..............................................photos by Elaine A. Russell

well.... after much denial on my part... I think that I am having another flare up of my lupus. Not a huge deal... just something I have to deal with every so often. Lupus flares are characterized by (amongst other things)... severe fatigue, rashes, pain (particularly joint pains), fevers, stomach discomforts/ nausea, headaches, dizziness, mental fog, etc ... (Lupus Foundation website).

There are awesome perks to this though:

--It forces me to slow down

--I get to sleep more (I love my bed)

--It makes me prioritize and focus (if you only have an hour of energy at a stretch ... what can I get done)

--I can catch up on some movie watching and reading while I rest, etc

--I get to snuggle more with Sabrina

...............................and so.... another adventure begins.

So. I apologize for not posting a Gallery Sneak Peak this week... but I will hopefully do better next week. And... in my few hours of awake and up time today... I had an awesome date with my hubby. We had dinner at Flying Star, and coffee at Barnes and Noble while we talked and browsed through magazines. And ... we stopped at Krispy Kreme donuts on our way home so that we have sweets for breakfast ♥♥♥