You see, I have a raging case of poison ivy that decided to crop up Saturday morning on our way out of town. My entire right leg is about twice the size it should be, is so raw and painful from the blisters and plaques, and I can hardly bear weight on it. I went to urgent care Sunday to make sure it wasn't cellulitis, because all the signs were there minus a high fever. The doctor took one look at my legs, touched the leathery plaque that has replaced my thigh, and went oh my you need a steroid injection. Yes. Great. I thought. PLEASE.
Until she found out I was still nursing. Then she changed her mind and sent me home with a worthless cream. I cried the entire way home.
Luckily Chris stayed home from work yesterday to help me out with Camden. Otherwise I don't know what I would have done. It was pure misery and hell.
I have such an amazing husband. He went out and got us a rotisserie chicken for lunch, popcorn, and a few movies. This definitely helped ease the blow of the hellfire that was consuming my skin.
I have been a blob on the couch ever since. I know these pictures were the culprit. I must have sat/laid down right on top of some poison ivy/oak/sumac/satan like a dumbass.
Ok enough ranting about my skin and poor choices. Yesterday, my Zite app delivered this awesome article from TED talks that I just wanted to share with you. The video is embedded below, but if you just want to read the transcript because you're sitting somewhere you can't watch a video (ike sitting next to a sleeping baby/sitting in a jury/generally afraid of getting caught watching videos at work or while out to dinner with a spouse) visit here. It's an incredible speech though, so it's definitely worth taking a moment to read/watch.
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