If you guessed Barnes you get a star on your forehead and an A on your paper. Haven't been here in weeks. Weeks, I say, weeks.
You know when we get sick, heal up and yet don't feel all the way better yet? Just tired and off. When I got Covid in February I never recovered. A month later I still wasn't right. Turns out, I had bronchitis, water in my ears, a nasty sinus infection and needed eletrolytes.
I never had an infection that messed with my eyes so bad as this. I thought, my eyes were going bad. Soon as I got on the cleanup-this-sickness plan, my eyes were the first things to correct themselves.
Being able to read and write again is heaven. Heaven I say, heaven.
I'm using an inhaler for the first time and I love it. I'm long-past contagious and it's just sooooo nice to be at Barnes, reading and writing again. I had no idea the sinus infection could mess with my eyes. Feels good to be on the mend.
Speaking of writing, this past week I wrote three new bakes. Yesterday's bake: Apple Cinnamon Date Bake, made with spelt, oat, medjool dates and 50ml of local-down-the-road, maple. Sooooo yummy. Next bake, same formula with pecans. Then after that, the same formula moved into muffin form, just to see how the batter I wrote, holds up. Sometimes a bake behaves one way in one bake dish and another way in another pan/shape. I'll shoot for mini muffins and breakfast muffin, sizes. Just to compare.
In other news, I'm sleeping better. Less worn-out before and after work which means that I get more out of my day (like writing three bakes last week and preparing good meals). We did eat out twice last week and it's up in the air if we do takeaway on the ride home.
In other, other news, who loves Barnes? Sometimes it takes me a bit to get myself here and then when I'm here I'm like, duh, I could have had a V8. I feel a lot of hope and good energy when we hit Barnes cafe'. We read, write and enjoy good drinks. Sipping on my second Soya London Fog, as I type.
Delightful.
Even walking around Barnes, feels good. Guess what? My lungs were able to slowly make it up the Barnes stairs and I didn't need the inhaler. Hot dog! I'm on the mend.
And that my friends, is all that's fit to print. Chat again soon. Huggs and Buggs, Me.
So happy to hear you are healing and feeling so much better. Just don't over do it!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Cheryl. Zero plans to overdo it! Just sooooo much enjoying the energy returning. Hope you're having a lovely first week of Spring!
DeleteI am thrilled that you are starting to feel better. And echoing Cheryl. Don't over do things.
ReplyDeleteThansk, Sue. Zero plans to overdo it! Very, very nice to have energy and focus return though. How was your first week of Autumn? Is it cooling down there?
DeleteSorry it wiped you out and messed you up for so long. I used to battle sinus infections often. They will mess with multiple parts of your body. Keep healing and write away!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Alex! I had no idea how nasty these sinus infections could get. So true, I agree. They mess with the body for sure.
DeleteVery pleased you are better. Echoing others, take it easy. Sinus infection give me terrible aching teeth and mouth sores. It is awful.
ReplyDeleteHey Sandra. I'm not in the mind-set of overdoing it. Though I did have to go back to work and by the end of the week, I felt stronger than when the week started. Rested all the first day off and the second, boy oh boy, just enjoyed the heck outta Barnes.
DeleteOuch on the aching teeth and sores. Until recently. I had no idea how badly sinus infections messed with us.
Is Barnes Barnes & Noble?
DeleteHey Sandra! Yeppers. It's our Happy Place :-)
DeleteI'm very glad you're back. I didn't realize illness was keeping you away. Let's hope you stay well now. And don't try to catch up! That's a trap when you're feeling better.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping in. Yeah, it was difficult to read and write so until this past week, I hadn't done either. Nice to have eyes back again. Thanks for stopping by today. Hope you're having a groovy weekend. We're finally home.
DeleteWow, sorry to hear you've been so sick, Ivy -- covid, bronchitis, sinus infection, etc -- yikes! Glad you're on the mend now though. Take it easy and heal up all the way, my girl!
ReplyDeleteHey Debra! Yeah, missed some days at work however, doing real good now. Gonna probably take a few more weeks to be all the way better but boy oh boy, reading again is heaven. Be over to see all your wonderful drawings this week. Cheers and boogie boogie!
DeleteGood to hear, you're on the mend, Whisk.
ReplyDeleteThanks bunches, Rayola!!!! Happy Easter to you and the girls.
DeleteGlad you are on the mend!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Christine. How goes your baking?
DeleteThat's great news that you're improving. It didn't sound like fun, and like you, who knew that a sinus infection could mess with your vision. And sounds like you've had some tasty baking too. hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteHey Erika! Yeah, I had nooooo idea. It was not fun for sure. Missed work too. Thanks for stopping in. Huggs backatcha!
DeleteI am glad you are finally on the mend, HW. Covid can still be a nasty piece of infection! Take care!
ReplyDeleteThank you. So true. Really can be. Thanks for stopping by. Be by soon to check on your adventures and photos. Is it warming up there? Still snowy and cold here. Though Monday should be spring again.
Deleteso glad you are feeling better. that was a long haul.
ReplyDeleteWe do not have a barnes near us sadly
Cathy
Hi Cathy! Thank you so much. Yeah, it was long to not know that I was still sick. Glad that part is passed now. Oh no Barnes near you. Any other kind of fun cafe' or bookstores near you?
DeleteI had no idea a sinus infection could affect so many different parts of the body. Glad to hear that you're on the road to recovery.
ReplyDeleteSame, Kathy. I had noooo idea. It's so odd to me. Thanks for the well-wishes!
DeleteI'm sorry to hear you have been so ill and glad to hear you are on the mend. Apples, cinnamon, oats and dates sound like breakfast to me. Hot apple-cinnamon-dates-oats porridge. Yum.
ReplyDeleteHey River. Thanks. I agree. Great porridge combo. Such classic goodness. These muffins and the traybake are both great for mornings.
DeleteSorry to hear you were having such a rough time but so glad that you are feeling better.
ReplyDeleteHey Ann! Thanks!
Deletewelcome back! so glad to hear you have kicked that COVID stuff. you must have had the Long Covid, I have read about. my allergies to pollen and perfumes and all heavy scents mess with my eyes and sinus. did not think about why they blur but now I know... Love your sweet Ivy lady with the flowers
ReplyDeleteThanks! I'm not sure. When I retested the Covid was gone. Maybe it's like when folks get influenza and how that can turn into Bronchitis and/or pneumonia. Not really sure. Oh no, sorry to hear that the pollen gets you. I can understand that and then those heavy scents for sure too.
DeleteGoodness! Sorry you've been so unwell, but so pleased you are on the mend now.
ReplyDeleteAs others have said do take it as easy as possible to get back strength and energy levels.
Barnes sounds brilliant, we do not have them in the UK.
We do have quite a few Waterstones stores.
I believe they are the UK's largest bookseller. Always nice to have a browse around.
Sending lots of good wishes to you.
All the best Jan
Thanks, Jan! No plans to overdo. Just excited to get to Barnes. Waterstone. Very cool. I agree, it is fun to browse. Thanks for the well wishes!
DeleteHi Ivy, a voice from the past dropping in to wish you a speedy recovery. I'm happy to read you had fun at Barnes, and had a chance to write a couple of yummy recipes.
ReplyDeleteSending smiles your way, Jenny @ PEARSON REPORT
Hey Jenny! Happy Spring. Thanks for taking the time to stop in today. Just read your post. For me, no, I don't use the link in the name because they can click on my name and I often think of it as spammy to leave a link in the comment going back. Not for bloggers I know, that's cool. However I'll get folks that never comment only to drop links. Those get deleted.
DeleteSo true, the name link is the best. I've been adding it because I can, hahaha, now that I fixed the HTML coding - like a little kid with a new toy. In the past I used it for the A-Z, it is handy as a direct link for specific uses. But I agree - it is rather spammy... ohhhh, how bad is that! :)
DeleteOh yeah, I totally get that about the A-Z link. That makes sense and you are different. I don't think of you as spam. However when I get folks that just leave those links that I've never seen before on the blog. Delete. Delete. Delete.
DeleteGlad you are finally feeling better. That was quite a long time to not be feeling well. We don't have a Barnes near us in Florida but I do in Philadelphia area when we return for the summer. Thanks for fixing it so I could comment again...
ReplyDeleteThanks, Judee. Neat that you have one in the Philly area. That's very cool. Thanks, feels good to be on the mend for sure. Anytime about the comments. Thanks for letting me know.
DeleteJust take things easy. Sounds as if you have had a dreadful case of Covid which has affected you in so many ways. Last year I had pneumonia and i know how it took a long time to get over it, still am in some ways. This time I am recovering from a bad fall (see photo of knee in last week's post). So take it easy and listen to your body.
ReplyDeleteI remember visiting a Barnes once whilst in America, great place and absolutely awesome to us from England. It was HUGE!
Hugs, Neet xx (btw you had me with the dates, medjool yum yum yum)
Hey Neet. I can't do that because I have a full-time day job. However, I'm on the mend and it feels good. From what I'm told, viruses like Covid and Influenza can turn into to Bronchitis and/or pneumonia - Thankfully, I didn't get both! Sorry to hear you got the pneumonia. Not fun. Sorry to read about the ball fall. I'm behind on blogs and catching up slowly there too. Here's to you healing all the way up!!! Huggs back. PS: Dates rock.
DeleteI am so sorry you went through that but glad your strength is returning. Mercy has a cloth cone but good luck getting her wear it!
ReplyDeletePoor little Mercy. Cloth cone. I've never seen those before.
DeleteI was really sick a year ago for a month, but it wasn't Covid
ReplyDeleteUgh. Sorry you were sick too. A month is yucky. Glad you're better now. Cheers and boogie boogie.
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