While in Portland I contracted whatever bug Katy and Finn had. It’s a nasty one. I’m on day 12 and still coughing. And because of the medication I’ve been taking (Clarithromycin), I have a yucky taste in my mouth all the time and now I have stomach pain. Moreover, I’m not entirely sure the antibiotic is helping. Sometimes I feel like I’m getting pneumonia again. God forbid! Anyway, it’s been a long haul. I’m dying to get back to normal, back to yoga, back to walking the dogs on a regular basis, back to sleeping without cough syrup.

Meanwhile, I haven’t done much work on my steps after completing the 5th step. My sponsor gave me a grid to fill out, which lists all of the people I have harmed and to whom I need to make amends. I guess I’ll start that sometime soon. And I haven’t been to a meeting in ages. I’m hoping to get to one Wednesday night or at least Saturday morning.