Stir Crazy!

There is a big difference between staying home because you want too and staying home because you HAVE too.  When I was sick, my doctor basically told me I had to rest and stay away from places where there were a lot of people; grocery stores, Wal-Mart, Target, etc.  I got it.  I was obsessive about washing my hands even here at home.  Germs were my enemy.  I started counting the days that I had been cooped up in the house.  The days led to weeks.  FOUR weeks to be exact! After that, I did leave the house for a few very short trips, but even then I went back into seclusion and added a few more weeks on.  Then, with the snow, I added on another week!  My little car has been buried under a snow drift and we don't have a shovel.  And, to be honest, I wasn't too keen on being outside in the cold with that air hitting my lungs and making me cough worse than I already do.

So, tomorrow, I have a very early doctor's appointment and a lunch date/meeting.  And my sister might stop by on her way home to my Mom's.  All of this to say that I'm actually looking forward to being out in public again, even if it means I have to put on a bra and underwear!  Heck, at this rate, I might shave my legs and put on some makeup!