Hello!! I'm glad you're still here
I got distracted by COVID and I haven't checked in for so long!
Way back in mid-October, DS got COVID at school. He and a girl who sits by him both got sick on the same day, so we assume they got it from someone else at their table (who must have been asymptomatic or had really mild symptoms). DS had a scary fever for about 24 hours (102.5 degrees) and it would not budge with Tylenol.
After that 24 hours, he was fine!
Three days later, DD tested positive and that night, so did I. We have quick-result at-home tests and a reader, given to DH by his employer. That has been very comforting when we didn't have it, and then informative when we did.
We were both sick for about 5 days, feeling like the flu. We were achey, felt nauseated, had exhaustion, etc... I had the famous dry cough.
One week after DS got sick, DH did. He had stayed away from us, but we were all in the house together and he didn't wear a mask at all. I just went all-in and took care of the kids. They were scared and felt terrible and I couldn't imagine making them be alone in the basement or something!
DH, DD, and I all lost our sense of smell. It's almost a month later and we still have limited sense of smell!
We feel super lucky to have made it through without any breathing problems or other serious symptoms. DH and I already got our booster shots. The kids will get their first dose of vaccine tomorrow.
I haven't done much exercise other than my PT and walking. I lost hip strength during my sick time, which was super disappointing! Before I got sick, the PT exercises had become too easy, but after COVID they were really hard again. It happened so fast!
I am trying to get into the exercise habit (as usual!
). I know I will have to keep up the hip work forever to keep my knees strong. I have a PT appointment on Thursday and I feel like I don't need any more. I think I can transition to doing regular strength workouts now and just make sure I do my hip work at least twice a week. We'll see what the PT says!
Pratima, are you feeling better after your surgery? I hope so!
Stephanie, it's so exciting that you have your own business!