If you want to see the sunburn, here it is. Keep in mind that this is picture was taken last night and the burn was looking much better than it had been. It'd had 4 or 5 days to hurt like hell and scab over. Also, the lighting makes it a little less red. Welcome to my right shoulder and neck, by the way. The hives are just north of the burn. Also, I'd still been applying sunscreen every day before going to work and aloe as well. Both hurt so much that every time I applied them to the burn, I was almost in tears from the pain.
Word got out about my sunburn yesterday. Scott saw it and then word spread around the office that I had a really nasty sunburn; and that, not only was it pretty much a second degree burn, but I'd been out working 7 hours a day with it all week. Crocky and Greg saw it this morning. So while we were on the phone with my Mom getting measurements for my bridesmaid skirt, Crocky took the time to talk to my Mom about my sunburn. How it was pretty much a second degree burn and hadn't said anything to anyone and that Crocky was demanding that I go to a local insta-care to get it looked at. I mean, a sunburn is one thing, but for it to be that bad and painful; not to mention the hives that came with the wrong aloe and the fact that they really weren't going away is apparently a big deal. Crocky and my Mom are now in cahoots.
It's determined that I'm going to insta-care and at this point I'm feeling like an idiot because I didn't think my burn was such a big deal. Greg drives me there and we sit for 2 hours waiting to see the doctor. $120 dollars and 2 hours later, I have a Rx for Desoximetasone and orders to avoid the sun, heat, dark clothing, and to use the cream for the burn and the hives.
$60 dollars later, I had my Rx. $180 for a hugging sunburn. I only got paid on one of my installs this week, and after a couple deductions my check was far smaller than I had thought it would be. So my sunburn cost me more than I got in my check. But now I have serious bragging rights around the office. Here I am, the only woman thus far, and I worked my ass off all week with a second degree sunburn and no one heard me complain at all. All of the guys in the office had been complaining about being tired, (the job is physically and mentally exhausting), their feet hurting, or being hungry while they were out knocking. I basically kick ass. When I showed them all the burn before they rolled out to knock this afternoon, they were all pretty shocked at the condition of the burn. Cue jaw dropping and eye enlarging, plz.
I also had the day off of work which was odd. I'm used to being out knocking doors and trying to get a sale. I did help a little around the office and hung out with Camee and Crocky. Then I played some video games since my beta test ends Sunday and I fly back to Utah tomorrow morning bright and early. If I wasn't going back home, I'd be more bothered by the doctor's orders to stay out of the sun. But since I won't be knocking in Utah, I can stay out of the sun all I want. Although I can't say that the temptation to try and sell a couple accounts while I was in Utah hasn't crossed my mind numerous times.
I'm looking forward to tomorrow. I need a bit of a mental break so I can get my head back in the game again. My learning curve has been steep and I have a little way to go, but I know that soon things will really take off for me. I'll be putting up big numbers when it comes to sales and I'm rather excited for it. But the sunburn and subsequent sleep-related problems has added to the difficulties of the week. Having a break at home with Rowdy and my family will be nice.
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