Status Update

It's been some time since I posted last. Some days I didn't feel like it, others I didn't feel up to it. Either way, time waits for no one.

I don't like dealing with a sick family. I've teetered on the verge of a cold for days, not to mention my SAD getting me early (and the supermarket didn't stock St John's Wort, making it a pain to get into town to search Holland and Barrett's; and even there I had to make do with a tincture, because there were no capsules to be found for love or money). Naturally, mama gets no time off to heal. It's tough when everyone else is well, but with Grumpy suffering from an ache or other every day, plus work pressure, and Spawn getting the sniffles first and then returning to the exploding nappy syndrome, it can become too much, fast.

We're supposed to drive up to see the mother-in-law tomorrow, and although we're packed, I'm still not sure it's a good idea. October visits there tend to end with someone or other getting very sick, and it's the same thing whether I'm okay or not. We can't wiggle out of it now, unless there's some health crisis by tomorrow morning, because she's made her preparations... but I still feel iffy and would rather stay home.