Getting into the medicine
This is the oddest 4th of July for me.
I've told the boys to do stuff until I've grown tired of doing so. I suggest they get together to decide what to do. They usually go shopping on their own--hey, they are old enough and then some.
I understand they don't want to do anything. Strange. Is this another sign of the next stage of my life? I don't need to get sentimental and sappy right now.
So, they are comfortable in sitting around watching a rerun of some Spiderman movie and another is sleeping, while I'm on my laptop. I can hear fireworks from my window, but I'm too sick to make myself get up and go out anywhere.
I was a tad excited about maybe playing with my new camera getting shots of the fireworks. It's not going to be.
Instead, my adnoids are still full and hurting which is now making my ear ache. I almost never take medicine, but I'm finally breaking down tonight. I hate pain in my ears.
So, someone tell me how you get this medicine open? I have very strong nails and yet it is putting cracks in my thumbnail trying to open this stupid thing.
What good are those nice little pointing arrows?
If I were any sicker, I'd be helpless. They make it so hard to make it child proof which is a good thing, but they also are making is sick-person proof too!
Really. I know I'm not alone. When you are sick, you are down and your patience is down and the last thing you want to put up with is the fumbling about with shaking weak fingers trying to figure out how the medicine opens up.
Anyone with me on this one?
So, I finally get it open and now I'm sitting up waiting for it to take effect. Waiting patiently for something to drain out of my ear or make me so tired I cannot stay awake any longer.
What else is there to do while I wait for these signs of relief or incapacitation but to blog about my frustrations? Oh, and I'm doing some layout commenting too as I'm so behind on that task. So, if you get a comment that makes no sense, blame it on the medicine.
I've done babbled enough, huh? Do people really read these posts of mine? Do they really find them interesting?
6 WARM FUZZIES--comments SO appreciated!:
Yes, Yes, I am totally with you on getting into that medicine. And here is how I handle it...either I hand it to hubby (who is not sick and has the strength to get into these anyway and has become used to me asking), or if hubby isn't around...sissors. So there's my answer!! So sorry you didn't get to go and test out your new camera on the fireworks. I am going to try and post some in the next couple of days. Take it easy and I really hope you start to feel better...my prayers are with you!!
I always use my kitchen scissors to open mine. And I've been using decongestant/antihistamine for about 5 weeks now, so i'm getting really good at it :P
Hope you feel better. Don't feel badly about your family being boring - we had a totally uninspired day around here, and it was kind of nice ;)
My kids are at about the same ages as yours. 18 & 17. Yes, it's normal, they do change and seem to be getting their own lives. I'm proud of them for doping so, but sad at the same time.
So sorry you're feeling so miserable! I hope you're better soon. Take care.
I have a pair of scissors in every room of my house ...
Scissors - that's the answer to the pesky med packages! We were at my MIL's for the 4th and DH wouldn't take pictures of the fireworks and I was nursing the baby, so couldn't do it myself...ah well...there's always next year. :) Hope you're feeling better!
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