ugh

the inevitable is happening.

being that i am really allergic to dust, mildew and mold, i strongly suspected that the state of the apartment and the labor of cleaning it (and therefore snorting large quantities of these allergens) would result in my getting sick.

and i can feel it coming.

and this is the part i hate.

because i *know* i am getting sick.

my chest is tightening. i am lethargic. i have a low-grade headache that is making me a little nausious. i woke up constantly all night.

and yet, i couldnt go to a doctor yet. because even though *i* know i am getting sick, there is nothing yet to treat. and that sucks. because i know if i started battling it *NOW*, it wouldnt have time to fester and get worse.

<sighs>

so i have to do what i can with lots of water, vitamin c, echinacea, and napping – and pray my immune system can fight off the evil that i was breathing for the first day back.

hobbes also get worse and got an eye infection. poor thing look so pitiful with his eye all swollen shut. but i took him to the vet today and got all the good medicine. so hopefully, he will get better quickly.

the good news is that i finally got back on a scale today and after worrying that i would gain weight while travelling (its *so* much harder to eat the right way on the road!) i actually lost another pound 🙂 down to 119. this indeed is good news!

at 10am, it was 85. such a far cry from my highs of 72 at 4pm 2 weeks ago 🙂 ugh. anyone got some energy to spare? i could use it.