January cold

I caught a cold. No big deal, right? I checked at home and we were out of prescription cough medicine. So I went to the pharmacy, found over the counter heart healthy meds. Took them, took a rest, and felt 10 times worse. The medicine had acetaminophen in it. My PBC, which is an autoimmune liver disease, hates acetaminophen. I ended up taking a sick day. I was able to reach my primary doctor and soon had the prescription medicine. Lesson learned.

Sometimes, I forget I have PBC. The medication for it works well enough that I function mostly like anyone else.

I’ve been taking things a bit slower at home while I get over the cold. No yoga, because just breathing is hard enough.

I am still teaching. This week I find out (again) if it will be extended.

The Christmas trees are still up. That’s on my list for today. My youngest was sad the trees were coming down. It made me smile. My older son always had some Valentine themes to his birthday, since he was born so close to that holiday. I think he would not like a valentine themed tree.

I am trying to ease up on the lists. Because they give me a false sense of underachievement.

Child support finally restarted. For now. I hope it lasts a while. I need to sit down with my budget and create a buffer for when it stops again. My winter gas bill is higher than expected. I’ll need to deal with that, too.

We visited a friend whose horse my youngest used to ride. It is always such a pleasure to see the horse interact with my son. He has grown a lot, and I thought maybe the horse wouldn’t recognize him, but I was wrong. Unfortunately, it was pouring, so no ride, but they still enjoyed each other’s company.

Rain in January. Ugh! Bring back the snow please!