Losing your voice

In the last few days my voice has gone from normal to that of sounding something like a munchkin or an Oompa Loompa pick your poison. I think it's something viral and not MS related due to the scratchy feeling I have. Not that I haven't lost my voice due to MS before, but I think I'm getting sick. Which really sucks because I have plans coming up I don't want to miss.

My daughter is going away for a bit and I've never had the opportunity to go and do things for me. I never got a chance to do things alone, well at least fun things. I've always been responsible for someone else, and my life responsibilities have always gotten in the way. Originally I had thought that I wanted to spend the time when she was away alone and reflecting on me. Finding a spot to retreat seemed like a perfect way to spend my time. I've had a bit of a change of heart. I want to connect with people. So I'm going to go on a few day trips as money for gas allows and visit people. At the end I'm going camping.

Having to be silent is a great way to do some simple reflection on your life. Although I do not feel well at all, deciding what I'm going to do for the span while my daughter is away has given me some peace.

This week I also was forced to do some repairs to my SUV. It's been something I've been putting off for a while. I got an excellent deal on the repairs and made a trip back to them with some pop-sickles to thank them for their work. They were really touched and I don't think that many people take the time out to really thank people. I mean it was only a 3 dollar box of pop-sickles (Single Mom on a really tight budget), but I thought they should know how much I really appreciated their hard work. Imagine the world we could live in if people thought of others and showed their appreciation! If your car comes back from the shop with chocolate fingerprints on it, I'm really not sorry :D 

Looks like it's soup for me!