Dear Wendy

Dear Wendy,

Unfortunately I won’t be able to make it to class today as I am unwell. I spent the day at work yesterday with the infants (10-14 months old) and many of them were sick so no doubt wiping 15 little noses and giving lots of cuddles has left me less than 100%.

When I woke up this morning I didn’t know what was going on! My eyes were heavy and my throat felt like gravel. I slowly got out of bed with my bones feeling as creaky as an old gate. One look at my boyfriend and he knew “no uni today then?” to which I grumbled some vowels and trudged back to bed.

I really do hate missing uni, I’ve only done it a few times in the past years and I hate it more and more. I have told people that but they don’t believe me but for some reason I think you will believe me. I think I suffer from FOMO (fear of missing out) because I know that if I’m not there, we are going to be learning something really great or we will begin group assignments or we will be given more detailed information on assessments. I hate missing that.

I felt conflicted all day because I know that the only way to get better is to rest but I don’t have time to rest. I should clean the bathroom, I should do those few dishes, I should do my online elective, I should work on my literacy blog, I should put the cover on the doona: I thought about these things all day but didn’t really do them. I’d make a start on one and abandon it for being too hard or I would read the same few lines over and over again. I gave up.

I hate to admit it Wendy but apart instead of going to uni I stayed at home with a blanket watching private practice while dozing. But I’ll be back next week I promise you that!

I hope you are well,

Lucy.