I was permeated with a sadness and an urgency when I woke up. I love my animals dearly. So, I unplugged my electric shaver from the wall where it had been charging. I hugged Thea because she always follows me into the bathroom in the morning when I put on my makeup. I found the sticker I had received from one of the animal charities I donate to that you can put on a door or window to alert emergency workers of how many and what kind of animals are in the house. I checked the stove to make sure if was off. I couldn't think of any more preventative measures, so I went to work. I must look this up in my dream dictionary.

It's strange. The dreams I have in that 30 to 40 minutes are always the most vivid, and sometimes stay with me all day. The one I had yesterday was about a toilet that took up half the bathroom. I must have really had to pee, and that was my mind's way of telling me to get up before I wet the bed. A few months ago, I had a dream that Jeff was cheating on me and left. I woke up with lingering anger and sadness that stayed with me throughout most of the day, and turned into a sort of gratitude for having him in my life.

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On another note, I really need to get back on the wagon. I have not exercised since before I got sick last month. I'm still eating crap. I use the holidays as an excuse. Thanksgiving and christmas, valentine's day, easter (Cadbury Eggs, mmmmmm), etc. It's a wonder that I still fit into the same clothes after having been bad for so long. One thing worries me, though. I'm still having 2 or 3 coughing fits a day. Now that I'm taking Claritin, I have none of that post-nasal drip, or other sinus stuff. The coughing fits feel like my throat is closing up, and my throat has been sore off and on since I got "better." I'm worried that working out will cause problems (another excuse?), and am beginning to wonder if I have asthma as the doctor suspected. The chest x-ray and breath test came out normal, though. The coughing fits leave me red in the face, gasping, eyes watering, and struggling to breathe and/or swallow. And they sometimes make me dizzy, like I'm losing oxygen or something.

Maybe I should go back to the doctor. It's just that other than a sore throat, most of the time I feel fine. I think it would be silly and a waste of time and money to go back for nothing. I tend to let myself get really sick before I'll go, just to make sure it's warranted.

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I looked up the dream, but it's hard to pinpoint.

Burning - A dream of contrary signifying a coming increase in prosperity, unless it was a very large building that was burning, in which case you are being warned to guard your finances.

Fire - ...To observe a house or building that is on fire forecasts an urgent appeal for help from a close friend or relative...

House - ...a dream which featured a house being demolished or being in an empty one suggests you are grieving over a recent loss, broken relationship, or missed opportunity; don't despair, time really does heal all things.