And I'm still sick. As a matter of fact, I'm worse off than I was last week. I stayed home Tuesday for an extra "rest day" just to be good and not push myself. I was back to work Wednesday and Thursday, not feeling great, but confident I was on the mend. Friday morning I woke up and knew instantly that as much as I had tried, I hadn't managed to dodge a sinus infection. My head, face, jaw and teeth were pulsing with pain and I was seriously bummed, to say the least. I called my Drs. office and thankfully they were able to get me in on Friday afternoon. The Dr. confirmed my self-diagnosis and gave me a prescription for a z-pack. I filled my prescription and came home and immediately took my first dose. As terrible as I felt I was relieved to know that the antibiotic would be kicking in soon and I would be on the mend in no time. The Saturday came and not only did I not feel better, but I felt worse...much worse. Now even the roof of my mouth hurt and it was all I could do to move without causing myself serious pain. I tried to push through it for a few hours in the morning, but finally realized that it was useless and spent the rest of the day between the couch and my bed in pretty bad shape. This morning, more of the same. The girls and I stayed home from church and I have left my bed only a few short times to tend to the necessary care of the girls. Bella has been an amazing helper and Chloe has done pretty well herself. I've taken 3 doses of antibiotics and have 2 left. If I'm not significantly better in the morning it's back to the Dr. I go. As the Dr. was writing my prescription she said, "if you aren't feeling much better by Monday this probably isn't strong enough and we'll have to give you something else." The z-pack has worked before on a sinus infection, but I recall experiencing relief much sooner so I won't be surprised if I end up on a second round of something. I have to say that the thought of taking one course of antibiotics while pregnant is less than thrilling to me, so 2 is down right discouraging, but in the end I know I need something to help me kick this. I'm on day 9 of this crap and unfortunately my body just doesn't seem to have what it takes to kick this one naturally.
I can't say how ready I am to feel better. I want to be back to my usual self. My poor family has no doubt suffered from my week long stay in bed and that's not to mention any of the months prior that has seen me less than functional due to pregnancy related sickness. I had a little melt down this morning as I was trying to explain to Andy how discouraging and down right exhausting, physically, mentally and emotionally, feeling "sick" for so long has been. It started with influenza the week before Christmas, which was immediately followed by the start of extreme nausea and exhaustion and within a week of starting to get a glimpse of feeling a bit more back to myself, I came down with this crud. Just to torture myself a bit more I counted on the calendar and that makes 14 weeks of just plain feeling like crap! And I'm over it! ;)
I am praying that a good nights sleep tonight will be the turning point and that I will wake up with noticeable improvement. While the odds may not be in my favor, I can still be hopeful, right? ;)
And one more thing...for the 2nd week in a row I had to cancel my spa day. :( I've rescheduled for next Monday and come hell or high water, I'm having my spa day! ;)
3.27.2011
3.21.2011
Feeling sorry for myself...
Just as I started to feel some much anticipated relief from months of pregnancy related sickness, I came down with a nasty cold. Honestly, I don't remember a cold making me feel this terrible before, but I'm pretty sure that's what it is. It started with a sore throat (a bad one) and quickly took over my body with sinus pain (head, face and ears), terrible back pain and just an overall feeling of sickness. I am going on my third day and feel worse today than the past 2 days. To add to my misery I had scheduled a "spa day" for myself today and had to cancel it. I've had a gift certificate since August and our life was finally at a place where I had the ability to escape for a day and pamper myself a bit. I've been counting down the days and was praying that I would wake up feeling better this morning...no such luck. I rescheduled for next Monday, so I'll start my countdown over. I know I will be thankful that I waited until I feel better and can enjoy each and every minute of it, but while I lay on the couch miserable today, I can't help but feel a little sorry for myself. ;)
One more thing I have to mention is how much I love my husband. I know I don't tell him enough (I'm trying to get better at this by the way), but I see him growing in so many ways, ways that are an incredible blessing to our family. He's the first to tell you that he's just a "regular guy", with regular issues, who screws up sometimes, but at the same time I see him doing everything he can to submit his life to Christ's lead and acting in a way that is not "of the flesh" but rather of a man allowing God to transform him from the inside out. For example, in spite of a very early morning, a long list of tasks to complete at our rentals before renters move in tomorrow (in the freezing snow none-the-less) and then almost 3 hours spent working on long overdue projects around the house, he did nothing less than selflessly serve me all day long while I moved between the bath and my bed, whining about how terrible I felt. The icing on the cake was when he offered to go get me Wor Won Ton soup for dinner. I'm not sure how it came about but years ago when we weren't feeling good we would order Wor Won Ton soup, spice it up with hot oil and eat it...it always hit the spot and did an amazing job at clearing out the sinuses. ;) It has been years since we've done this and so my anticipation was great and it was even better than I remembered. Sitting at the table eating our soup, feeling a bit of relief, I realized just how grateful I am for this life I've been blessed with. I made sure to express my appreciation verbally last night (it can be difficult to go from thinking it in your head to saying it out loud) and fell asleep counting my many blessings despite feeling physically drained.
Okay, that's all I've got for today. I'm going to make my way upstairs to the bath...the only place I seem to find relief. I'm hoping that a day of rest will be just what I need to be back "in the game" tomorrow!
One more thing I have to mention is how much I love my husband. I know I don't tell him enough (I'm trying to get better at this by the way), but I see him growing in so many ways, ways that are an incredible blessing to our family. He's the first to tell you that he's just a "regular guy", with regular issues, who screws up sometimes, but at the same time I see him doing everything he can to submit his life to Christ's lead and acting in a way that is not "of the flesh" but rather of a man allowing God to transform him from the inside out. For example, in spite of a very early morning, a long list of tasks to complete at our rentals before renters move in tomorrow (in the freezing snow none-the-less) and then almost 3 hours spent working on long overdue projects around the house, he did nothing less than selflessly serve me all day long while I moved between the bath and my bed, whining about how terrible I felt. The icing on the cake was when he offered to go get me Wor Won Ton soup for dinner. I'm not sure how it came about but years ago when we weren't feeling good we would order Wor Won Ton soup, spice it up with hot oil and eat it...it always hit the spot and did an amazing job at clearing out the sinuses. ;) It has been years since we've done this and so my anticipation was great and it was even better than I remembered. Sitting at the table eating our soup, feeling a bit of relief, I realized just how grateful I am for this life I've been blessed with. I made sure to express my appreciation verbally last night (it can be difficult to go from thinking it in your head to saying it out loud) and fell asleep counting my many blessings despite feeling physically drained.
Okay, that's all I've got for today. I'm going to make my way upstairs to the bath...the only place I seem to find relief. I'm hoping that a day of rest will be just what I need to be back "in the game" tomorrow!
3.11.2011
Bargains!
Okay, if you know me at all, you know I'm always looking for a "good deal". I love bargain shopping, scouring the clearance racks and combining sales and coupons to see just how much I can save. Lately I've come across several online sites that are just awesome! Most of them are what are referred to as "Daily Deal" sites. In other words, they have a specific deal (or sometimes several) for a set time period...some are 24 hours and others can last a week or so.
It can be tempting to purchase more than you really need when you see all the neat stuff that theses sites have to offer, but with a little discipline and patience, inevitably something that you actually need will pop up and when it does, you won't be able to beat the price anywhere else. For example I've been in desperate need of new makeup brushes, but cringe every time I look at the prices of decent brush sets. I've been making do with what I have and just this week on HauteLook at deal for a professional brush set popped up and it was exactly what I was looking for! It retailed for $76 and I purchased it for $25!
The only non daily deal site I've listed is Ebates, but in my opinion, it's the first one you should sign up for. Ebates is so simple that it almost seems too good to be true. All you do is sign up for an account and before you make a purchase online, sign into your Ebates account, search for the online retailer you are shopping from and make your purchase. There are thousands of online retailers in their system (Walmart, Ebay, Netflix, Gap, Macy's, Sephora, and so many more) and each one gives you a different percentage of cash back just for accessing the store through Ebates. As your cash back adds up they send you a check in the mail and that's it...the money is yours! Two of the daily deal sites I've listed below are on Ebates as well (Groupon and Zulily) which make their bargains even better!
So here's the list of my favorite ones...not all of them, but several will offer anywhere between a $5-$15 credit just for signing up. Once you sign up you can opt to have a daily email sent to you with the current deals. It's a great way to quickly glance over things and see if there is anything you are interested in. If not, just delete the email and wait check the deals out again the next day.
Ebates
Groupon (3% cash back from Ebates)
Plum District
Jasmere
No More Rack
HauteLook
Zulily (3.5% cash back from Ebates)
Okay, there's your daily dose of "bargain shopping with Donielle". ;) I'll be sure to update my list and I find more sites so check back often! Happy Shopping! :)
It can be tempting to purchase more than you really need when you see all the neat stuff that theses sites have to offer, but with a little discipline and patience, inevitably something that you actually need will pop up and when it does, you won't be able to beat the price anywhere else. For example I've been in desperate need of new makeup brushes, but cringe every time I look at the prices of decent brush sets. I've been making do with what I have and just this week on HauteLook at deal for a professional brush set popped up and it was exactly what I was looking for! It retailed for $76 and I purchased it for $25!
The only non daily deal site I've listed is Ebates, but in my opinion, it's the first one you should sign up for. Ebates is so simple that it almost seems too good to be true. All you do is sign up for an account and before you make a purchase online, sign into your Ebates account, search for the online retailer you are shopping from and make your purchase. There are thousands of online retailers in their system (Walmart, Ebay, Netflix, Gap, Macy's, Sephora, and so many more) and each one gives you a different percentage of cash back just for accessing the store through Ebates. As your cash back adds up they send you a check in the mail and that's it...the money is yours! Two of the daily deal sites I've listed below are on Ebates as well (Groupon and Zulily) which make their bargains even better!
So here's the list of my favorite ones...not all of them, but several will offer anywhere between a $5-$15 credit just for signing up. Once you sign up you can opt to have a daily email sent to you with the current deals. It's a great way to quickly glance over things and see if there is anything you are interested in. If not, just delete the email and wait check the deals out again the next day.
Ebates
Groupon (3% cash back from Ebates)
Plum District
Jasmere
No More Rack
HauteLook
Zulily (3.5% cash back from Ebates)
Okay, there's your daily dose of "bargain shopping with Donielle". ;) I'll be sure to update my list and I find more sites so check back often! Happy Shopping! :)
3.01.2011
A surprise peek...
At our 14 week check-up this morning my Dr. surprised me by walking in and asking if we wanted to see the baby instead of just listening to the heartbeat. We or course couldn't pass up the opportunity and were thrilled to see our little one bouncing around in my belly. It was simply amazing to see the growth in just 4 short weeks. It was totally unexpected, but a wonderful surprise for us to get another glimpse at our baby. Here are a couple of the pics we got...
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