A night out makes all the difference

Last week I went to work two days out of five. Needless to say, I was quite depressed. I stayed home on Valentine's Day and ruined my husband's chance to show off b y sending me flowers at work; they were delivered at home because I was sick. That beautiful arrangement did brighten my mood and raise my spirits.

The next day, I didn't go to work AGAIN because I was so tired and achy even though I had slept all day the day before, but when my husband came home from work he got me out of bed and told me he was taking me out. OUT. I didn't even Want to get out of bed, forget about bathing and getting ready! He looked so excited so I peeled myself out of bed and got ready not knowing what to expect.

I quickly realized my wonderful husband planned a fabulous night out- even getting a sitter for the entire evening! We went to a fancy restaurant, then a movie, and when I thought the night was over, he took me to a suite filled with roses and champagne! It was something out of a movie-so romantic!

That night, I felt normal; not like the pathetic sick person. I didn't even realize how much I needed to feel like a normal women. I didn't even talk about a single ache or pain or doctor appointment. It was beyond wonderful!

Addicted to all things TV

So I have been missing so much work lately. The pain in my muscles, joints, lupus fog, and anxiety is crippling me. I am not confined to my bed...again. 

I haven't been able to finish reading a novel in almost a year. Now, you have to keep in mind that I love reading and I teach reading and I usually read at the very least, one novel a month. I can't concentrate anymore; not enough to finish reading a novel. 

So, I have totally taken to watching every kind of television show/movie possible. Netflix is my new best friend and the DVR on my dish receiver records two show at one. I am of course going to switch to the Dish Hopper because it records something like 6 shows at once! 

Then there's Get Glue! Love, love it! I don't know why it excites me to earn stickers from watching TV and checking in, but it does. They will actually mail you the stickers and I am definitely going to get some kind of grown up sticker book. This is totally taking me back to when I was a kid and collected scratch and sniff, puffy, googly-eyed, and bedazzled stickers in a Sticker Book. 

If I didn't have TV to watch while resting, I would go insane. I am already depressed and super anxious so I think Teen Mom 2, Grey's Anatomy, Scandal, American Idol, New Girl, Glee, and many others are keeping me from cracking up and being dragged off to the insane asylum? Do they still have those? Oh yeah, there is also American Horror Story: Asylum. :-)