10 August 2010 - Not feeling too well

The last few days have been pretty dismal.  I've been feeling under the weather and it's hard to pinpoint what has caused this.  Since not much has changed in my diet or overall daily lifestyle, the only thing I can think of is the general lack of good sleep I've had over the past week.  Even with a few solid nights of sleep under my belt now, I'm still feeling completely worn down, my body is achey and I've had a fairly severe headache the past two days.  I guess some of this might be related to stress, too, as I have had a lot on my mind the past few weeks.  All I can do now is try to stay hydrated, try to get some decent sleep, and try to relax a bit (which will be tough) and hope that I'm feeling better by the end of the week.  Although I haven't been feeling particularly gouty, my joints do hurt and I'm hobbling around a bit.  This is  more of a general soreness and is affecting joints pretty much all over my body.  Even my back is hurting me right now.

Starting this Friday after work, we will be attending a wedding a couple of hours from our home in Germany.  Then, on Sunday morning, we fly to Chicago for a work conference.  After that, it's off to Minnesota to spend some time with family.  All in all, this will be two full weeks of being on the go.  Mixed in with all this is me trying to plan for my future.  I'm waiting on word from a few people to help me decide what direction I will be taking next month.  This has been the main catalyst of my current stress.  I hate being in limbo about things, especially things of this nature that are so big.  I'm sure it will all work out, but not knowing and just waiting day after day for word on anything from anyone is getting tiresome. 

I won't be able to update the blog much in the next two weeks.  I'll try if I can, but I doubt I'll find much extra time to hop online while we are away from home.