MrsBrown's philosophy of life and stuff

update

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:37:34 GMT

Life's looking better.

I don't feel like crap and I don't have to go to work tomorrow.

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It's too hard

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:39:37 GMT

I think attempting to work full time, plan Midwinter, be diplomatic AND suffer from this cold/flu thing is not working.

And, because I have my priorities right, I'm staying home tomorrow.

Now to find some way to be home and not feel guilty about leaving Rose in front of the TV all day.

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flu update

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:06:29 GMT

Rose is better.

mr-bassman is grumpy and doing as little as possible.

MsNotaGoth has a bread bag half full of snotty tissues and complains of a headache. I think she has left the couch for the first time today to go to bed.

And I just feel flat. I did stuff today, and I didn't have a nap. But at least three times today my body has propelled me to the couch where it is relieved of the burden of being upright. I feel fine, just malaiseful. And my ear might hurt. I don't think I'm malingering, but it's hard to tell.

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That was my fault...

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:58:02 GMT

In my last post I said "Oh also, I don't think I'm sick. Maybe one of those days with a headache I had last week or the week before really was the 'flu."

And this morning I woke up with the classic lethargy and that taste in the back of my nose that says I'm sick. OTOH, this page says that a runny nose is rarely a symptom of 'flu and that's what the taste in the back of my nose is.

Anyway, in an effort to keep myself moving here's the list of stuff I'm going to do today:

about 4 hours work over the VPN (I love lying on the couch to work)
handsewing the bits of Sneetch's Midwinter costume
machine sewing the rest of Sneetch's Midwinter costume
a set of pewter casting trials
Midwinter organisational phone calls
Update my cooking spreadsheet.

It's important to have high expectations, so you can either; be disappointed that you didn't get everything done, or console yourself that your expectations were too high and it was a miracle you got anything done.

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hmm I sense a pattern emerging

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 14:30:27 GMT

I slept for 3 hours this afternoon. And I'm doing the last minute check to make sure that the universe hasn't changed before I go to bed. That's my excuse.

Rose is basically well. She put herself to sleep at 9ish, when usually she'll just stay awake until we put her in a dark room.

MsNotaGoth seems to be getting sicker, and mr-bassman has had a relapse and is worse now than he was a few days ago. At least, he's refusing to do anything but watch Youtube and read stories about helicopters written by Vietnam Veterans, and sleep.

And me? I haven't moved far from the couch, except for the aforementioned nap. I haven't done anything, except watch TV and read 2.5 books in the past 24 hours. And my brain is starting to get fed up. OTOH I'm sort of thinking about staying home from work tomorrow. I'm kidding myself that I'll work from home, but I've noticed today that I'm in the groove of doing nothing and staying home will just reinforce that.

There's a place my brain goes when I"ve read too many books in a short time and I haven't moved very much or achieved anything. I stop being able to do things. I stay on the couch and get crabby at the people around me for failing to wait on me hand and foot. The small child gets treated badly as I ignore her and she excalates her activities to get my attention. Also I stay up late, so that I'm tired the next day and I do it again.

I should go to work tomorrow. Otherwise, I should swap my Tuesday at home for a Monday and work on my Tuesday list, which seems to be getting longer as Midwinter comes closer. Maybe that will be enough to get me out of this flatness.

Just a note: this flatness is not necessarily a bad thing. I frequently solve emotional hurdles as I come out of this feeling. I also feel more creative and feel like it's possible that I could write a novel or something, if only I could stop refreshing my friends page and get up off the couch for some real food.

Oh also, I don't think I'm sick. Maybe one of those days with a headache I had last week or the week before really was the 'flu.

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The flu, I think we have it.

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:44:00 GMT

First Sneetch came down with it, two weekends ago. But he was at his Dad's house when he got it, and stayed there until he was well.

Last Sunday mr-bassman suggested that Splodgenoodles shouldn't come to our house, 'cos he was feeling, "a bit crap". Sure enough, he was unwell on Monday, happy I was home on Tuesday and just a bit quiet on Wednesday.

Yesterday Rose was a bit quiet and very happy to go to bed. This morning at 6.30am, she came into our bed and I monitored her closely as she huffed and puffed and coughed. Then she settled down and we slept again.

She's spent the day on the couch, walked to the Health Centre and then lay down on their floor before being forced onto my lap where she fell asleep. Her temp was 39 and the doctor would like her to be checked out again tomorrow but, being a weekend, has suggested we just monitor her closely and decide if we need to take her into the RCH emergency department. She had her first dose of Tamiflu tonight and will keep having it for the next 5 days.

I've had a day this week and last week where I had a headache. Both days were Thursdays which are often my worst sleep deficit days. I don't know if I've had it and just not noticed.

I think I'll go to sleep early and then DO stuff this weekend. Unless I have a small girl on my lap.

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Swine Flu - It's just a matter of time

Thu, 28 May 2009 11:17:38 GMT

MsNotaGoth has friends in quarantine.

It's in two schools that she has friendship circles in.

Rose attends two different childcare organisations and Sneetch also has friends at schools in Melbourne.

This week I've realised that my family will be getting Swine Flu sometime this winter and we should start planning for it.

We will arrange to have a stock of easy to prepare food in the house, maybe I'll make some meals and freeze them. And we'll get some UHT milk too. I think we'll also set ourselves up with a stock of bread that isn't to be used unless we have flu.

Anything else?

Gee, I hope it doesn't happen in the same week as Midwinter! Should I just deliberately infect us, to get it over with?

Edit: Oh yes! and this post is good for a survivor's perspective

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