April 12, 2004

Waaaaaaah!

I'm not feeling in such tip-top shape.

Spent all Easter Sunday puking up anything I tried to ingest. Crazy cramps, crazy stomach virus, crazy Maria dragging her ass around like a sore sack of potatoes. Every muscle achey. Sad girl. Couldn't even keep down an aspirin.

This morning I forced myself to go to work even though I felt like staying home and puking some more. My boss had left me a mountain of work to do. Talk about a great Easter. He obviously worked. I'd rather be home puking. So he left me a fine plethora of various assignments. Not tedious drone work either like copying and faxes which I can do while I nap, but shit that made me have to concentrate. Shit that made my neck and shoulders ache from staring and deciphering his obscenely intricate, borderline ridiculous revisions and incorporating them into these huge documents. No food in me. Just coffee & Pepto. Afraid to eat. Teetering on the edge of a breakdown. Any other day I would have been thrilled to be this busy, but today was the wrong day.

But I didn't breakdown. I went downstairs and got some chicken vegetable soup and a piece of bread and went on to complete all the work I had to do. I finished every last thing that he left for me. All revisions, releasing time entry, putting in new time entry, faxes, photocopies, fedexes, everything.

I left promptly at 5:32. Slept on the train. Got into my house, and what do I do? Instead of going to my bed and falling into a deep sleep? I sit down at this stupid fucking computer and proceed to blog about it. I am sicker than I thought.

Posted by Maria at April 12, 2004 07:54 PM | TrackBack
Comments

You are a trouper! Get some rest and you'll be good as new.

I know more people M that have some version of what you've got. I slept fitfully all night and finally got up at 5:15 A.M. and went downstairs and just watched the sunrise I felt so crappy. Rather than take the ferry to the Island I delegated my work for the day. I went to the doctor first thing and I have a freaking sinus infection.

Huge amounts of antibiotics and I'll be good as new. Karen just called and said "you sound like death warmed over". Second time this winter I've dealt with this shit!

God I can't wait until I leave for Italy.... this winter's been too long. Hope you feel better soon darlin'.

Posted by: Richard at April 12, 2004 08:20 PM

Get lots of rest and don't go to work tomorrow if you're not feeling better...I know it's hard to call in but if you miss one day to sleep that's better than dragging ass for a whole week at work :)

Posted by: sandy at April 12, 2004 11:00 PM

Okay....no word from you yet..You still alive girl? If you're still vomiting I hope you're going to the doctor today.

Posted by: sandy at April 13, 2004 09:46 AM

Thank you guys for caring! I am at work again. Feeling a lot better now. I went to sleep very early last night, got lots of rest and feel much more alive today than yesterday. Can't keep me down for too long!

Richard I'm so sorry to hear you're sick too. Seems to be hitting everyone. Changing whether has a way of doing that. This stomach thing seems like the bane of civilization right now. Everyone seems to have gotten it. Italy? Niiiiice. Talk about an escape. Sounds good to me.

Anyway, as my grandpa used to say: "everyone stay happy, healthy, wealthy and wise!"

xoxoxo

Posted by: Maria at April 13, 2004 10:10 AM

Good to hear you're on the mend M. Can't keep a good woman down! I'm still no better (antibiotic not kicked in yet I guess) and it feels like I'm swallowing broken glass.

Yup...Italy. I'll e-mail the link that shows the palazzo in Venice where I'll be staying...

Posted by: Richard at April 13, 2004 10:29 AM

That's right! You CAN'T keep a good woman down! But that don't stop anyone from tryin'...

I'm sorry you're sick Richard!!! Hope you feel better soon. Mwah.

Posted by: Maria at April 13, 2004 10:40 AM

Check your inbox tonight M. I sent you some stuff at the hotmail address. :-)

Thanks for the good wishes you sweetpea. I just took a big swig of my cough syrup (codeine) and I don't feel a fucking thing! HA!

Posted by: Richard at April 13, 2004 10:48 AM

I will check when I get home! Thanks!

;o) You're gonna be just fine.

Posted by: Maria at April 13, 2004 10:51 AM