I took some Benadryl earlier this morning and now I can hardly stay awake, which is bad because I've got a lot of work to do before leaving for vacation tomorrw.
I woke up Monday morning with a rash on my neck and I couldn't figure out what caused. I tried to think if it was related to a new soap or something like that, but nothing sprang to mind.
I then remembered that I had moved a box full of weeds I'd removed from the garden earlier in the week and there must have been some poison ivy or something similar in it. I was wearing gloves while weeding and didn't get anything on me. Apparently just touching something while moving the box seemed to be enough to do it.
I woke up early this morning because the itching was almost unbearable. When I saw my swollen face and puffy eyes in the mirror I was shocked. I'm supposed to get on a plane tomorrow and there's no way I want to look like that when I go.
So I went to the doctor this morning and he gave me a shot of steroids (in the bum) and a prescription to knock out the swelling. He also told me to take some Benadryl to subdue the itching. I took two without thinking about it and now I'm paying for it.
On the bright side, my itching seems to be subsiding and the swelling seems to be going away.
Texas, here I come!
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
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Sunday, June 7, 2009
Home Alone
This week I officially join the ranks of the work from home crowd.
When I got to work this past Tuesday I learned that my company wanted to close the office I worked in by the end of the week. I knew we were closing by the end of the month, but they decided to move up the closing so they could save money by cutting off the phones and other utilities.
Don't worry. I still have my job, but now I have no office to go to. Fortunately I have a home office and my company set me up to be able to work from there, but it sure would be nice to have an office to go to.
Since I can work remotely from anywhere I can get a cell phone signal, I've been (and will continue to be) experimenting with different places from which to work. There are several coffee shops to work from, and with a fully charged laptop battery I can work from somewhere outdoors, like down by creek where I went to work a few weeks ago.
It's going to take some getting used to, but I'll make it work. It's better than the alternative of having to commute to Asheville again.
When I got to work this past Tuesday I learned that my company wanted to close the office I worked in by the end of the week. I knew we were closing by the end of the month, but they decided to move up the closing so they could save money by cutting off the phones and other utilities.
Don't worry. I still have my job, but now I have no office to go to. Fortunately I have a home office and my company set me up to be able to work from there, but it sure would be nice to have an office to go to.
Since I can work remotely from anywhere I can get a cell phone signal, I've been (and will continue to be) experimenting with different places from which to work. There are several coffee shops to work from, and with a fully charged laptop battery I can work from somewhere outdoors, like down by creek where I went to work a few weeks ago.
It's going to take some getting used to, but I'll make it work. It's better than the alternative of having to commute to Asheville again.
