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[beanside]

Ugh. This shot, y'all. I'm feeling mostly better now, but for a day and a half, it kicked my ass. I still have a headache (But to be fair, Maryland Weather is a bitch, so it could be that, too) and my arm hurts. My sister had her second, after the first was fine, and she's down with 101 fevers and aches. Jess is so looking forward to theirs on Monday. I'm increasingly worried about Dad's shot today. If he has this bad of a reaction, we could have a serious problem. I'm not looking forward to it. I know he needs it, but I also really don't want him to get it. Hopefully, it won't be as bad for him. Supposedly, it's worse for younger women, so I can dream.

I called out from work yesterday, though I probably could have just gone in late. I just didn't have the power to focus on anything. When my alarm went off, I briefly considered calling out again due to the aforementioned headache. I decided to have some coffee and see how it goes before I make a decision. I probably will go in, because I hate to use more sick time. Though it's tempting to make it six days off. Even if some of it was shitty.

Jess and I decided that our next big vacation is going to be to Stockholm. It might take a little while to save for it, but we'll get there. We decided that we should see if we like it before I start applying for jobs over there.

Swedish lessons are going slower than I'd like. This is the problem of being a former "gifted" student. When something's hard for me, I get frustrated. In reality, I'm probably doing just fine. I just want to know it all now. There's even a news show for new Swedish speakers called Slow Swedish! But right now, that's way out of my knowledge level and it's a little bit annoying to me.

Not much going on here otherwise. I was flat on my back for a day and a half, so I haven't been up to much. We shall see how the next 48 hours goes with Dad's shot.

Comments

[coyotegestalt]

Similar here, I lost most of yesterday, today I'm aching and feverish. I'm working for now but warned them I might have to stop early and go be flat.

I hope things go well for your dad, and that we're all back on our feet for the weekend <3

[beanside]

I ended up cancelling his appointment. We'll reschedule for a later date. I just couldn't handle taking him today.

I hope you feel better! This 2nd shot is no joke!

[dine]

really sorry that you & your sister were hit so hard; hopefully the improvement continues! but it sounds a wise decision to postpone your dad's appointment a bit, until you're physically up to the expedition, and for dealing if he also has side effects *knocks wood*

Slow Swedish news souns like hoot - what a good idea!

[topaz119]

It flattened me too—-and then I think I pushed it too hard b/c I ended up with a fever again after having been clear for a day. I think it’s good that you rescheduled your dad.

[beanside]

I did cancel his appointment. I just did not feel up to hauling him out to the fairgrounds today.

The wheelchair is awesome, but it's also tougher on me, but there's also no way he can walk that far.

Once I get a little better versed in Swedish, I'm looking forward to trying it out.

[beanside]

I'm sorry you're feeling rough. It definitely kicked like a team of mules!

I did cancel his appointment. Hopefully they'll send me a link to reschedule.

[anutty1]

Good luck with your Dad; hope he's ok after his shot.

[beanside]

We decided to postpone, since I still was feeling a little punky.