so we may need to re-evaluate those goals...

I was going to get SO MUCH done for Gettysburg right?! I'm on day 19 of what I thought was a cold. I finally went to the Doctor yesterday after what seemed like improvement turned into "spiking a fever and getting worse." My main complaint was the sore throat, without advil in my system I had trouble swallowing (I actually debated getting liquid advil for first thing in the morning).  I had asked a Dr. at work to run a rapid strep on tuesday so I thought it wasn't that but on Friday I caved and went in. 

She looked at my throat, said it looked awful and I either had "impressive strep" or possibly mono. She did a throat culture to check for strep and blood work to check for mono. I went home with a z-pack incase of strep and because my right ear drum was bulging so I probably was also working on an ear infection and a medrol dosepak (steroid taper) because while you can't treat mono steroids really help the swelling in you throat go down.  I started both yesterday and I would say I definitely do feel some improvement. I still cough if laying flat but I can swallow all by myself without drug help! The one awful thing is that steriods can apparently amp up anxiety and sleeplessness so I'm super tired but can't turn off my brain and the hamster wheel of anxiety enough to sleep.  Doesn't help that Ellie is having a very unsettled day that started at 4am with barking at things in the yard. 

That said I have gotten zero sewing done and almost no knitting. So here are my new goals

1. Finish rational dress
2. Finish A's shawl
3. pray Jenny-Roses' plaid ballgown fits and I can borrow it
4. dinner bodice? re-wear day gown to dinner? add sleeves to orange ballgown? 

I think I should buy a dinner bodice pattern....