I now have an appointment for having my knee replaced as well as all the other related office visits. I do need to keep my blood sugar low in order to have the surgery, so I have been fasting a bit.
I get depressed very easily when my blood sugar is low. It hits in waves, where I just want to weep with no particular trigger. It is one of the reasons I suspect that my blood sugar has been above the norm if not incredibly high.
I often feel very behind. Sometimes that feeling is accurate; often it is because I am not as far ahead as I would like to be.
Once or twice a semester I have a moment where all of the important things are done and there is a brief respite before other major tasks begin. I felt that kind of respite yesterday.
I know that my stress is self-induced. It isn't very often that I give myself a break.
I had hoped to get vaccinated earlier in the year, then expected it later, but the changing state priorities finally included me and my cohort and I received my first (Moderna) COVID vaccination a week ago.
My arm was sore but about par for a vaccination; I had no fever nor any other side effects, which is a blessing. I have my quality-of-life illnesses but I don't seem to get hit with flu or cold stuff very often.
Our live-at-home adult child will have to wait a while to be vaccinated, so even after my wife and I are vaccinated we will need to be careful not to pop our COVID bubble until all of us are set.
