On the mend -- sort of

Pneumonia!!!!  Who'd have thunk that the recovery would be so SLOOOOOWWWW.

I'm getting better and stronger every day, but I 'm surprised that I'm still not back to my old self yet.  I did have a chest x-ray last Friday that came back clean  -- so no more infection in my lungs.  I completed my second course of anti-biotics on Tuesday.  So all signs points to recovery.

But still. . . 

The space between my ears still feels spongy and thick.  I'm still light-headed and dizzy if I move too fast.   I erupt into little coughing jags with little provocation.  My voice is still raspy and low and gets worse as the day goes on.  And on Wednesday I woke up and couldn't swallow at all.  

Thankfully the girls are doing much better.  They still have 3 days of anti-bioitics to take but I see significant improvement.  Libby Doodle Doo seems like her old self again -- ornery, happy, with no signs of sickness.  Little Zo Peep seems more energetic and is no longer complaining of a sore throat -- but she has been coughing a lot for the last couple days.  If she doesn't improve in the next day or so, I'm taking her back to the pediatrician.

I've been going into my office all week and doing transition stuff -- cleaning out my files, packing up my personal belongings, putting together information for the person taking over my businesses.

Tomorrow is my last day.  I have a meeting with HR in the morning and then a benefits meeting with all the other folks who are leaving.  Between those meetings I'll complete a binder to hand over to my successor and say my good-byes to folks.

I'm guessing it will be a strange day.  I've been working at this company for 19 years -- practically my entire career.  People I've worked with -- currently and in the past -- have been really supportive and I have several folks who are scouring the job market and trying to help me in my search.  

I know in my head that I'll end up OK.  I'm just not looking forward to the journey I'll need to take to get to that final destination -- resumes, interviews, etc.  

Oh well, on to the next chapter.