I’m sorry My Lovelies, I have been trying to push through this holiday season with good cheer and I stopped wallowing, but I’ve reached my limit at the moment.
And it’s not even about the holiday, really. It’s just adding to the stress. I was coping well until this past week, which just pushed me over the edge.
As you know I’ve been fighting this stupid head/chest cold combo and the chest part won’t let go. Especially in the middle of the night. The random coughing fits are making it impossible to get a good night’s sleep, so I have been non-stop exhausted for days now (last night I didn’t get asleep until 3 am – it’s a wonder I’m awake now 🥱). I bought some cough syrup, but apparently it does nothing without the expectorant. Unfortunately, it was the only one I could find – unless I went in search of an employee to unlock the cabinet with the Mucinex (when did this become a thing?). At 2:15 am, I took some Dayquil, with expectorant and finally fell asleep. And all was well until 10 minutes ago when another fit occurred. Time to try another store for better cough meds.
And that’s only the half of it. Reese, while not throwing up anymore, decided she didn’t like any of the dog food being served 🤦♀️. So back to the vet I go Monday to ask for suggestions – they put her back on the anti-nausea meds because “her stomach might still be upset”. Now I am trying to believe the vet knows what they are talking about, but after two days of the meds, she is still not willing to eat. Now I have to take her in for another appointment (I went alone on Monday) and of course they want to do another set of blood work. But here’s the thing – she will eat green beans and a little brown rice. She’s eating, just not the dog food. I decide to forgo the new stomach coating meds and blood work for the moment and put her on a bland diet of chicken (white meat only, of course 🙄), green beans and rice for the next few days, then try to reintroduce her food next week. Fingers crossed this works, because the stress is getting to me. Personally, I think it’s a combo of still not feeling 100% and becoming picky about her food 😒. She is such a Princess 👑!
And that is what is making me feel very un-Christmasy at the moment. Hopefully I will rally before the gift giving. Having a young nephew around is sure to chase away some of this bah-humbug mood. If that doesn’t work, I’m crawling into bed until next year. It’s gotta get better then, right? 😆😆😆
Rant over – tomorrow I will put on my big girl pants and start again. And it will be better, I hope. Thanks for listening to my gripes 😊.
Note: I don’t care what MS Word says, Christmasy is a word damn it! 😁
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