time. I gave Mom a ride home from the garage and we talked about the bags in the back I told her about it and how wonderful and excited I was about the girls club. She smiled because she knew how much I really like having quiet during the meetings. I got to work by 20 of 8 and ordered breakfast. I ordered blueberry pancakes and OJ. By the time I got back to the office the charts and campus mail were there. I ate the food while sorting the charts and then delivered them. I spent most of the day on the mail, charts, and return mail. I was cleaning up by 3:30 quarter of four and was out the door by 4. I had called the woman Maria from the hospital so that we could arrange a meeting and exchange the shawls (that are in my office) but she had left for the day and so I called her at home and I guess while I had dinner she called me. I came home and relaxed before ...

Well it’s Monday morning again and I am sitting at my desk trying to finish Friday’s mail and trying to do the personal mail. It is gray and cloudy and expected to be this way for the entire day. It is 64 in New Haven and cloudy and it is 67 in Milford. I feel cold. Actually I think I may be coming down with something my throat has been bothering me this morning. I will have to take some ibuprofen and cough med when I get home. I called Mom during the morning she was okay and paying some bills. She has a couple of meetings to go to this afternoon. I left the office after 4. The computer was giving me a hard time with the mouse and so it delayed me posting the two entries. The sun was shining when I left . I was home a short time later despite the traffic taking its sweet time. Mom was cooking dinner when I got home so I got into my pajamas and watched TV for a bit. We sat down and ate dinner around 5. We talked about Mom’s activities. She will be seeing her doctor about the stoma...

Greetings on this chilly Monday, actually I have no idea if it is still chilly. I was this morning when I wore just my DTC fleece pull-over. I just asked some people and they said it was. I have to tell you all morning long I have had this uncomfortable feeling in my stomach. I have felt it before. It is not hunger pains but it feels a little like someone punched me or something. I hope the Lupus not affecting my stomach. The rest of the day I opened mail and checked emails. I started cleaning up around 3:30. Unbelievable! The Sun is gone and it is completely dark at 7:34! It will be a matter of time when Sunset will be around 7. Then the days go back to being shorter. Well the afternoon went well. I came home just before 4:30 and Mom was upstairs. She was contemplating dinner. We decided to have spaghetti with no meat. It would be awhile yet before we ate. Mom made some phone calls and I watched TV for a short time. I didn’t watch the second hour of Charmed. Instead I respon...

I had a great time last night. I got home from work by 4:30 and Mom was getting dinner ready and we ate at 5. After dinner I got ready and left just before 6. A short time later I was at Liz’s. We were waiting on Nelson to bring the car back from the gas station and for Liz’s Friend Ellen to come. We left after that for Cheryl’s house. It was raining when we left and continued to rain all night. The drive was pretty good. Despite the fact Liz pissed me off a little. She and I were so sure we knew when Milford High closed. We didn’t get loud or anything but I ended up saying she may be right. She was also saying how difficult Cheryl can be about certain things. Traffic was a little slow at some points but we managed to get to Cheryl’s by 7. Some of Cheryl’s friends and relatives were already there. Stephanie came in right behind us with all of her supplies. We ate for a bit (an assortment of chips and dips and cheese and crackers). After that Stephanie set up her display so...