I couldn't sleep again last night. The night of every chemo appointment is a night of insomnia, due to the steriods in the anti-nausea drugs I get. At 2:00 AM I was still wide awake, but I thought I'd better at least try to sleep. I lay awake in bed until 4:30, when I got up, went downstairs, and read. I heard Al get up at 5:30 and take his shower, He suggested I try again, so at 6:30 I went back to bed -- and did manage to sleep until 8:30 AM.
Still feeling pretty good, though – high energy, no pain, a little heartburn – but Wednesday evening and Thursday will be the real test, to see if foregoing the shot had any measurable impact on my body’s reaction to the chemo.
Still feeling pretty good, though – high energy, no pain, a little heartburn – but Wednesday evening and Thursday will be the real test, to see if foregoing the shot had any measurable impact on my body’s reaction to the chemo.
I worked on Soiree prep all day today – unpacking new product that’s been coming in, pricing it and entering it into inventory. We opened a few new lines in anticipation of a bunch of new people (48 have signed up so far) coming in to see our wares – we got Thymes fragranced body products, Abdallah chocolates, gourmet gift basket items (like crackers, summer sausage, cheese, etc.).
I also brought over all the rest of the Christmas décor (wreaths, swags, faux evergreen pots, etc.) in the hope that I’d get some help decorating the space (including the “non-occupied” half of the room). Sure enough, three wonderful friends – Sharon Hartung, Kathy von Walter, and Diane Villars – offered to come in tonight for a couple of hours to be my slaves.
In less than two hours, they transformed the front room – all the new product was beautifully displayed, all the wreaths and swags hung, and the tops of the tall shelves and cupboards were decorated. It gave me a new appreciation for the phrase: “Many hands make work light.”
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