Here be dragons

I know I’m constantly apologizing for the lack of posts, so this time I’m not going to apologize, but I will ‘splain:

Morning sickness has reared its ugly head, nearly as soon as I moved into the new place. Tragically, this means that not only will The Ensign come home to an unattractive, breaking-out wife in an oversized “Army” t-shirt lying in bed doing her very best not to yak, but to a house which is also a terrible mess. I feel terrible about this, but there’s not much I can do, because I feel terrible.

Also, I can’t stand to look at this blog much, on account of all the food pictures I have posted. Few things trigger my gag reflex these days as strongly as Asian food.

I’m also totally worn out from yesterday, in which I made a doctor’s appointment, went through the trouble of arranging a ride, only to have the thing for which I was being tested come up negative. Two hours later, I got a “Just kidding” phone call from the health clinic. Evidently the analysis was a two-parter, and the microscopic part came back positive. Additionally, some of the pre-natal blood workups (two weeks ago, or so!) also showed positive. “I can’t believe nobody called you,” they said. Yeah, thanks. :P Fortunately, one of the nurses was kind enough to come out, pick me up and bring me back. But that much time being upright and in the heat (with 100% humidity almost every day, even though the temps are in the low 90s, the heat index is well into the 100s, and CFAS issues “black flag” warnings nearly every day) was taxing. Dizziness and nausea were my constant companions. I wish they’d leave me alone. :P

So I shall be out of commission for a few weeks, possibly, as I rest, force myself to eat food every two hours, take my 7-day antibiotic, and watch Alfred Hitchcock movies (“Marnie” was an excellent movie, and certainly ahead of its time).

Wish me luck!

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