Sickness and Memories

What a way to start the weekend. I got Strep again, big surprise. Actually, it sort of was as I usually only get it during the winter months. Anyhow, Friday I woke up with a sore throat but went to work anyways thinking it was because I had my window open wide and it had been a coolish night. Things did not improve as the work day dragged on. I had to pick up a Primatene mist for dad on the way home, so I skipped rush hour and took side streets to the Walgreens in near Southdale and treated myself to a Aloha Pineapple smoothie from Jamba Juice, figuring the cold and the fruit would help or at least they certainly wouldn't hurt. When I got home I took a nap, which helped with the fatigue, but not the throat. Saturday I still felt icky so I took myself to Target's minute clinic (where I always go when I get this) and got a Z-pack which had me feeling on the mend by that evening. It didn't hurt that mom brought me a Frosty when she came home from work. Yep, moms rock.

Well, today (Sunday) I was still on the mend and technically still contagious so I decided to get some stuff done around the house. I started by going through all the CDs I had half-hazardly stacked on two of my bookshelves. I realized I didn't have several of them in my iTunes, so I took care of some of those and also sorted out a few I didn't want anymore. Got a nice stack to take to Half-Price Books or Cheapo or where ever. While I was doing that, I stripped my bed and washed all my linens and blankets and got rid of the bodypillow I've had since Mankato (it was pretty beat up and kinda dirty and there really is no washing those things).

Lastly I hit some of the boxes we still have in our sizely front closet. Mom is a pack rat and I definitely inherited this tendency, but I'm working on it. First, I have a LOT of stuff! However, I successfully went through 5 boxes and got them down to 1 and 1/2 put back into the closet. Go me! In going through all that, I found loads of stuff I wasn't sure I still had. Some of the gems I found are:

Old creative writing assignments

Loads of scripts/scenes from plays that I have done for school

Art class projects and supplies from high school and college (woo hoo, art stuff!)

My high school senior photos (oh man *shakes head*)

Birthday cards from friends & family ranging from my 18th-22nd birthdays

3 travel sized packs of tissues (???)

The plus llama that creeped out Nelson that one day (hee hee hee)

About half a dozen unused photo frames (got to go through my photos next I guess)

The Barne employee handbook I was given when I first started back in Nov of 1999 - Interesting note: the back page is intact and unsigned >:)

A Barne business card I used to write down a humorous quote from Jess Brau

The papers, obituary clipping and driving directions from Matthew's funeral (may have to take a trip out there to place some flowers)

A disc labeled "NCC Candid Shots", which no doubt holds photos of my friends' and my from the partying days at NCC! (Hmm...must remember to look at these for possible future blackmail)

Day planner pages ripped out of old planner for remembrance - Important dates include: multiple concerts, my grandfather's passing and the birth of one Piper Lee Hubbard

Invite to Piper's 1st birthday

The games I was looking for (Jo, I got the LOTR Trivial Pursuit!)

A framed embroidery piece with my full name, birth date, size and weight with a cute teddy bear alongside (I have no idea who made this for me!)

All in all I'd say it was a rather productive day. Although now I realize how much stuff I have that require photo/scrap booking. Yikes!