For the past THREE WEEKS, I've been sick as a dog. Along with Thing2, I have used up 8 boxes of tissues (the kind with lotion, thanks!) and 10 vapor strips for the plug-in thingie. This was only a cold, but it kicked our asses! (I know it was a cold because Thing2 went through a week of antibiotics and nothing helped. Viral for sure.)
I can see why, back in the days of yore, people would just get wiped out like *snap* that. Cough, cough, plotz. At least I had the comfort of Vicks, Kleenex with Lotion, wine, and chocolate. If I were a serf back in the Middle Ages, I'd have just keeled over and croaked. We're still coughing and hacking, but at least it's not quite as bad. I had 5 hours of uninterruped sleep last night-- the most I've had in 28 days -- and I feel like a new woman.
News of the Odd: I just heard on the local NPR radio station that a 'flu-like cold' is sweeping North Carolina, hitting small children especially hard. (Cue the spooky music...) Yeesh. I may have to take responsibility for that one. I'm surprised we weren't boarded up in our house and set afire.
Interestingly enough, we haven't gotten the flu this year. (We did get flu shots.) Too bad there aren't cold shots, right?
Did you manage to escape the winter icks?
6 comments:
Did you get a flu shot? I'm in NC too, and everyone around me has been sick, but so far it hasn't gotten me.
Yes, I did get a flu shot. Everyone in my whole family got a flu shot and while we didn't get the flu, we got the Coughing Crudlies, instead. A questionable trade-off.
Just keep it on your side of the border. LOL
As you know, I had the Czech Bird Flu for two whole weeks.
I couldn't stay home for two whole weeks!
Note: it is not wise to mix cold medicine and alcohol...not wise at all.
Mmmmmm....Eastern European.....mmmmmmm.....
XCircMan is returning to the motherland! You'll be here during strawberry season! Mmmmmm. Shortcake, jam, and pie. Mmmmmm. A fine choice of times for a visit.
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