Breathing Deeply: My Life With Cystic Fibrosis

It's been awhile since I last posted to this blog. Part of that is because I've been particularly busy at work, but also because I've been more tired than usual and haven't really done much in my free time other than rest. I was starting to get really concerned about how much I was sleeping, but apparently my body needed the extra rest. I feel so much better now, and my congestion is practically gone! This morning was the first time in weeks that I didn't need to cough for several minutes to clear my lungs before being able to walk across the room.

Time is a funny thing. The more I try to plan my schedule and be meticulous about it, the more I find that I must be flexible. I'm very glad that the flexibility I needed to have over the last several days was used to incorporate some fun things into my schedule.

Brad and I went to a going away party on Saturday for one of his co-workers. That was pretty low key. We didn't end up staying for more than a couple of hours though because we were both sneezing so much from the cats, candles, and incense at the hostess' apartment. Sunday morning we spent much of the day recovering from our "benadryl hangover", Brad more than I. Sunday evening we went to the community group our church has for young couples. We hadn't been able to join that group before because of our other commitments on Sunday evenings. We really like the group and are very excited that we will get to participate more this year.

Yesterday we finally went on our long awaited date to go out to dinner and see a movie. We saw "The Chronicles of Narnia". I was a bit disappointed, but not enough to make me think it was a waste. I enjoyed being out of the house doing something entertaining with Brad. All in all, a good weekend--time well spent, even if it didn't include getting the laundry done or the dishes washed. I'll save that for another day!