Not again. We seem to have all caught the mess that Andrew had. While we never had a fever or caught it when we were feverish to test, we have had a massive head cold, all of us. SO much snot and coughing and tissues and lack of sleep. Plus, I had some cortisol dumpage around 3 am several mornings that woke me up and kept me up. Sigh. Let's get to it shall we?
Got three runs in this week despite this dang bug we all have and two lifting work outs. Surprisingly I can lift even when I feel like pure dog shit. Since I have my own home gym, I can work out without infecting others. I also finally got this little pad for my bar this week and It's making a world of difference for several of my lifts. Now I can do hip thrusters and bridges with my barbell and not have the pain I've had in the past with that weight sitting on my c-section scar.
I had a rough week at work being sick and having to work so much and so intense. Some days I think I am too old for this and I need to find something a little slower paced, but also overtime is nice and is not always offered at my level of experience. Usually, I would be salaried and not hourly, but because our company wanted people to be able to take unpaid leave if needed, they put us all hourly which means OT is now in play. I try to keep my eyes on the prize even when I am tired and run down. I also try and remember that I have been in this game way longer than anyone I am currently working in due to my age. I've been in science in some capacity since the summer of my junior year in high school. I've dealt with lots of different types of bosses and supervisors over the years, so I do have more perspective into what makes people tick. No one is perfect, everyone makes mistakes, and everyone has a totally different personality. That is what makes our lab interesting and successful because it takes all types to make R and D work. We are a very diverse group from someone in their 60s to someone in their 20s. To someone who is hugely creative but distractable and not into details, to those who are anal about every single detail yet not creative at all (me:) we have so many wonderful co workers. While sometimes we do clash, overall, we make it work and get through some tough stuff together. I just hope the next week we can make it through everything that was set forth.
Lastly, Andrew had his final week of school and FINALLY got straight A's! This has been his goal for a while, and he was always falling slightly short with one high B every semester. I am so happy for him and his hard work finally paying off!
And one more thing :) I think either today or tomorrow is our 20th anniversary. I will always love this beautiful dress and that amazing and crazy night that we got married. It was simple, we were surrounded by friends, and we had so much fun!
Have a great week y'all! If this week doesn't kill me, it's going to make me stronger for sure!
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