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Oct7

Covid Shot Chronicles

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Covid Shot Chronicles

Oh hey! The Covid-19 shots are a necessary evil and I mean that wholeheartedly because I never react well to them. I have gotten every vaccine and booster in the book and every single time it’s the same: Step 1) Get the shot on a Friday. 2) Go about my day and then my arm starts feeling sore about three hours later. 3) Begin fading fast throughout the evening. 4) Feel like ass the following day. 5) Rinse and repeat. And surprise, surprise that is exactly what happened this past weekend lol. I suppose there is comfort in knowing exactly what is going to happen but it is always disappointing when my hope for a low key vaccine experience is crushed!

When I woke up the following day from my vaccine, I felt like this and remained that way until Sunday afternoon:

Upon awakening, I felt like I got hit by a truck. My entire body was sore and achy, I had a fever and chills that ping ponged throughout the day, and felt so fatigued that it was hard to even get up and make the fifteen step walk to my bathroom. It freaking sucked lol! Blessedly, my Johnny is well versed in my Covid vaccine reactions and knew exactly what to do. Shortly after I woke up, he went to the gas station and returned with several bottles of blue Gatorade. A bottle of the blue is my must have when I’m feeling sick and it was so sweet that he stocked up for me. ❤

I spent my morning and mid afternoon sipping on the blue and watching Dance Moms. Don’t judge, my client got me absolutely hooked on it and I can’t stop watching to save my own life! Then, Johnny came upstairs to check in on me and ask if I wanted “comfort food” AKA Taco Bell, which is also a must have when I feel like butt. The answer was a resounding YES and my angel boy hunted and gathered by DoorDashing us T-Bell. I am the luckiest gal in the world!

As we ate our lunch, Johnny suggested we watch something funny to make me laugh and take my mind off of my misery. We Watched The Breadwinner and Little Brother and it really did work. Both movies were hilarious and I was busting a gut from laughter and not in a sick way! Unsurprisingly, Johnny fell asleep halfway through Little Brother so once that was done it was back to Dance Moms and that’s how it stayed until I went to bed too. What can I say? You know your girl loves cringy reality TV oftentimes more than I love myself. 😀

When I woke up on Sunday, I felt okay but not great. I was more tired than anything and still a little achy but was back on my BS by the afternoon. I have a sinking suspicion that my recovery was on account of the blue, T-Bell, and all of Johnny’s TLC. He is just the best!

How do you react to the Covid shots? When was the last time you were sick? I want to hear from all of you, so leave me a comment and let’s chat! Much love. -Sarah

Oct22

Wild Weekend

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Wild Weekend

Hello! There is a student run radio station called Z88 at the University of Akron and I listen to it pretty frequently. They all do such a good job! On my way home from work on Thursday, I tuned into Z88 for the last thirty seconds or so until I reached my apartment. It was literally right in the knick of time because I got the tail end of the announcement by DJ Kai that they were giving away two free tickets to the Factory of Terror for the fifth caller. Coincidentally, Johnny and I planned on going there on Friday so I thought I would give the contest a shot. I parked the car, waited about ten seconds, then started calling like crazy and…

I WON, I WON, I WON!!!!

I literally couldn’t believe it when DJ Kai answered the phone and said I was the winner. I have never entered a radio contest before and to win on my first go was so amazing. Regardless of the contest, we were going to go to the haunted house anyways but it provided us with a free date night!! Friday was our one night this past weekend to have some fun because we were on a time crunch. I got my Covid shot early that afternoon and knew darn skippy I was going to feel miserable the next day (And I did!).

On Friday we crammed an entire weekend of activities into one evening. We shot an OOTD and a COTD that I pieced together for our evening out and then it was go time. The first thing on our agenda was meeting up with my sister and sweet nieces for a community Trick or Treat outing. It was really great until I got stuck in the bathroom due to a wardrobe malfunction. You can read more about that in the Blooper Reel for my COTD but I was seriously trapped in there for a good twenty minutes until a kind woman in a Yoshi costume saved the day and my life! The culprit was this bodysuit:

After I emerged from the bathroom, we pretty much had to be on our way which was a bummer but Johnny and I were both super hungry! We planned on getting dinner on our way to the Factory of Terror which is a good forty minute drive from Akron. As luck would have it, we had this super random gift card to Red Robin which was a Christmas gift from Johnny’s aunt. There was one in the general vicinity of the haunted house and since we are never in that area we could put the present to good use.

It was absolutely hilarious rolling into Red Robin with my makeshift COTD on and Johnny in normal clothes lol. But, hey, I felt like a star and the world was my catwalk! There was a long wait for a table so we opted to sit at the bar and were served right away. I have to say, their margaritas were very good. They were nice and tart which is exactly how I like them! The veggie burger was alright but word to the wise: Don’t order their mac n’ cheese on the side. I’m like ninety-nine percent sure that it’s just Stouffer’s lol smh.

After a solid meal, it was time to go to the main attraction: the Factory of Terror! You can read all about it in a post coming soon but we had the absolute best time. It was scary good! It was a jam packed evening and I am so glad we were able to get everything we wanted to done as I knew my physical state was a ticking time bomb from the Covid shot. My arm started throbbing on the way to the haunted house and by the time we were through, I was totally and completely wiped out. I fell asleep as soon as I got home and woke up…

Feeling like total and complete ass lol. I was feeling nauseous but the worst of it was my body being so sore. It hurt to move and I felt like I got ran over by a truck. My day was a series of hot and cold flashes, moving as little as possible, and chugging blue Gatorade that Johnny picked up for me. However, this was definitely not the worst I have felt post Covid shot and for that I am thankful. This year, I decided to not get the flu and Covid shot in one go and I think that made a big difference. By the time Sunday rolled around, I was still tired but knew that I would be good to go for work on Monday!

Stay tuned for LOTS of fun on lifewithlilred! We will be talking Factory of Terror, there will be a new OOTD post, a COTD, and a COTD Blooper Reel so you can hear all about my trapped in the bathroom experience lol. -_- Be there or be square!!

Have you done any Halloween activities? What is your favorite haunted house? I want to hear from all of you, so leave me a comment and let’s chat! Much love. -Sarah