Chao.. yep, I've got it.
Back about the same time as the last entry here, my family hit some serious chaos. My son, God love him, struggles with depression and seemed to hit a serious low. We tried a series of antidepressants that, wow, changed him and not for the better. One made him so angry, almost gave him a super man complex that he feared no consequence and truly turned our once quiet house on it's side. One made him so anxious he couldn't function. So sad to watch, live through and for him, experience. He obviously is antidepressant resistant and that's not a journey he is willing to go on again. We've now chosen a mood stabilizer that seems to be okay, but still is cause for worry.
While dealing with those issues I decided I needed to take a class, find a space where MOM wasn't crying, watching over him, or basically falling apart with him. During a shopping therapy day I ventured to my local quilt shop and found a class called "Hoop Sisters". It's embroidery & quilting.... quilting in the hoop. Of course, it inspired me to need a new machine. During the class I used a HV Designer 1. It's now sitting ready for me at the shop, all packed up and no place to go. I've been side lined with the flu. Yep, the grand H1N1. Let me tell you, this sucker is horrible. It's been 5 days since the onset and I still feel like crap!! I've been told I can't come to work till I'm 24 hours fever free and can't seem to get the fever below 99. The deep cough has made my rib cage hurt. I'm now not chilling with 101-102 fevers but a headache has set in and the cough remains.
Taking time off work to be sick.... ugh, it's the worst. I'd rather be sewing something. I took 2 weeks of sick time off with my son, now I eating away a week on myself. That's 3 weeks of sick time in 2 months!!! I guess that's what it's there for. I just feel horrible that I've left the department short handed.
While dealing with those issues I decided I needed to take a class, find a space where MOM wasn't crying, watching over him, or basically falling apart with him. During a shopping therapy day I ventured to my local quilt shop and found a class called "Hoop Sisters". It's embroidery & quilting.... quilting in the hoop. Of course, it inspired me to need a new machine. During the class I used a HV Designer 1. It's now sitting ready for me at the shop, all packed up and no place to go. I've been side lined with the flu. Yep, the grand H1N1. Let me tell you, this sucker is horrible. It's been 5 days since the onset and I still feel like crap!! I've been told I can't come to work till I'm 24 hours fever free and can't seem to get the fever below 99. The deep cough has made my rib cage hurt. I'm now not chilling with 101-102 fevers but a headache has set in and the cough remains.
Taking time off work to be sick.... ugh, it's the worst. I'd rather be sewing something. I took 2 weeks of sick time off with my son, now I eating away a week on myself. That's 3 weeks of sick time in 2 months!!! I guess that's what it's there for. I just feel horrible that I've left the department short handed.
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