Happy birthday to me

[darkemeralds]

Hi everyone. It's my birthday! Which, after 57 previous ones, isn't all that big a deal. But I took the day off work, had acupuncture, went out to breakfast-for-lunch, got my nails done, and came home in the very cold December evening to eat really rather a lot of French chocolate.

I was dreadfully sick last week--like bedridden-and-housebound for six days, miss-Thanksgiving-dinner level sick. It was mostly just the worst cold in the world, I think. At the nadir of it I ruptured an eardrum and had conjunctivitis in both eyes, so I was half-deaf and half-blind and it was generally awful. (Bragg's raw apple cider vinegar, diluted on a cotton pad and wiped along the lower lid, stings like hell but makes short work of the pinkeye, by the way.)

Long story short, I'm a million percent better now, though still a bit hearing impaired in the one ear. Back to breathing, sleeping, and riding my bike.


Birthday nails

Hardly any job left in my life now:

Retirement countdown

Comments

happy birthday to you!

[dine]

those birthday nails are SHINY indeed - and I'm impressed by the low number on your countdown.

congrats to you on all fronts!

[panisdead]

ruptured an eardrum and had conjunctivitis in both eyes

Holy crap. I'm glad you're feeling much better now!

Happy birthday!

[lycomingst]

Happy Birthday!

[ranunculus]

OMG
I'm so glad you are ok, um sort of.

[tehomet]

ruptured an eardrum and had conjunctivitis in both eyes

OMG, that sounds miserable! I'm glad you're feeling (mostly) better.

Happy increasingly-imminent escape from the World's Tallest Basement. :) A mere 25 days to go!

Love the manicure.

Happy birthday and many happy returns.

[cat63]

Belated Happy Birthday.

Your cold sounds to have been deeply miserable, but on the plus side, at least it got better in time for you to have a good time on your birthday!

[scribblemoose]

Happy birthday, at this pre-dawn of a wonderful new chapter in your life. :)

[bluemeridian]

*eyebrow* That's a really impressive cold, damn.

The nails, though, are super shiny and generally fantastic.

[mizzhap.livejournal.com]

*comes out of hiding once again to belatedly join the chorus of well-wishers* A very happy birthday to you, and may many more follow! That illness does sound awful, glad you're feeling better.

[ruric]

Belated happies!

Glad you're feeling better after the unholy trifecta you managed last week. I've been languishing on my couch with a cold from hell too - but at least I missed the busted ear drum and conjunctivitis. Never heard of the cider vinegar cure either but will remember it for next time *G*

Also on the plus side - shiny nails are very shiny and seasonal - also 25 day to FREEDOM! Which is a hell of a big bang start to 2014 *G*

[toft]

Happy birthday!!! Oh gosh, that sounds grim, glad you're better.

[cookiemom6067]

Happy Birthday, a week or so late.