Poison Oak...

Hi Followers!

I apologize for this post's tardiness. I have been dealing with an severe poison oak encounter. In fact, the rash is on my hands. It is quite difficult to even type. Here is the story so far:

Last weekend my parents visited me. We decided to spend the weekend in Sonoma. We did a little biking and wine tasting. It was an excellent weekend. I got a 40 mile ride in and my parents got to enjoy themselves at the wineries. Sonoma is a beautiful place. It reminded me of Tuscany which I visited at age ten. Sonoma brought back the memories of my brother and I running through the Italian vineyards at night trying to catch fireflies. While we were biking we took a quick break at a river. It took a little bush whacking to approach the river. I believe this is where I encountered the poison oak. The rash started as 2 small red bumps on my arm. They appeared on Wednesday. I didn't think much of them at first. On Friday the 2 bumps had become a giant red rash that is smeared all over my left arm. Today, I have a blisters on almost every part of my body. If you have the stomach for it, google poison oak rash. Yep, that is what it looks like! I spent Saturday volunteering my time to rebuild a fence. The hard labor only exasperated the problem. For the most part, I spent Sunday cleaning, washing clothes, and taking oatmeal baths (A known remedy.) . However, nothing seems to take the edge off the itch. I am seeing a doctor today. I am going to try and get a script for steroids to help clear it up.

Even with this disaster, work has been great. I will not talk about last week at the refinery too much. In summary, it was very exciting! Interesting and unexpected things are always happening. Furthermore, I have already managed to complete one of my projects and made a lot of headway on 2 others. I am already asking for more work.

Keep your fingers crossed for me! I want my skin back!