Day of Rest

Sometimes you just need a day off. I generally don't like to take days off, because I don't like the hassle of calling in, or having to return to extra work the next day. This week, I have been off for three days because of an upper respiratory infection. I thought it was the flu. It felt like the flu. My muscles were aching so bad on Saturday, my eyes were aching, and my head was hurting. No labs were run when I went to the Dr. yesterday, except for a nasal swab to check to see if I had the flu, which came back negative. I saw the physicians assistant, who listens exceptionally well, and is very personable. She is really nice to see when I am feeling like crap. The last time I saw her was in November before I found out I was pregnant. They ran several tests, but not a pregnancy test. I didn't understand why I was feeling so badly. I felt exhausted, agitated, and just plain crappy. Things that I have been experiencing lately have not been easy to deal with. Over the last few months I have moved, experienced a miscarriage, and dealt with loads of stress that I didn't want to have to deal with. Today I feel better than I have in a long time. Some of that is due to a steroid shot. Some of it has to do with the Z-pack that I got to deal with my upper respiratory infection. In any case, I'm grateful to be feeling better. I was afraid that the only way I would feel better would be to have to start taking a mind altering medication, but it seems all it takes is just some good old fashioned rest. I took off today because I had a doctors note. When I called in, my boss was very short with me, and interrupted me while I was trying to explain why I wouldn't be in. That is one of the reasons I don't like to call in, because that makes me feel really guilty. I shouldn't feel guilty for wanting to take off and rest. I have the weekends off, but the past weekend was spent getting the last bit of junk out of our old rent house, and into our new one, and we didn't have to rent a storage place. Our garage is full, and a little stuffed, to say the least, but its fixable. The inside of our house is not as cluttered, and I feel better about that. Things come and go in cycles. That's just how it works. I get very stressed out during the times when things don't seem to be going my way, but when things do end up getting better I feel very relieved, and to be honest, this time, just feels better. This time, tonight, when things seem to be right with the world, at least for a little bit, I can relax, and enjoy feeling normal again.