07Mar
I’m going on three weeks of this terrible sinus infection (with a side of double ear infections). It has just been slow going’s getting better. As soon as I’d start to feel better, someone in my family would start to get sick, too, and I’d get worse all over again. Finally, everyone was back to school and work today and everyone came home feeling better and happier than they had in weeks.
Except me. Naturally.
I still hurt here…
…and here…
…and here…
…and here.
So, I headed back to the doctor for the second time to see about different medications. I waited dutifully for TWO HOURS to be seen at the last minute, finally saw the doc, was told that I still had a sinus infection and two ear infections, got my three new prescriptions, and headed over in a haze of sinus pressure to the drug store to get my prescriptions filled. As I waited in the store for my order, I poked around the Easter candy aisle and picked out a few of Chris’s favorite candy goodies as a thank you for taking care of me these past few weeks. Then, I wandered over to the magazine aisle and read about beautiful people in beautiful clothes who were living happily without sinus pressure and headaches. (Jerks…) By the time my prescriptions were ready, I’d been at the store for about 20 minutes.
So, I get my medicine, check out, and head to my car. Only, as I’m walking out to my car, I couldn’t find my keys anywhere. I dug in my purse and my pockets, but couldn’t find them. As I got closer to the car, I put my bags down on the hood of my car and dug and dug and dug. But, no keys.
“Shoot!” I mumbled as I fumbled.
“Lose something?” asked a nice young guy as he walked by.
“My keys,” I said. “I must have left them inside.”
And he kind of laughed at me. Then he stopped laughing.
“You do know that your car is running, right?” he asked.
Sure enough, I’d apparently pulled into my parking spot, and just headed into the store without even turning my car off. And then I shopped around for 20 MINUTES while my empty, unlocked, running car sat out in the parking lot.
And now, I will go back to bed and hide until work tomorrow morning before I do something even dumber.
1) Jamie @ Laughter Ever After: Not gonna like ... I almost peed my pants reading this. HILARIOUS! (and so something I would do ...) (03.07.2012 07:57pm)
2) Jamie @ Laughter Ever After: ugh ... i mean "lie" (03.07.2012 07:59pm)
3) Diana @ A Little Bit of Life: I locked my keys in the car with it running... twice I so hope the antibiotics work this time! Start a probiotic too to protect your tummy! (03.07.2012 08:06pm)
4) Lorrie: I am so glad that I am not the only losing my mind these days. It must be a symptom of being sick and all those meds we are taking. (03.07.2012 08:15pm)
5) Christina @ Marriage from Scratch: Hahahahahaha laughing SO Hard! (03.07.2012 09:00pm)
6) Sarah@Crazy Love Gamble-Style: Sorry for laughing at your pain but that's pretty damn funny!! Would it make you feel better if I told you that one time when I was running into the liquor store (of all places) I came out to find my car GONE!!! I had only been inside for 2 seconds, how could anyone steal it that fast??? I looked up and saw it across the street IN A BUSH!!! It had rolled away!!! Apparently I had not pulled the emergency brake and not put it in gear either. There. Do you feel better now?? lol (03.07.2012 09:41pm)
7) Catherine: True story: one evening before we had our daughter, my husband met a friend at a sports bar after work to watch a basketball game. He stayed for about an hour and when he got up to leave, he realized he couldn't find his keys. He and his friend walked next door to the Dollar Store to buy wire hangers to break into his car. They walked to his car, an hour and a half later, to find that his car had been running the whole time. And he wasn't even sick! (03.07.2012 10:17pm)
8) Mrs. Bridges @ Crossing Bridges: I cracked up as I read this, and shared it with my husband. His response? "Sounds like something you'd do." Yeah...hope your new prescriptions work! (03.07.2012 10:30pm)
9) Michelle: You poor thing! I hope the meds get you back on you feet and in your right mind quickly! (03.07.2012 10:52pm)
10) Jen @ Caved In: Oh Katie, I really hope you feel better soon (as I laugh at this post). Mike has pretty much the same thing and yesterday forgot to drop Sullivan off at daycare. Yup, he just drove to work and only remembered when the kid threw his lovey at him. (03.07.2012 10:54pm)
11) Jennifer@browneyedandblessed: that is pretty impressive Katie. Feel better! (03.07.2012 11:17pm)
12) Nicki: I have totally left my keys in my car while in a store.. thankfully it never left the parking lot either. Feel better soon!! (03.07.2012 11:27pm)
13) Laura: Oh you're adorable, your poor brain is so busy fighting off the nasties. :) (03.08.2012 12:52am)
14) Lisa: Thanks for the laugh at your expense...hope you have a good night's sleep and feel much better tomorrow. I left my keys in my car's ignition once when I was in a hurry to get inside a yarn shop. I felt quite silly but thankful that the car was still there! (03.08.2012 12:58am)
15) Lydia: I have done the same exact thing! lol Don't feel bad. I did it when I was pregnant. Thank God you didn't have more than an audience of one. I had all my students moving stuff from my classroom to the car and when we got there... it was turned on. My co-teacher, who was also helping, couldn't stop laughing at me. They will never let me live that one down. hahaha! (03.08.2012 06:37am)
16) Sandy: my car has one of those push button starts (no key/only fob) and you lock it by pushing a button on the handle...which you can't do if the car is running or if the fob is inside the car. me and my husband were christmas shopping and at the 638 stop, we got out of the car and i couldn't get the door to lock. i tried and tried and we couldn't figure out what was wrong. 5 minutes in we figured out that the car was still running! (and no, it isn't a prius) (03.08.2012 08:04am)
17) Susan R: At least it was unlocked. In high school I left my car running with the door locked and did not realize it until lunch. I had to call my Mom to bring me my keys and went through a lot of gas since it had been running all day.... I wish I could say that I was sick. Feel better Katie! (03.08.2012 08:34am)
18) Amy: At least your car was unlocked! Thankfully, it was still sitting there when you got out of the store. One time, I jumped out of my car to get the mail once at my apartment, and out of habit locked the car door. While it was running. And didn't realize it until I got back from the mailbox. My landlord was out of town, so I had to call my now husband who lived across town to come let me into my place with his spare key, so I could get my spare car keys to unlock my running car. I sat outside with my girlfriends who'd followed me home from dinner for a good 30-40 minutes before Josh came to the rescue! Hopefully this new round of meds will help clear up the yuck that's still hanging around! (03.08.2012 08:46am)
19) Emily: I really don't mean to laugh, but I did...out loud..for a solid minute. Not at you, but because I've done the same thing in a migraine-induced stupor. I hope the meds work this time!! :) (03.08.2012 08:50am)
20) Kimberly: Oh my goodness.... you are SO NOT ALONE. I've been there!!! Hope you feel better! (03.08.2012 09:26am)
21) Tawny: You poor thing. (03.08.2012 10:08am)
22) Rebecca @ The Reluctant Housewife: Oh my gosh! That's freaking hilarious!!!! I hope you feel better! (03.08.2012 10:34am)
23) SarahPLiz: That's ok. It happens to all of us. The other day I ran in the store while pumping gas, came out, and drove away with the spigot still in my gas tank. Then I had to go into the store, with tons of people in it, and tell the manager I had broken his pump. He just chuckled and told me not to feel bad. I was the second person to do it that day, and it was just 8am. (03.08.2012 12:10pm)
24) Mindee@ourfrontdoor: It's funny because it ended well. Poor Katie. I hope you get a couple of really good naps this weekend. (03.08.2012 12:14pm)
25) Courtney: I did the same kind of thing back in college.....I was rushing to go buy my books one semester because I had a boy coming over later that night. In my frenzy, I left my car on and running BUT ALSO LOCKED MY DOORS. I had to call Pop-A-Lock to rescue me (and my roommate). Good times. (03.08.2012 02:20pm)
26) Chloe: Well, it ended well! It happens... {it happened to me too! but shh, don't tell my husband!} (03.08.2012 03:01pm)
27) Kristin: I'm sorry you're not feeling well, but this post really made my day. At least you didn't lock the doors when you got out. Also, maybe you should consider seeing and allergist. I wish I had seen one sooner than I did, has made all the difference in the world. (03.08.2012 05:04pm)
28) kensey: ugh! You poor thing. I am also fighting a sinus and ear infection. It has been miserable! Hang in there! (03.08.2012 07:30pm)
29) Nancy: Ha ha. Don't feel bad! During EACH of my pregnancies, I not only left my car running but LOCKED THE DOOR as I got out of the car. Thankfully, finding good samaritans to help you is much easier when you are hugely pregnant... (03.08.2012 07:54pm)
30) Michelle @ ourlifedownunda: just laughed out loud for a full minute. Thank you :) Oh- and I hope you are feeling better now!!!! (03.08.2012 11:55pm)