Mountains and Turtles
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 6:32AM 
Then there was the mountain Monday morning. The sunrise made it all rosy and glowy! I assure you, it does not look like this now. There has been discussion around our house about turning on the heat as opposed to waiting to mid October like we usually do. Unfortunately, TOG has to change out the filthy furnace filters first (say that fast 3x) or my lungs will go into cardiac arrest when he flips on the furnace. Can lungs do that? I wouldn't put it past my lungs, wretched things! In the meantime, I've taken to wearing wool socks!
No, I don't have turtles. *title post reference... asthmagirl is still on her first cup of coffee*
The thing is, I talked about turtles a few post back. About how I had pulled my head in and sealed myself off. I think it's protective.... a side effect of having funky lungs the last month or so and not being able to go into work... In spite of the fact that the blog is sort of about asthma, I really don't want me to be about asthma right now....
So I'm working on putting my head back outside of the turtle shell... on posting regularly, on reaching out a little more. It seems pretty easy to hibernate and let the lungs call the shots. I need to find my sense of rebellion again. I'm pretty sure it's around here somewhere...
Hugs to y'all and apologies for being so absent...
AG out...
blessings in Modern life 
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Last nite ToonMan (aka Husband) and I looked at one another and nodded ... he'll remove the AC from the window ... of course that was last nite, this morning on the news they said it will be SEVENTY on Sunday ... SIGH ................
Turned the heat on for the first time last night. It felt great! I've heard we're getting an early winter this year. Get to the filthy filter changing, TOG!
Welcome back to the world, too. Good luck sticking your head out.
I truly understand how you feel. I have been very ill with a bacterial infection since the end of August. I spent 13 days in the hospital, where I caught MRSA, a hospital superbug. I am in my second week of twice daily superstrong antibiotic IV therapy treatments at the local hospital (8 am and 7 pm). I am feeling quite a bit better though. In 9 days I get a CT scan on my finger, which is very swollen. The Dr. thinks I have a bone infection. If that is the case, I will require a further 6 weeks of IV therapy at the hospital (twice a day!).
PS: We (I) have had the furnace on for the last week or so. This treatment makes me feel so cold and I can't go into the bath easily because of the IV port. (OK, enough complaining, I really do feel OK).
Our heater is on and the flannel sheets are on the bed....brrrrrrr.
it's getting chilly at nights here but no heat yet. it's good to see you peeping out more!
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I don't want to turn on the heat. At all. I am turning into that frugal old lady....I miss you;) But you need to take care of you.