A Shortage of Spoons

People with chronic illnesses have a clever saying: that they are "out of spoons" meaning they have no energy to do whatever is being discussed. Some tasks/activities require more spoons than others, and I've found myself not leaving the house much lately. Besides being sick quite a bit, I've also had a couple of major events that forced me to be social and "on", and that really takes it out of me these days. Some days, there just aren't enough spoons to do all the things I want to.

Sharp-eyed readers of this blog noticed that I didn't post last week. I've been sick for much of November - first a mild cold, then later a more serious one. The more recent version had me coughing hard enough to...

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