Update Nov. 5th: Well you are all such lovely ladies and I can't thank you enough for your well wishes and concern - as I said to Angie the other day, this is a truly magical place
I'm over the worst of the shingles now and it's down to a dull ache/annoying level. I'm so glad I got on the anti virals as quickly as I did - IMHO they made a HUGE difference in the duration and pain level.
I'm still quite exhausted by the end of the day though as my body continues to fight the virus. I understand that this can take a while to completely dissipate. I'm grateful that I didn't miss any work during an incredibly busy time and my "boys" at home totally stepped up to the plate so I could be in bed by 8:30 each night.
For those of you who have sent me PM's (you know who you are!), your thoughtfulness totally touched my heart. I've actually been going through some personal stuff lately and doing a lot of thinking about priorities, balance and figuring out what makes me happy. In fact, I had decided to pull back from YLF as part of my "life restructuring project". But I realize from my time away that this is a place that fulfills my creativity and my passion for people. The community here is really something very special - I haven't met 99% of the Fabbers in real life and yet you all feel like friends. It stinks to be an "all or nothing" personality so I tend to think I need to participate at a 100% level and buy all the wonderful items shown in order to be part of the Team - and so I just need to figure out my level of participation that keeps me fulfilled but level headed. Face it ladies - I think you might be stuck with me
Thanks again everyone - love y'all.