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Mar
18
2009

A Good Ending To 3 Bad Days

The last 3 days have been horrible. I’ve been down for the count with a Super Bug ripping me apart from the inside out.

It all started on Sunday morning. I thought it was just the aftermath of going out with the boys the night before. However, by Sunday night, I had the sneaking suspicion that it was something more. By Monday, I was knee deep in the shit. I had a headache, sinus pressure, fever, sore throat, congestion, and nausea. I made it through the entire day at work on Monday but then came home and laid on the couch for most of the night. On my way home I did stop at the store and pick up some medication. I started taking it as soon as I got home, but it was like putting a band-aid on a severed arm. I needed more. I took another dose before going to bed at 8:30pm in the hope that I would feel better the next morning.

I woke up on Tuesday and felt like I had just gotten hit by a truck. I did go to work but only made it until about 9:00am. I came home, finished up Kyla’s surprise birthday present (a computer) and went to bed. Jess woke me up by phone at 2:40pm. I got up, got dressed, and headed over to my sister’s house to setup the computer so we could surprise her with it when she got home. After all was said and done, I was home again by 6:00pm and went right back to bed. I stayed there for pretty much the remainder of the night.

I woke up this morning at 8:00am and wasn’t quite sure how I felt. Then I got out of bed. As my feet hit the floor, my head went to the left and my stomach to the right. I felt like I was going to fall down and vomit at the same time. I managed to stumble to the computer room and grab my cell phone. Heading back to bed, I called off for the day. I literally remained in bed until about 2:00pm.

Thankfully, I feel somewhat human now. I chalk that up to almost 2 full days of medication, rest, and plenty of fluids.

On the plus side, I did get some great news today. I finally got my transfer to the Edwardsville store! Why is this good? Well first of all, it means a nice pay raise. On top of my hourly raise, I will be getting spiffs in the department I will be managing. So that means in any given check I may have a few extra hundred dollars for just doing my job. Add to that the fact that my commute is about a good 1/3 to ½ of what it is now and it’s a damn good day to celebrate. I’m not sure when I start officially, but I am going over there to walk with the store manager on Saturday afternoon to meet my new staff and to go over some issues that need correcting. By her best estimates, I should be over there permanently in about 3 weeks or so. That gives my current store about 1 ½ – 2 weeks to post my job, interview, and hire someone if they want me to train them. That also gives me about 3 weeks to tie up any loose ends before I leave my life in Installed Sales behind me. Although I will miss it, I will not miss the constant stress of the job. That is one tough position!

For now, I’m going to relax for the rest of the night. There is a new ‘Ghost Hunters’ on tonight and I am looking forward to that. Later…