I woke up yesterday morning with a slighly itchy eye, and it felt like it had something in it. Deciding that I must have a tiny speck of mascara in it from the night before, when I took my make up off, I hunted for the optrex and swirled it round my eye in the hope it would cleanse it.

By the time I got to work though, there wasn't one person who hadn't asked if I had seen my eye - well I didn't need to look in a mirror to see what it looked like I could feel it - itchy, sticky, swollen, and very very sore.

I managed to see the doctor (amazingly they actually had an appointment free) and he has diagnosed conjunctivitis. Great.

So I came home clutching my medication, phoned work to tell them I wouldn't be back in and lay on the sofa feeling sorry for myself.

This morning I woke to find I couldn't open one eye without bathing it first. All the area surrounding the eye is very swollen, I have a bag under it that you could fit a book in (ok slight exaggeration but work with me here) that makes my face look lopsided. the eye is still very red, the eye lid is puffy and swollen and angled in such a way that makes it look as though I am permanently winking! Not a pretty sight at all.

Said to hubby about it and then burst into tears. I admit I was completely irrational in that I decided I would probably look like this for life - hideous! Needless to say I have decided that I really am not up to working, think I would just burst into tears.

On antoher note, my day off has been made easier in that when I volunteered to do the school run as my friend (who usually does it as I am working) has her youngest child off with chickenpox. So I load up the car ( no one was going to see the state I am in) and head them off to school to find it has been closed due to a burst watermain. This is handy it means I don't have to pick them up from school later, Simon has finished his exams so he isn't at school anymore so the three of us can spend some time together. I may, just may, make them play a game or two with me:)

Have a good day
Hugs xxx