Due to the stress and…

Last week we were able to attend a tai chi class in person for the first time in weeks. We “attended” on Tuesday night online but decided to drop in on the Wednesday morning class which was running due to restrictions being relaxed. It was wonderful to be together even with social distancing, which isn’t a big deal since we usually keep a bit of space to do the tai chi anyway.

Afterwards, the Scientist and I got bit of food and drink and hung out with tai chi friends for several hours. We hadn’t planned to stay quite that long but it was much needed and did a great job at improving mental health. The Scientist even took time from work (which he made up later) to go there. Anyway, it was great and made us hope for a quicker return to our own class which is held in a surf lifesaving club that hasn’t reopened yet.

That evening I noticed my lower lip was sore and I thought maybe I got a bit of sunburn there. I didn’t think much of it at the time but it was still feeling a bit off for several more days. I think it was Sunday I woke up and there were two cold sores on my lower lip exactly where it had felt weird before. I should have known although that wasn’t the most typical symptom I’ve had for them before. It’s been a few years since the last one. And usually they only come as singles but this is a double. I went to the pharmacy and got some medicine to help it heal. It was too late for the one that reduces the period of infection but I was able to get something to help it heal. I attribute them to all the stress of the previous weekend making itself known on my body. But then I was reading sunlight can also trigger so maybe a combination caused it. Anyway, it’s still healing and uncomfortable and another thing I need to avoid touching my eyes for…

Here in Western Australia we’re on day six with no new covid-19 cases and now there are only ten people still recovering in the state. It’s all looking good, especially since we did have restrictions relaxed. I’m hoping the venue for our tai chi will reopen next week. We have been doing our virtual classes on our patio but it’s supposed to be stormy tonight and I don’t think the patio is going to work due to wetness, wind and noise. And I don’t think I’ll be able to get to the class tomorrow where it might be difficult due to more rain tomorrow morning. Or not.