Ugh.

[mellicious]

Well, I have given in and I have a doctor's appointment in the morning. If nothing else, I figure they can give me a referral to an allergist, and I think it's time to try that. I last went to an ENT doc nearly 10 years ago, and she wasn't even an allergy specialist - somebody may have some ideas they didn't then. Plus, I've had sore throats off and on for weeks now, and while I do think it's likely that it's just allergies, it's time (probably past time) to rule out the other stuff, too. Obviously I've been avoiding it, but man, I'm tired of being sick.

I have not gotten far on my little to-do list from yesterday, except that I did make progress on the making and sending of cards. Some I've done are actually mostly handmade and others less so, but so far I haven't resorted to my leftover bought cards from past years at all. I've been taking scans of the more original ones and I'll post those later, after the recipients have had time to see them. But I'm a little bit happier with myself on that score. Just getting off my butt and doing anything is a triumph these days. I even have a war-wound - I sliced my finger open a little bit with the paper-trimmer - nothing too bad, though.

The fact is, I am not feeling much holiday spirit this year. It comes and it goes so fast now that it doesn't seem like there's time to enjoy it. I guess that's just a part of getting older. (And I think maybe you adjust to the whoosh of time as it goes by. At least, sometimes I think I'm starting to.)

Comments

[ursulahitler.livejournal.com]

It could be that a little bit of holiday travel will do you good. A change of scene could get you away from whatever is aggravating your allergies. I had horrific allergies for YEARS when I lived in Long Beach, and they got a lot better when we moved up to LA.

[mellificent.livejournal.com]

Yeah, mine got better when we moved away from Galveston, for several years. The doctor said this is partly just a very, very bad year for allergy sufferers, though. She took a CBC panel to rule out bacterial stuff and prescribed a multi-day steroid regimen, which I'm not quite sure about but willing to try, at this point.