Where Am I? Who Am I?

the new year came in like a ninja. and before i knew what happened, it’s already the 10th. i feel as though i’ve been disconnected from the world for ages, although in reality it’s only been a week. a week ago today i had to leave work because nothing was making sense and my eyeballs were burning hot (never a good sign). the week was spent in bed pretty much all day miserable and without voice. and to add to the fun, my parents are visiting and Mark got sick too. it’s funny how easy it is to lose touch with reality. everything seemed fuzzy and surreal what with my parents here and all.

we have the most amazing doctor, something quite rare nowadays, who is always willing to squeeze us into his already tight schedule. we often get to see him at the same time and he can compare notes on who gets the prizes for being the sickest. this time, it was a tie. while Mark’s lungs were more inflamed and as Dr. Seth put it “sounded like velcro” I also had some wheezing asthma hanging around. we left the office in rush hour traffic, delirious and with antibiotics, cough medicine with codeine and an asthma puffer in hand. i can’t remember the drive there or the drive home, just that it was the longest car ride anyone ever took and at point i thought i would start crying.

but i didn’t. we made it home. and now here we are, almost recovered. with my mom here cleaning the house and making banana bread it pushes me further and further away from the daily routine i normally have and puts me in this weird sort of limbo. i dread going back to work after the limbo because there is so much to be done, to catch up, to try to get back in the routine. the routine i sometimes curse, now becomes sort of comforting if i could just get the hang of it again. i give it a week.

my advice to you? take vitamins and don’t let sick people cough on you.