I feel old.

Saturday night. Just after 9 PM. And I’m in bed already.

My friends and I went to the Renaissance Festival today and walked like a gazillion miles. That might be a slight exaggeration.

I haven’t felt too bad today. The coughing has gone down dramatically in frequency, but once I was back in the car heading home, it picked up again.

And then when I was eating dinner, I coughed so hard that I could feel the nerves in my back and down my arms tingle. Not in a good way. I actually thought I was going to throw up.

Tonight I have eucalyptus oil diffusing. I’m hoping that will calm the cough enough for me to sleep, to rest well.

Tomorrow I will need my strength, as we plan to tear out a soffit in my kitchen, and scrape a stippled ceiling. If there is enough time and energy left, we will go buy some joint compound to finish the job.