06.24.08
Under the weather but in love again
The Southerly working it’s way up the country may have just hit. It’s been a cold wind most of the day, and now it is super dark inside at 3.45pm and grim and grey and wet outside. Really wet – it’s coming down fast and heavy and vertical. Makes me want to forget the rest of the things I need to do today and crawl into bed and go to sleep.
I’ve been plagued with a cough for about three weeks now. I had a cold and thought the cough was the tail end of that – except it went on and on and on and on and… you get the picture. After promising my pharmacist I would go to the GP if it hadn’t cleared up by this week, I got a GP’s appointment for this morning. And wouldn’t you know it, I almost felt normal again. Murphy’s law or what??! I almost cancelled the appointment thinking, yep it’s just a cold and it’s finally come right. However, I thought the 9.30 appointment may not get a chance to get filled by someone else so I might as well go.
I am so pleased I did.
While the symptoms don’t seem to be much at the moment, there are signs that something bronchial is awry. Possibly Atypical Pneumonia. I need to google that and find out what that actually means! So now I have some anti-bugs and some other dose of something else to help the lungs work. Dear oh dear. I do like to do things properly!! 
I’m going to start rattling while I walk soon I think!
But while I was waiting for the pharmacist to fill the prescription, I was wandering around the mall and found a new shop has just opened in the mall. http://www.kikki-k.com.au Swoon!!! This shop is full of the cutest note pads and folders and pens and stationery stuff. I had Mr 4 with me and he was playing on the floor with his gumboots while I was extolling the virtues of the next notepad I laid my eyes on. It’s like a giant stationery cupboard…. the coveting began when I used to be in paid employment and I’m sure it led me into the scrapbook habit. And now it’s come full circle. I’ve already pointed out to Mr 4 the cute bag, the neat pen and the notebooks (yes, plural!) that Daddy can buy me for presents. And of course I just HAD to leave with something….
I’ve been wanting a cute recipe file box forever and this is sooooo much nicer than the rolodex office ones people kept trying to steer me towards. So now all those recipes I have lying around will be neatly written up and filed safely away. The best thing too, is that if YOU give me a nice recipe, I can get you to write it out in YOUR handwriting and have that keepsake thing going on too. I might even decorate the cards if I so desire.
Of course, this will all be done from my sickbed…. gotta have something fun to do!
Dana said,
June 24, 2008 at 6:04 pm
ohhhhh gimmie th card size- i just made the MEANEST Lumberjack cake! i want to share the goodness… and the calories
Dana said,
June 24, 2008 at 6:05 pm
Oh yeah – sorry to hear youre not well
Shell said,
June 24, 2008 at 6:23 pm
Sounds like a fab wee shop! I LOVE stationery… and now both the DD’s do too! LOL Hope you get better really soon
Trace said,
June 25, 2008 at 6:12 am
Nothing quite like finding a new treasure trove. Now Kelly you take care, doesn’t sound like something that will have you swinging from the chanderliers again quickly, might take a bit of rest…
Hay said,
June 25, 2008 at 7:32 am
Oh no! Hope you get better soon. Thank gawd you went to the doc!!
Awesome box
Janine said,
June 25, 2008 at 7:48 am
very cool find there, I do belive you just enabled!! Now do you really want visitors today?
Michelle said,
June 25, 2008 at 9:01 am
Oh I just love kikki-k. Its like Heaven… except that its probably like Hell for my bank account. You of course can never have too many notebooks! I hope you are feeling better soon!
Hannah said,
June 25, 2008 at 9:22 am
Oh dear, atypical pneumonia doesn’t sound good! I hope it’s not that, and that your cough goes away soon.
I ADORE stationary shops, and found a delightful one up north recently. The one you found sounds amazing too, I will have to try and visit when I’m down there in August! Love the recipe file, too cute
Beverley Warwick said,
June 25, 2008 at 9:38 am
Hmmm, might just have to find that shop one day soon. Hope you’ve got your house nice and warm, it sounds like you need some visitors to come cheer you up!
scrappysue said,
June 25, 2008 at 1:03 pm
kiki=k is awesome kelly! my friend brings me stuff from there when she visits oz. which mall????? hope u feel better soon!!!
Jenny E said,
June 25, 2008 at 5:05 pm
Atypical pnemonia – just isn’t like other pnemonia ie atypical! I know this because Colin got it last year and was a very sick boy for over two weeks. I hope that you get better soon
Vicki said,
June 25, 2008 at 6:51 pm
Hope the meds kick in and you are feeling better real soon. Loving the sound of that shop and thats a much nicer recipe box than the ones I’ve seen.
Mrs Frizz said,
June 25, 2008 at 6:56 pm
Sure hope that your meds quick whatever it is that has been ailing you …quick smart. Take care.
Kerry-Sue said,
June 25, 2008 at 7:53 pm
get well soon!!!!
Meg McKenzie said,
June 25, 2008 at 8:15 pm
What a cutie patootie box – may have to pay a visit when I come up to SENZ!!! Hope you are feeling better very soon!!
Mich said,
June 25, 2008 at 8:55 pm
Oh yes Meg – think we have to put that on our ‘to visit’ list for SENZ weekend!
Hope you are feeling better soon!
yaseennz said,
June 25, 2008 at 10:05 pm
Hope that nasty cold is leaving you alone asap!
What a cute box! Oh yeah and bingo on the gumboots, I got them too, same logic as yours;p And I love love walking abouts in them. Make me smile every time I put ‘em on.
Yvette said,
June 25, 2008 at 10:57 pm
Oh I so know what the cough with atypical pneumonia is like, had it over Christmas time. So I feel for you! Ihope the anti bots work.
LOVE stationary shops!!! And that recipe box is super cute!
widdleshamrock said,
June 26, 2008 at 9:54 pm
I have a couple of recipes I could share….