Confession Tuesday
Last week I had strep throat. Didn't tell anyone beyond my husband. Just too busy to stop. Treated it with antibiotics from my last bout of strep. I'm through the worst of it, and while I usually blame my disease-carrying children for illnesses, I attribute this outbreak to stress.
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Missed Ella's third year checkup because I was too busy to go. My husband took the kids this morning. She's fine, and it all worked out. I'm feeling a lot of mommy guilt about this because I had to work. And I like seeing the pediatrician—it's validation for me: "See how well my kids are doing." I like watching Ella step on the scale and knowing the empirical, firsthand evidence that she is off-the-charts great, even though I know this. But not taking Ella is yet another example of how busy my life is. Makes me think my priorities are "effed up."
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I've been swearing a lot, another sign that my priorities are out of whack.
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For dinner last night, I made the best g.d. (I'm swearing again) crab cakes. If there's one thing I can do well, it's crab cakes--light with plenty of crab meat. Not much breading. Yummy! They were so good my daughter said, "This is the best dinner I've ever had, mama."
I rock!
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On the poetry tip, I'm still psyched about reading at my college's inauguration.
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Not much in the way of writing lately. In fact, I worked on Sunday instead of taking my usual "me time" at Starbucks to write. Like my exercise routine, I hope to get back on track this week. My plan is to write two poems before the end of the month.
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And, they go off in time. It sounds as if you treated two bouts of strep throat with half a course of antibiotics each time. I feel for you, being so busy. But please, make time to see the doctor when you are ill (and if it is really strep throat, which needs a lab test to confirm, you are at risk of developing rheumatic fever if it's not properly treated. Which you definitely don't want)
I'd confess, but I'm just too busy this week.
I'm rarely sick, and as someone who considers herself health conscious, I'm a little surprised myself at not seeing a doctor. But as I said, I'm feeling better--I'm through the worst of it.
Thanks for your concern.
yay for crabcakes! i'm not much of a cook so i give you all props for this despite your rather busy schedule. others would simply buy take-out.
no confessions for me, just some pictures. its the first week of school and work is all kinds of crazy!!!
Glad you're feeling better! I had a tough, tough day at work today. So bad, I'm just going to bed. Can't even write anything. Too depressed. Will confess tomorrow when I'm in a better mood...sigh....
Y'know, we can always call T and have the bad people "taken care of."
Tell me, do you think you'll attend the Dodge Festival in NJ this month?