How?

How has it been two full weeks since my last post?!  I just can't believe how the days and time just seem to fly right by and the next thing you know, two weeks=gone. *sigh*

Well, the weekend of the 4th-7th, I took a nice trip up to MT to visit some good friends of mine (John & Esther).  I have a picture of the three of us that was taken on my last day there, but of course, that's on my camera at home and not with me here at work, so you'll get that picture later.

Since returning from that trip, I have been swamped at work.  Classes for UW start on Monday (have I mentioned here how thrilled I am that I am not one of the ones who will be going to the "first day of class" because I'm DONE(!!!!)?), so I have been frantically trying to prepare for that and to get things in order before students show up.  I'm still not ready and I'm still a bit panicked about that.  I've put in extra time every day this week and plan to do the same through the weekend.  I don't mind, but would love to have the feeling of being READY, you know?  Hmmm...I could turn that into a spiritual message, too! : )

The folks are coming out to visit in just a few weeks...the second weekend of September, to be exact.  I'm looking forward to that! :)  While they're here, I have an appt. with a doctor to talk about sleep apnea. :o(  In June, I had an appt. with a different doctor and he is about 99.99% sure that I have pretty serious sleep apnea, so he referred me to a sleep specialist.  Apparently it's quite the problem because the doctor was booked through the end of August and I couldn't get an appt. until Sept. 8!!  I guess most specialists are booked for months in advance, but when I first called, I thought it'd be a few weeks, not two months and a few weeks. :)  Anyway, since that June appt. and hearing the news that it's very likely I'll be officially diagnosed with sleep apnea, I've found that I am exhausted all the time.  Of course, it's supposedly all related to sleep apnea (my mom and aunts have it and this is what happens...you never feel rested), but it's almost like since that June appt. and since the idea of having sleep apnea is more real, I just haven't been able to tolerate the exhaustion.  When you're in denial about something, I think it's easier to press forward and manage it by telling yourself that "everything is okay."  When you're slapped with the more serious reality, though, and the problem becomes a reality, I just think that your tolerance levels change.  Does that make sense?   It just seems since that appt. in June when I was referred to a specialist, I have just had the hardest time functioning because of how tired I am.  And no matter how much I sleep, I never feel rested.  And this is something I'm just beginning to see in the last couple of weeks.  Until that point, I just kept commenting to my mom about this "funk" that I've been in but now I see that it's really not any "funk," but more because I just feel TIRED all the time and that makes the days kind of long, you know?  *sigh*

So, there's the latest from me and a little deeper explanation of what's been going on with me this summer.  I'm to the point now that I'm super EXCITED about my appt. on Sept. 8 because I'm thrilled about the prospect of being able to sleep well again and to finally wake up feeling rested.  It's been a LONG time since I remember feeling rested when I woke up and it makes me giddy to think that my quality of life is likely going to experience a 180-degree change.  I'm excited about that!!! :)

I will try to post some pictures on here sooner than later of my WI company a couple weeks ago (friends who came to visit) and also my picture of me with John & Esther so that my blog is more than just a bunch of boring 'ol words! :)  I hope you're doing well, though, and having GOOD days!  Take care!