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Happy Halloween my little hivites!
Whew, my wife and I have been totally busy (working like 14 hour days) trying to get moved in, remodeling, repairing, cleaning and all sorts of things. I have barely had time to blog, and I have only crept around the Cholinergic Urticaria forum as of recent (although I haven’t posted there lately, I have read each post and hope to catch up soon).
We absolutely love our house, and we have been painting, repairing, and all sorts of things. It has taken forever, however, the house is starting to look really great on the outside (almost like a new one). I have only re-done 1 room on the inside so far, and I have done a lot of painting on the outside (the shutters, doors, etc.), plus a few repairs.
I can’t wait to do more remodeling, and at some point I may try to take pics of some things I have done and post them so you can see what I’ve done.
I have had some crazy things happen during all of this work. One day I decided to pressure wash the entire outside of the house (it is white siding). While I was doing it, I got stung by a bee in the ear. I was a little worried that I might go into a crazy reaction or something (considering my wacky immune system), but luckily I didn’t (it sure hurt though).
I also got stuck on my roof for a while (hehe). I was getting up there because our ridge vent (that’s the metal looking thing that tops a person’s house) seems to be leaking a bit.
So when I got up there, the shingles were wet from recent rain, and I almost slipped off. I was lying flat on my back holding on my roof for dear life, afraid to move because each time I did, I slid a bit. Plus I hate heights with a passion (they just freak me out).
Add to that the fact that the ladder I was using wasn’t nearly tall enough (I barely made it off/on the roof), and I was stuck up there for like 10 minutes holding on for dear life.
My wife kept laughing so hard she was crying. I was like, “Stop laughing at me, I am being serious….I am about to fall off of this dang roof!” Meanwhile my wife kept laughing and saying, “Oh my gosh, I am so sorry, what can I do to help, I am trying to stop laughing, ha ha ha, hehehe…”
It was funny though looking back, and I made it off safely. I then learned to put the ladder in the back of my truck so it can reach better next time (which worked out to be a great idea). And I was right, a few nails have backed out on the vent, and I will repair it later this week.
Update on the Hives Situation
The hives have actually been quite a bit better, although I still have them. I have had a few itchy attacks, but they were very light, and I have even been sweating a bit, which is a treat.
I think being able to really focus and work extremely hard has helped. I was so tired one day, I literally didn’t have the energy to have a hives attack! I have even had a few days that I didn’t even get prickly, and instead just sweat a bit.
Plus I think the hot weather, combined with my extreme focus on the work has made the hives less intense. I love it! I am optimistic about being able to really manage the hives way better here, and so far it seems to be true.
Well, that just about wraps everything up. I hope everyone has a very safe and itch-free Halloween! Be safe, and don’t do anything crazy!
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This post was written by Ben on October 31, 2009
