So it turns out that the infection in my ear is not bacterial! The one week of antibiotic drops didn’t do much. Well, I thought the blockage was reducing, but then it increased again. And here I am back to square one of discomfort, fuzzy sounds, and a stuffed ear.

The doctor looked up my swab results from last week, and well, it turned out to be fungal infection…duh! So annoying! Today I started on ani-fungal drops, and hopefully there will be some relief in the coming days? I just want to be done with this infection and having a constant white noise in my ear. It’s been plenty long! And it’s not that troublesome when I’m busy with life, but there is this feeling of something not entirely right, or 100% all the time- a basic tiredness or lethargy that I am not used to. I can override it most times and go on with life, but it would be nice to just not have that heavy feeling all the time.

Ok, so that was my rant of the day. I am done. Now I can go and enjoy my day. It’s one of those cool sunny mornings when everything is fresh, and the skies are blue, and fall colours are showing- a morning to make the heart happy. I am hoping to get a long studio time today, as I have no gym plans. Getting right into paints, making a mess, getting into a flow- I think of all of that and my heart goes into a small flutter at the excitement of it. All of it- the joy, the struggle, the frustration, the exhilaration- of painting is something I look forward to. Never do I feel, “ugh, I’m not getting anywhere, so I don’t feel like painting today.” It’s the challenge of figuring things out that keeps me going. So today I plan to solve a couple more painting puzzles in my life, and see how creative I can get with them!

The only other exciting thing in my day, that I foresee is…a walk to the used book store Pandemonium in my neighborhood. My son has been asking to read some books that are more grown up, but still of his interest. So I will go and browse for a bit and see what I find. 

And I forgot about the other exciting AND delicious thing in my day…my usual 20 minute nap! I absolutely love it…light sleep just washes over me like a gentle wave, and when I wake up, I feel renewed. It’s a little hug from life, and I welcome it with open arms, and closed eyes 🙂

And with that, I will go brew me some coffee, and stare at my paintings to see what adventure they and I can go on today…