The end of the semester is finally here! The last day of classes was yesterday and now the only thing standing between me and nirvana are my three finals! This semester took about five years off of my life – three months of being a big ball of stress can take its toll, thankfully I didn’t reach complete burnout level (but I think Ed would beg to differ)! The thought of having the “normal” routine of going to work, going to the gym and having a social life are so exciting to me and I’m sooo close!
I have so many things I want to do in the month I have off, I hope I’m able to get it all in! I’m looking forward to having a social life and catching up with my friends (who have had many exciting things happening in their lives that I’ve missed out on), spending time with my family over the holidays and of course spending time with Ed that doesn’t involve school! I cannot believe we will celebrate two years together in January – where does the time go? It may not seem like a long time but for those that know me… it’s a pretty big deal J We have lots of stuff planned that we’ve sort of had to put off because of school so we are both looking forward to having a little fun!
On the health front, things are going pretty well. The weather here in Wisconsin has been holding up pretty well so that has been a big plus for me. While I’m enjoying the milder temperatures, I must admit I’m a bit sad that there will be no snow for Christmas. My lab work came back last week and while it wasn’t great, it wasn’t horrible either. My white count was lower (as always) than my usual low so they are monitoring that. My doctor thinks that is stress related so once school is over I’m hoping those levels will go up to what my “normal” is. This is also contributing to my fatigue but hey, I love my naptime J The fatigue has been the worse part so far, especially with school. It has been difficult to stay motivated to study but I’ve been making sure I don’t ignore it and just rest when needed. My numbness has subsided for the time being (YAY!) but I do notice more persistent joint and muscle pain. My tailbone pain is still there and pretty persistent but there seems to be no answer for that so I’m just adjusting. I am also in the process of beginning a new medication to help level off my hormones. It seems my body is producing too much progesterone so that has been causing quite a few problems for me over the last few months. I was happy to have an answer for my symptoms and I’m hoping that this new pill will help my body regulate itself so that I can start feeling like myself again. My doctor isn’t quite sure how or why this happened so he will also be monitoring it and making my other doctors aware.
On a better note, I have been managing to make it to the gym just about everyday for a whole four weeks!! AMAZING! I’ve been on this big running kick as one of my resolutions this year is to participate in more runs. I’ve managed to run a whole 5K, which is such a tremendous accomplishment for me. It takes me about 33 minutes but I hope to better that time eventually. Ed and I are going to be participating in a 5K on New Year’s Eve day (figured that was a good way to start off the new year J) so that kind of helped to motivate me (well that AND the free bottle of champagne)! Usually I need a nap before I go to have enough energy to get through but like I said, I love my naps.
On another note, I’m SUPER excited for next week Wednesday, (December 21) as I will be at the Barnes & Noble at Mayfair Mall helping the Lupus Foundation of America - Wisconsin Chapter wrap gifts! So if your like me and have left everything for the last minute, let us help you wrap your gifts! I will be there from 6pm-8pm so stop by to say hi and show your support!
For now, I think that’s a wrap (haha). Sorry this post was all over the place, it’s hard to catch up on life when over a month has passed! I think I got all of the major stuff but you can bet that over break I will be more consistent with my posts – lucky you J
Till next time…
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