Let’s just say it’s been a pretty stressful couple of months. Pito’s hospitalization really threw us for a loop and I think I’m still trying to get it together. After spending two weeks living in a hospital, it was hard to get back into swing of thing with my-fiesty 2 year old, work, and school.
My first week back to class earlier this month got interesting. I got home from work around 1pm, ate lunch and fell asleep soon after. At 5:45pm (mind you, class starts at 6pm and it takes me at least 30 minutes to get there) I realized I was asleep. As I got up from the couch, not even realizing I had been sleeping, I had to sit back down because I was sooooooo dizzy that I couldn’t walk straight. Eventually I made it up and stumbled into the front room claiming that I was going to class. Drew looked at me puzzled. Then I threw up. Lumpy, I know you feel my pain. ;) Still I insisted on going to class so Drew offered to drive me there. Along the ride I continued to be sick. Apparently I requested to go to the ER after I leave class. We get to my building and I realized that I really couldn’t get up. So I sent Drew with my paper and some really random directions in search of my class. He didn’t find it. Came back for more guidance. He found it, told my professor I was sick and that I was going to the ER. From what I gathered later, my classmates tried to convince the professor to let them leave class early so they could visit me at the hospital. Nice try! When Drew got back to the car, I was told I canceled my request to go to the ER and chose to go straight home to get in bed. I went to bed when I got home and slept and slept and slept. Woke up with a bad headache the next day. That’s all I remember. Guess my body was telling me to chill out.
On the bright side of things, I got a promotion at work! I was offered the position of Director of Shelter (sounds fancy, eh?). Right now I’m acting as the Interim Shelter Manager until a few positions are filled and a bunch of us play musical chairs realigning ourselves in our new positions (lots of changes occuring). However, I’ve been working like crazy trying to piece together a position that was, in essence, a mess. My coworkers have been really supportive and helpful in this process and I’m greatful that I work with a bunch of awesome women! Go us!
Hopefully, once things settle down I can venture out for a run. Graduation is just in a little over a month! Can’t wait!
