EDIT, Dec 9

So I ended up not sleeping on Sunday night or feeling much better on Monday. The only way for you to get better after chest congestion is to have a productive cough, and that didn’t actually develop for me until overnight. I was able to get a quick telehealth appointment with CVS Minute Clinic (if your insurance covers that, I’ve had two super amazing experiences; I recommend them). She sent in a prescription and I just picked it up. I ended up taking another day off because I honestly couldn’t see myself getting into work and not being dead. But I slept slightly better last night and then was able to nap today for the first time since Saturday morning.

Honestly, I’m exhausted, physically and mentally. I have to go back to work tomorrow and I haven’t looked at a single thing — I didn’t even post my lesson plans. I’m so frustrated. I worked so hard to make December a relaxing month where I could get everything done at work, come home, and do a lot of writing for you guys, and now I feel like that entire plan failed. Right now, I’m not guaranteeing any updates return before Saturday. I don’t know what happens tomorrow when I get to work, how much I’ll be able to catch up and reorganize, or how I’ll feel when I get home. Hopefully, the meds kick in, I get an okay sleep tonight, and the kids are sort of relaxed tomorrow (they might, they like me and I just gave them two free days) and we can talk about updates. But I just don’t know.

Let me tell you RIGHT NOW that 2026 is going to be the year we fix my immune system because what the absolute fuck.

TL;DR: I’ve been sick since Friday. I don’t really know with what, but my guess is some sort of sinus thing that has resolved and is lingering with chest congestion that makes my life annoying. Should be back to updating tomorrow or Tuesday at the absolute latest.

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I didn’t mention it on Wednesday but I ended up calling out of work because I was feeling extra tired and achy — the kind of thing I was hoping some extra sleep and rest would fix because I had December so perfectly plotted out and one day out wasn’t going to derail it all that much. But I didn’t actually feel all that much better, and pushed myself to finish work for the week. I thought maybe a nap on Friday would help but I just started to feel worse and worse and now here I am on Sunday night and the only thing I’ve accomplished this weekend is rewatching Season 1 of Stranger Things. I haven’t properly slept since Thursday night, getting maybe 2-3 hours at a time scattered. And of course I left my wallet in my desk drawer so I had no cards to go to do urgent care or get meds in person, and Amazon Prime has been a real bitch lately. I literally just got my refill of cough drops which is the only thing that helps me relax enough to sleep. I called out tomorrow because I honestly need a full day of sleep.

I sort of feel better??? But it’s hard to say until I actually try to get some sleep. Will I stay asleep? That’s the real question. With any luck, I get to sleep normally tonight and pick up a few extra hours and wake up tomorrow feeling mostly okay, then I can finish some things before going back for the last 10 days.

Either way, I think we’ll get back on track with the December perks tomorrow. If not, almost for sure on Tuesday. If I’m not up to it then, I’m going to a doctor, lol.

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