I am ALIVE!!

Yeah, so I thought I should post and let you all know that I am still alive and WELL! I'm finally back to my normal self with the exception of a bit of a cough, but it's nothing to worry about. So I never found out for certain exactly what I had but the assumption is that it was the flu or some other virus with a bit of bronchitis mixed in. I'll just sum it up by saying it was AWFUL. But I survived. On the downside, I missed 6 days of work, so I'm having some financial issues that I'm having to figure out, but I will survive. On the upside, I lost 12 pounds during that illness. I've gained a few of them back though, just because I've been trying to get the strength back in my body. So now that I'm pretty much back to normal, I'm probably going to hop back on my diet. Going to the gym is pretty much out of the question because I'm always at work, and when I'm not at work, I need the rest. This weekend I'm working 40 hours between Friday morning and Sunday afternoon. I'm not looking forward to it, but I need the moolah.

In other news, my parents are moving back to Ohio. Long explanation as to exactly what they're doing, but I'll just say that they're going to be in Portsmouth for a while, and then they're moving to Columbus for good. So that's exciting that my parents will be close again, and I'll actually be able to see them for Christmas. Oh, and they gave me a 26" flat screen LCD TV. It was a gift to them and they gave it to me. It may be only temporary, but I'm trying to convince them that they really don't want it back.

The new job is still going great. My first regular day on the job was a bit crazy. Lots of stuff went wrong, but it was a good learning experience. So if disasterous things happen again, I'll be a bit more prepared to deal with it.

Well, that's about it. Just wanted to update y'all. Keep praying that I'll survive this work overload without getting totally exhausted or sick again. I hope all is well with everyone. I love ya and I'm praying for ya!!

Prayer request!

Ok, so I'm still not any better. I just keep getting different symptoms and going back to old ones. Right now I'm at my brother's in Columbus, and my mom's in the shower. As soon as she gets out and I take one, she's taking me back to the emergency room. Yes, back, as in I already went on Saturday morning instead of my graduation. So if y'all could please pray for me that they figure out exactly what's wrong and can fix it, I would really appreciate it. I've never been this sick in all my life and it's awful. On top of the fact that it's causing me to miss almost two weeks of work which will not help the financial situation. So please pray. Call people you know and have them pray. Pray pray pray. Thank you so much. I love you all.

Pepto

It's gotten even worse.

Yeah, as bad as this sickness was to begin with, it's gotten even worse in the last two days. I woke up yesterday around 6 am with an upset stomach. I thought it might of just been what I ate last night. Anyway, long story short, I ended up throwing up twice and there was blood in it. On top of that, I blew my nose and it was mostly blood. So I started freakin out. I woke Bianca up to have her take me to the hospital then Pre-Med our new roommmate came down and said that I should wait a little while and maybe just go to a doctor instead. Sometime among all that I had Bianca call my mom because I had totally lost my voice by then and my mom left from Columbus to head this way. By the time Mom got here, we had concluded that the reason why I was vomiting blood was because I had busted a blood vessel in my nasal cavity because of it drying out somewhere and it drained into my stomach and made me sick. After I while, my nose stopped bleeding and I decided not to go to the doctor because I have no insurance and can't afford it.

So sometime after my mom got here, she was sitting on the floor by my feet and asked me if I had a fever, so I leaned forward for her to feel my forehead and in the process knocked my cell phone into a cup of apple juice on the floor. What are the odds? So my phone was dead. Awesome. So after a day of laying on the couch, going in and out of sleep, my voice going in and out, my mom and I went to the Sprint store to try to replace my phone. We got a previously owned phone for half price which my mom paid for because I have no money. So yeah, I feel pretty crappy about that because it was my fault and my parents don't really have the money either.

Anyway, moving on. I got up this morning to go to work and felt nauseated again with very little voice left and really congested. I started working and just couldn't do it. After 4 trips to the restroom, I decided to go home where I threw up twice and have only eaten a few crackers and one pancake since.

So yeah, I'm still nowhere near healthy and the graduation celebrations start tomorrow. I'm supposed to have dinner with family in Columbus so I really hope I'm feeling well enough to go and be functional. I could use everyone's prayers to get back to health. I've never been this sick in all my life and it couldn't come at a worse time. So I just thought I'd let y'all know what's up and ask for ya to please pray pray pray for me. I need it. I hope everything is ok with all of you out there!

God bless!

Pepto

So sick

For those of you that saw me at church yesterday this is old news. I've been sick for about the last week. It started off relatively minor. Just a sore throat and a bit of achiness, but by Friday it became a bit more persistent. Then Saturday I started running a fever and had a massive headache and felt like I was ready to die. So I called off work. I woke up on Sunday and didn't feel quite so bad. At least the fever seemed to be gone, so I went to church because I had to do the Mediashout stuff for the songs. Throughout the services my headache worsened, then we went to the Fairfield Commons mall for lunch, and for some reason the scent of food was starting to make me feel nauseated but I didn't think anything of it until I got up to leave for work. I was feeling progressively worse the further I walked, but I made it. I got in my car drove the half mile to Target, walked in the front door walked straight to the restroom and up came my breakfast. Great. In addition to already feeling like crap, I some how got either a) the stomach flu or b) some kind of virus. I threw up 4 times in an hour and couldn't even keep a tiny drink of water down. So I had Blue Jacket pick me up from Target, I came home, got some Sprite and started drinking it slowly. Eventually I was able to move up to crackers, water, Jello, and chicken broth and I finally started eating some solid stuff today, so I'm getting better. I'm hoping to make it back to work tomorrow because missing 3 days of work is going to put a huge dent in my already tiny budget.

So yeah, I'm feeling better but still not good. I have a nasty pflegmy cough, and I'm congested but it's a lot better than not being able to eat anything. So if y'all could keep me in your prayers to a) get better and b) figure out my financial situation, I'd appreciate it.

In other news, the job on base with SebbieDue has been great. I really hope I can go full time soon. We had a lot of fun last Wednesday. I'm also going to start kinda sorta training for a team leader position at Target, even though I can't even apply for a position until my "90 Day Learning Period" is over. I've also found out that Huntington Bank is hiring full time, so I'm going to work on updating my resume so I can apply for that.

Oh! My parents are on their way to Ohio right now. They're staying at my brother's in Columbus for a while, then everyone will be here Saturday morning for my graduation. I'm not as excited about graduation as I once was. It costs money that I don't have, and hardly anyone that cares will be there. Oh well, if ya don't have anything better to do Saturday morning at 10 am, it's at the Nutter Center.

And this has been a pity party for and by Tessa. Sorry ladies. I'm sure this was a big bummer. Life's been rough as of late. I guess it can't get much worse. No way to go but up. :D I'll be seeing y'all.

God bless.

Pepto

Sorry

Yeah, It's been a couple weeks. Lo siento. I've been quite busy over the last couple of weeks which is most of the reason why I haven't updated. I finally started at the job on base, and between that and Target, all I do is work. 56 hours last week and 45 this week. It's kinda stinky just because...well...who likes to work that much? But it has been very helpful for the money situation.

So yeah, that's what's been going on with me. Even with all the hours and paperwork and training and hassle, I'm SOOOOO thankful for this new job. I really like it. It's pretty easy but there's opportunity to learn and grow. Plus it's pretty cool working with SebbieDue. I can't thank her enough for helping me get there.

In Target news, I've applied for a promotion to Electronics Specialist because the current one got a real job, so he's leaving. We'll see. Keep it in your prayers. I could use the extra money still.

In TDH news, I'm still getting to know him better. I always talk to him at work and we've had some good conversations. He's said some really sweet things, but I won't get into it. Sorry to leave you hanging, but I don't see a need to go into detail and read into things. I do hope though that we can at least be friends beyond our time at Target simply because he's an extraordinary guy.

So that's life. Busy yet uneventful. Keep praying for the new job, there's still a lot of stuff that we're waiting on like my clearance. The quicker it goes through the faster I get a raise and the more chance I have at moving to full time when the opportunity comes.

I hope everyone is doing well, and I miss y'all.

God bless!

Pepto