I have been holed up for going on two days now, which really couldnt come at a worse time. I have been training for the Tacoma marathon since January, was tapering like a champ (aka drinking cider while playing big-ball soccer), and have been injury free since forever. Leave it to Julia, the girl I nanny for, to get ill over the weekend. I sent her to school Monday morning, more concerned about getting her out the door than infection control, and here I am. Let that be a lesson, kids are germy. Turns out she had strep throat and two trips to CHWS and a bloodtest later, it has been decided I do not, but I am still blaming her.
Because if not from her, than this would be a random case of flu-like symptoms, which obviously, and I stress that last word, means I have swine flu. You think the disease would be kinder to those that abstain for eating said carrier of the disease, but you'd be wrong.
Back to the marathon. So I didnt go to school yesterday, didnt go to school today, but am still thinking that a miraculous recovery by Sunday is possible. This is strongly NOT recommended by the MD at CHWS, but as those of us who attended the school know, they arent exactly known for an outstanding level of care. Just ask Kira, who basically went blind after taking a medication they prescribed her. Her vision came back, but my faith in their knowledge as a whole never did. In any event, I still want to run. How can I be the grandma who has run every single Tacoma Marathon if I only make it to year #2? Exactly.
Just to clarify, I used to be a huge fan of fevers, but the timing of this one may force me to add an * to the "I love fevers!" belief I once held. Aka I love fevers!* *Except when their sudden and random onset prohibits me from running marathons or competing in any race that takes more than one month to train for, or fulfilling life-long goals. I think that about covers it.
Well, the fever seems to be creeping back up, although that may be because Gomez has decided to sprawl out over my chest/forearms as I write.....
Oh I am ever so excited about your blog!! Yay!! It is already fantastic and I hope by the time you read this you are fully recovered from swine flue (don't blame the children you little pig licker you) and back to the insanity of marathon running...
ReplyDeleteLOL. Pig licker. Love it. Hey now, if there's anyone that can recover from something like this it'd be you! Even though I almost stopped liking you after your retarded comments of, "fevers are cool!" I think I recall you liking bruises too...anyway, honestly, feel better! You can do it!
ReplyDeletePS As a myspace junkie, did you know you can have a blog on there just the same? I do. Love ya kid. Congrats on the blog; I'll be a steady reader.
Hey, I thought we were with the majority on acknowledging that bruises are cool. Fevers, not so much, and this is pretty much the only possible situation I could imagine you recanting about said obsession. Goddamn swines...
ReplyDeleteAlso, it is now officially apparent, you have at least more than two readers...and I will certainly be keeping up with you, you cider/pig lickin, fever lovin, big ball soccer kickin once a logger of a blogger you.
once a logger always a blogger, I like it
ReplyDeleteOh the world is right now that Chelsea has her own blog! I am glad some ladies did a little work to get you going. I too have little to no faith in the CHWS people. I am surprised they didn't give you an inhaler and send you off; that seems to be their #1 fix-it solution. Knowing you I am sure you will still run on Saturday, so I hope you do well. You will probably do better than last time if nothing else. I will be vicariously living through you, so you have to run!
ReplyDeletep.s. I love that you commented on your own blog.
Your profile picture makes it look like your head is floating and you have legs. Black sweater and black background (aka nightime) = funny picture.
ReplyDeleteHehe you are all hilarious. Once a logger always a blogger...
ReplyDeleteI hope you are feeling better Chelsea and I hope you got to run Sunday afterall! If not, the world had better prepare themselves for you comeback in the next race!