In which I whine about nothing in particular.

So I'm kind of low right now. For no particularly good reason, but together with the heavier-than-usual workload it's contributing to my dearth of posts in recent days. A big part of the mood thing, I suspect, is caused by the fact that I've been feeling crappy for weeks, fighting some kind of cold/upper-respiratory thing. I've tried getting more sleep, I've tried easing up on the exercise, I've tried stepping up the exercise, I've tried Claritin and Cold Snap and vitamin-C and lots of water, but it lingers on. My eyes burn, my head hurts, my nose hurts, and I alternate between sneezing fits and spates of excessive congestion. I'm sure that if I take the time to visit the doctor, he'll look me over, suck some blood out of my arm, and tell me that everything's normal. And so I suffer on, not feeling lousy enough (and not having time enough) to take a sick day, but not feeling particularly great either. This lingering physical lowness is taking a serious toll on my overall mood.

I spent large chunks of the weekend hiding out in the air-conditioned confines of my home, trying to pull my mental and physical self together and to reach a better place. Yesterday, I was happy to spend the day out of the office, riding a couple of hours south to visit clients at the federal prison complex. I got home just before 5 and took advantage of the opportunity to ride my bike up to the outside pool for a lovely, relaxing swim. I felt pretty good in the water, and thought perhaps I'd turned a corner, but woke this morning with a head full of snot and was cranky again by the time I got to work.

I'm trying not to take my grouchiness out on Steve, who's been busy with his visiting parents and the remodeling projects they're working on together. He's been wonderfully patient with my moody blues, though we are sorely in need of some quality, un-schedule-driven, family-free time together. Most of all, I need some relaxing summery down-time that is not spent burrowing deep into my own head - an evening of drinks with friends, a picnic and a free outdoor concert, a barbecue, or a mellow mountain afternoon. Unfortunately, such a thing probably will not fit into the calendar for at least another ten days, between my upcoming triathlon, Steve's Wisconsin boys' weekend, assorted meetings and other extracurricular obligations, and the numerous deadlines hanging over my head.

My tired, achy, congested, cranky head.

Comments

[Sheila]

Feeling better I hope? What happens if you still feel the same way when the triathlong is upon you? Still go or not? Sheila

[brus]

thank you!h

[Helga]

Good luck with your site in the future!e

[dirk]

Pretty nice site, wants to see much more on it!d

[jdfh]

Hi our little brothers.S

[Melly]

excellent texture.m