Plot Twist: Shaun unintentionally poisoned me. 😂😂😂

Plot Twist:  Shaun unintentionally poisoned me. 😂😂😂

So his dad's house has a really nice sun room. It will be amazing for our animals and my succulents. Um... I guess I skipped a part:  We're moving out there. I don't know what we're going to do with our current house (Sell it? Rent it out? We've never done either of those things before. We have lots of research to do.)

ANYWAY... the sun room was full of junk and had old smelly carpet for flooring. Shaun has been working hard to empty and clean the room; it's been his main focus because I'm not staying away from my plants and animals. Since this sun room was a later addition to the house there was a pipe (through the floor from the basement going out the roof of the sun room) venting the water heater. I think neither of us realized how important this pipe was because he took it down and I was all for it.

After a few days he thought better of it and Googled its purpose:  to vent CARBON MONOXIDE from the water heater. We wanted to put new flooring down so we thought we'd do that first before putting the pipe back since it would be easier and look nicer to not have seams through the middle of the floor. The sun room has lots of windows, so to be safe he opened them and turned on some fans. He thought that would be sufficient to keep the carbon monoxide from building up.

Long story shortened: it was NOT. 😂😂😂 He told me last night that he thought that's what's been wrong with me. He said he was feeling bad, too, but not as bad as me. I looked up the symptoms and yeah - moderate carbon monoxide poisoning looks exactly right. After spending a few days not there I feel much better. I went over last night to do some work and had a headache by the time I left. Thankfully, we got most of the flooring down the other day (before I got super sick), so he's able to reinstall the pipe today.

I still have a 'Rona test scheduled for today and I'm going to go ahead and have it done just to be super sure that's not my issue, but yeah. I'm like, 99% sure it was just carbon monoxide exposure. We're getting new pipes to use for venting today and we're also going to grab a carbon monoxide tester thing to make sure it clears out and that there are no leaks once we're done.

Fun times. 😂 I do feel better now that I think I know what was going on. I knew I was off in a big way but just couldn't put my finger on why or what it was. I did have a car that leaked carbon monoxide like, 20 years ago. I remember being sleepy at work after driving to my job back then, but the headache was unfamiliar and that scared me since, you know, pandemic. Anyway, I hope you all are doing well! I'm ok. I've just gotta put my focus on school for the next few weeks and hope I pass my class. If I do it'll be by the skin of my teeth, so I have to buckle down. Later, friends! ❤️

I've been MIA because I've mostly been sleeping.

I've been MIA because I've mostly been sleeping.  I'd scheduled a COVID test for last week but then felt better for a day and canceled it.  I guess that was dumb because by that evening I felt bad again.  I have another test scheduled for Tuesday and I'm keeping that appointment no matter what.  I'm feeling "off" in a big way - unlike anything I can recall and that scares me.

The headache I get is so weird.  It's near the top of my head, and unlike any other headache or migraine I've ever had.  I used to live with smokers so sinus headaches are familiar to me.  I had tension headaches a lot when I had a heavier class load.  I was getting migraines pretty bad for a while there, and it's not that.  I don't know what it is, but it takes several Tylenol to even dull it.

The other thing that is happening is that I feel like I have a fever - I get really hot, have chills, sweat, all of that, but the thermometer is reading normal.  I don't understand that at all.  And then there is the sleepiness.  I've only been awake for a few hours at a time for the last two days.  Emotionally, I feel ok, so it's not depression sleeping.  And my body doesn't feel that I'm oversleeping because I'm not getting sleep hangovers.

Whatever it is I haven't been productive and I need to be.  I found out that I made a 2.5 on my last quiz, so my class still isn't going well.  I talked to a friend who used to teach and they said that extra credit for one person was frowned on, so I don't want to ask the teacher for extra credit.  It doesn't feel fair to me to do that, anyway.  Shaun said that life wasn't fair to me this semester, but I feel that is just how life goes.  He's really pushing me to email my teacher to try to find a way to pass, but I don't know what I would say to her that I haven't already.  She knows I've been going through things.  She's letting me take my last two quizzes and final at DSS.  She gave me a few extra days before Exam 2.  I wasn't ready for it and there was honestly no way to catch up on a month's worth of math in a few day's worth of time.  I can't think of anything else that would be reasonable to ask her to do for me.

Anyway.  I'm off to feed my animals and clean a couple of litter boxes before I crap out again.  I already feel myself getting sleepy.  I hope you all are doing well and staying safe.

I've had a headache and been unusually tired for the last 3 days.

I've had a headache and been unusually tired for the last 3 days. Tylenol nor Ibuprofen are helping my head. I got a flu shot on the 3rd (last Tuesday). Could that be what's wrong with me? Everything I've read says side effects happen within the first few days, so... I don't know. But I'm having trouble getting right. 🙁

At best I made 5/10.

At best I made 5/10. I ran out of time and couldn't finish the quiz. I'm literally going to fail this class.

I understand what I'm doing, but I can't work these problems that fast. I took it at DSS and had a quiet space with extra time. It was on paper so I could skip around. I feel like something is wrong with me. There is a process to these problems, which I understand. They are done using things I know how to do (trig, calculus, algebra...) and yet...

I really don't know what to say. 🙁

I have a quiz in the morning.

I have a quiz in the morning. We're solving SYSTEMS of Differential Equations rather than just Differential Equations. I understand the concept. I know the process. I have done some of the homework (I didn't get to all of it; I feel like I'm just now catching up). Hopefully, that will be enough to earn a decent grade. If not I legitimately might fail my very last class. 😂😂😂

I've reached the point where I can't even be upset. The worst part is that I know I can do this, but I was majorly derailed in the middle of the semester and it has been very hard to catch back up. I don't know what to say besides that life (and death, unfortunately) happens. If I make it through, great. If not, I'll enjoy the class with less anxiety and ace it the next go 'round. I wonder who's teaching it next semester... 😂

Goodnight, friends. I gotta get some sleep so my brain will be functional in the morning.

Shaun got the lights and cameras set up.

Shaun got the lights and cameras set up. We caught our first intruder a few minutes ago. Can you spot him? 

I set my notification for the security app to be "Who is It?" by Michael Jackson. Related, my ringtone is "Leave Me Alone" also by him. 😂😂😂

The Associated Press called it.