I don't know what it is, but pregnancy seems to be having an adverse effect on me. I've become a little bit stupid, very clumsy, and also have trouble concentrating. I can't think of normal words while writing or having conversations, I've become accident prone and break or drop things on a regular basis, and do random idiotic things!
The other day while cooking dinner, I put the olive oil in the refrigerator and the milk in the cupboard and didn't notice it until I needed the milk a while later. I also called my Doctor in the US to make an appointment. I made the appointment for Dec. 14th even though I don't even arrive in the country until the 17th! I didn't even notice - I called my Mom to tell her the appt date and she caught it immediately! I'm constantly doing silly things and most of the time I just feel distracted and preoccupied. I only hope this is a temporary affliction and after the baby comes, I start getting back to normal.
It's been a while since I blogged regularly. I guess I've been going by the rule - if you don't have anything nice to say - don't say anything at all. I hate 'woe is me' type entries and for the last month or so, I've been really down and haven't had anything good to say. I think it started with the news that Aniela (my fellow expat girlfriend) was moving back to the US and was exacerbated by the incident with Wayne's cousin and the flare up of my condition (along with a general feeling of homesickness & loneliness). I was really depressed for quite a few weeks there and haven't been doing much more than going to the gym and other random things to keep me busy during the day. I haven't even worked on my web classes (in any serious way) in weeks (probably because I can't concentrate when I'm in pain - never mind get very motivated). I'm not so down anymore. Maybe it's the sunshine. Maybe it's the fact that I'...
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