I've gone through hundreds of these. Ick. |
- Last winter I didn't get sick at all. In fact, I don't think I've been sick in two years - until this winter. I was sick with a stomach virus (I since learned that stomach flu is not an influenza, but a different virus) a week or two before Christmas and now I have something upper respiratory. I was miserable Friday, but had no idea I was getting sick. Waking up Saturday there was no question and I have been absolutely miserable ever since. It seems to be centered in my right sinus, though both are plugged often. Breathing has been a struggle.
- Cold medicine does not work. I've tried many different kinds over the years to no avail. Some may work a tiny bit, and I can remember at times thinking that I should remember this particular one - but I never do. And there's only so many different kinds, anyway. Still, I take them and hope for the best, but usually you just have to suck it up and let it run its course. What do you use for a snotty cold? Does it really work? Really?
- Of course, being sick means I have missed more work. It's been busy so I would rather not miss time but I also wouldn't want to sit next to me, either. Best to stay home until I can keep all my bodily fluids in check, though I don't want to lose ground at work, either. There's been talk of me moving up already, not quite six months into my new position. While I do want that, I wouldn't mind some more time at the level I'm at now. We'll just have to see what happens in the coming weeks and months.
- Wow! I just started typing with my hands in the wrong place and discovered emojis. Windows key + period = ππΆππ£π¦π₯ and tons more. Playing with it for a minute shows me that it's a windows thing, not just in blogger. Not that I'm a big emoji guy, but how come I never knew about this before? Did you?
- Now I forgot what I was going to say, so let's go with weather. We've been relatively warm for January here, with no snowfall. A week or so ago it rained and melted most all we had, so it is very gray and brown outside these days, not pretty. On the upside, no shoveling, snowblowing or salting has been needed. In fact, if the weather stays similar, the ground stays firm and once I feel a bit better then it may be time for a winter fire pit!
Okay, that's enough typing. Actually, I don't feel well and want to wrap this up. If you were paying attention, I asked a couple questions above. Leave me a comment below, I've got plenty of time to read them as I'm just sitting home sick - if you haven't heard. π©π€§