Sick Day

Today I stayed home from work. I am almost NEVER sick, and I've actually gotten to the point where I don't even realize I am sick for a little bit. Like last night at work. I'd felt tired all day. Bone-weary tired. My back hurt. It had hurt for two days. I chalked it all up to being in my late 40s and having the resurgent Period From Hell. That cough coming from my upper chest for two days? Damn cold damp weather, dontcha know!

So I was working away. Feeling sluggish and having to appear peppy and fast-moving. Back feeling progressively worse as the night progressed. When I started wearing my fleece jacket and STILL feeling cold, the light bulb went on. I was SICK!!! You'd think the lack of appetite would have been another clue. Seriously, my appetite is the last thing to go and the first thing to come back when I'm sick. Earlier in the day, I'd met a friend for lunch and chowed down on a roast beef sandwich, which sat just fine in my tummy. And I'd even eaten a Bob Evans sausage and cheese snackwich on my lunch at work, in the belief that in spite of my lack of interest in food, I should probably stick something down there just to keep stomach acids from making me sick.

I took three Tylenol gel-caps upon arriving home around 11, made a cup of tea and some cinammon toast, and fell right to sleep. Slept like the dead until about 6:30. Woke feeling in need of more Tylenol and tea. Realizing that I had NO energy whatsoever and a certain amount of gastrointestinal distress that required frequent trips to the bathroom, I figured 1) I was in no shape to put in a full day of work and 2) I should not share my germs further with my co-workers as we are heading into our busiest time of the year. So I called into work and then proceeded directly to my couch, where I fell asleep for about 3 hours, just in time to let my friend Meg in, because she kindly stopped by to bring me some cans of soup and some Sprite while she was out and about this morning. It's good to have a friend who'll risk catching whatever you've got to spare you a trip to the store for sick supplies! I had some chicken noodle soup and some baked custard this afternoon, then settled in for another 3 hr. nap. The rest will do me good.

About to go hop in the shower to rinse the germs off and put on some clean jammies. Maybe make another cup of tea. Still feeling feverish, which for me means 98.6, as I usually run a little colder than that. Still not terribly interested in food. I'd hoped to feel a little bit better by now, but it is what it is. At least I'll probably wind up a bit more svelte, since my body does seem to be in purge mode on anything I do throw down my gullet! That's what I get for trying on a couple pairs of pants that I've been too fat for and having them at least fit well enough to button and zip and thinking "yeah, about 5 more pounds will make these actually wearable". A reminder that one should always be very careful about what you ask for because you might actually GET it.

Okay. Off to shower and tea up. Cough, cough. I hate being sick.

Internet Radio

I love this. LOVE this. I get to hear new stuff that doesn't hit the popular music radar AND I get to hear my favorite songs and artists just by creating a station. So I get to listen to Johnny Cash, Barenaked Ladies, The Fray, Snow Patrol, Kathleen Edwards, The Goo-Goo Dolls, Sheryl Crow and George Strait. Without having to buy a lot of expensive CDs. Did I mention that I love this?