If there was any day that was a test of my commitment to this blog, today was one of those days! I have had one of those lingering headaches all day! "Too much computer, not enough water, too much stress, not enough sleep! Not sure if it is one of the above or none of the above. But by the time I got home from work this afternoon, I needed a power nap. Unfortunately when I woke up I felt worse and almost flu like.
I going to use the headache excuse as a reason I pulled a "Steve Urkel" this morning. When I woke up this morning, I was worried how the daughter was doing, so I thought I would give her a call. It was 7:00 am our time, so it would have been 9:00 in Peterborough. So I phone once; went to voice mail. She must have gotten to bed late and was sleeping in. Tried again at 9:30 am her time. Still no answer but goes to voice mail a little faster. I quickly redial thinking maybe she tried to phone me back and I was on the line. Again, voice mail. I figure I'll be patient and wait a little while and let her call me. No call by 10:00 am: Is she ignoring me, I ask myself. No, she probably was in the shower. K, I try again. Still no answer, still the voice mail. I climb out of bed and run downstairs to the computer. I know if I send her an email it will go directly to her blackberry. Sometimes I impress myself. So I turn on the computer, wait for it to load. Think of what I am going to tell her!!!!!! I quickly check to see if I have any emails myself - oh wait, there is one from Ashley. And just like her dad, the actual message fits in the subject line. "STOP PHONING, I'M IN CLASS!" Oops. (I like to treat my kids equally, cause I did that to Patrick once before). So around 11:30 am my time, the daughter phones me and I get the details. While I was trying to phone her, she was in the middle of some river, water up to her hip waders, while netting fish and observing them. Her phone was on the bank, with the ringer on. She had to explain over and over to her classmates to just ignore the million times it rang. To be fair, only 20 of the times were me! Moral of the story, try and remember when your daughter tells you she has a class in the morning and she'll be in cold water for most of it.
BODY: I am drinking lots of liquids, taking tylenol nad resting my eyes. What else could I possibly do for my body today. (Other than have someone else take care of me)
MIND: I think my illness proves one of the theories I've been reading about - negative thoughts can bring on sickness! I think all my worrying about the son and daughter made my forget to think positively. I didn't use any of the techniques I have learned. So from this blog forward (at least for the rest of today) I am going to try and use them.
Night and hopefully I'll feel better tomorrow. Sorry let me change that.
Night and I will feel better tomorrow.
Stacey
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