This semester has just been stupid-hard: bronchitis, pneumonia, two different stomach bugs that have required trips to the hospital, sick kiddo, sick spouse, snow/cold days at kiddo’s school…it’s just too much when I’m trying to teach two classes and finish a dissertation. I’m utterly beat, and this is my “Spring Break”, and I’m trying to play catch-up but I just want to cry. And sleep. And eat normal food again without bad things happening. But mostly cry, because I’m so tired and I keep trying and keep getting knocked back, over and over and over.
I’m trying to stay positive – talking to folks on Twitter today really helped me keep from sinking too far. Seriously, I love y’all! And I ended up taking a nap at 4pm because I just couldn’t even focus my eyes anymore. Everything’s just been nonstop overwhelming and I’m starting to get really fried – and we just learned that M’s school is cancelled tomorrow because of an impending snowstorm that is going to be pretty epic and yeah, this Spring Break, the one where I was going to be able to work at home, with the house to myself, and make some solid progress on my dissertation? It’s a total fiasco now between the sickness and the snow day and I’m just frustrated. So frustrated.
Please let up, universe?
whit::knits 
I’m so so sorry. I hope things let up soon! Big huge internetty hugs.
Thank you, Laura!
Huge hugs, Whitney. It is so frustrating having the time you’ve carefully budgeted for work taken away by forces of nature. I hope you’re able to get a little rest so that you’re healthy again when you get another chance to get some work done.