For weeks I’ve had achey glands in my neck and groin. Kinda fatigued. Pain in my right shoulder and upper thigh on the same side – sometimes I limp when I get up from sitting. Yesterday I had a bellyache, and today I’m still a little iffy – but we think that’s because the milk I was putting in my coffee was spoiled. Today I have a canker sore right in the middle of my tongue – and I feel weak and shakey and unsure of myself. Hard to talk because I’m not 100% – the other person will just know. Feel like I’m gonna cry because it hurts. ‘Course it’s Monday, and I was unprepared in a meeting – keep replaying that eternal 5 minutes in my head – and, now Deb will report on … huh, what?!
Is it just too much busyness? Right now I am behind on grading assignments that were handed in by the 53 students I have in two courses a week ago Sunday and Monday – I’ve made it through approximately 5. I have a book chapter also due a week ago, and I’m in the midst of 21 advising appointments, by phone and Skype, and that’s not not counting the 5 or 6 additional students I’ve advised via lengthy and multiple emails.
I guess I just wish I could figure out if all these aches & pains are simply old age, or if I’m actually sick. Comfort food for dinner (but I’m really not sure I like this new portfolio slideshow with the thumbnails; maybe I can make them go away – and yep, despite my other griefs, I did get the thumbnails to go away – see image 4 for the “with”; w/o below):
