Still Sick...

So I'm still feeling under the weather.  I guess I was in denial about it just being my sinuses acting up.  I'm not sure if what I have is a really bad cold or if it is a case of the flu, but I like to think I'm on the mend.  I went home sick on Saturday.  I came in to work, but then as soon as I set foot in the building, I got the chills and my head was just pounding.  Every time I would cough, it felt like my head was in a vise.  There was no way I could last through the work day.  So I drove home and then just tried to rest for the whole day.

On Sunday, I was no better.  My cough sounded really bad, and I took some ibuprofen for the headache, but it was still bothering me.  I felt nauseous, probably from all that congestion draining into my stomach.  What I notice about being sick is that I just have no desire to eat anything healthy.  When I'm well, I usually am pretty good about eating veggies and not snacking too much.  When I'm sick, that is a whole 'nother story!  Potato chips, chocolates, ice cream, soda...if it's unhealthy, I pretty much want it.  It was similar to when I was pregnant--Taco Bell, beef jerky, salt.

Yesterday, I missed another work day.  I'm sure my co-workers did not appreciate that, but I was so non-functional that I would not have survived.  I'm glad I stayed home as my headache was killing me.  I spent most of the day resting and vegging out, watching "Catfish" on MTV.  I can't believe there are people out there who take advantage of lonely souls and scam them.

I'm still not 100%, but I'm getting back to normal, I think.  I have stocked my work desk candy jar with tons of Halls & Ricola and I'm armed with hand sanitizer and rubbing alcohol, so I'm ready as I'll ever be.

In other news, the Carolina Panthers are on a winning streak.  Imagine that!  Go Panthers!

Am I sick? Is it my sinuses?

I'm not feeling well today.  I'm very congested and I feel like I'm in a fog.  There is a bit of pressure on my sinuses, so I'm hoping that a sinus infection is all it is.  I've had sinus infections before...but my doctor does not believe in overuse of antibiotics, so usually I have to tough it out.  If this is a sinus infection, his advice to me the last time was to:

1. Drink lots of liquids--hot tea, tepid water, etc. 
2. Rest.
3. Make some chicken soup from scratch--the kind of soup where you boil some chicken and its bones and add lots of ginger and veggies to it.
4. Get a "neti pot" and flush out my sinuses.
5. Take some Mucinex if the congestion is really bothering me.

Last time that worked out well, so I think I need to take his suggestion again.  The only thing I'm worried about is that it won't work and it turns into a bronchial infection.  I can't have that!  Getting sick really messes up my routine.  I am one of those people who has to multi-task.  On my lunch break, I'm not eating lunch.  I am at the bank, or at the grocery store, post office or gas station.  Only once in a great while do I actually stay in for lunch...reading a book or playing Pokemon X or Animal Crossing on my 3DS.

It's also crossed my mind that I could be coming down with a cold.  Or the flu.  It is flu season, after all.  And at my workplace, I do come in contact with so many people just hacking all their germs away.  I try to use the hand sanitizer whenever I can, and I made sure to get the flu shot last month.  Still, anything is possible and I know the flu shot won't protect against every strain.  :(  I'm just not a happy girl right now.

:/ What a nightmare!

I was looking forward to coming home today and deboxing a very important shipment.  Unfortunately, because my townhouse is being re-roofed and having very limited access, this is what I found in our mailbox instead:

 

 

Yes, it's the dreaded "Sorry We Missed You!" notice.  I normally hate to get these because I work pretty much the same hours as the post office.  Also, even though this post office is technically in my town, it's really closer to the next town over!  Not to mention that I feel a bit unsafe venturing in the part of town that the post office is in.  Good thing tomorrow is my day off, and maybe I can convince the husband to take me there...although explaining what is in the box might be the hard part.



Intro

Hi.  This is it, the first post in my blog.  I've actually had several blogs before, but each one of them have all gone the way of the dinosaurs.  That's just very typical of me.  I get interested in something, and I'll maintain it for a little while, but then my interest dies down and I'm unable to sustain it.  So I'm not promising anything...I have high hopes for this blog and I hope to continue posting entries to it.  It'll be mostly a way for me to put my thoughts and musings out there...an outlet of sorts.  You are welcome to read my blogs, but they are most likely random ramblings of no great importance to anyone but myself.  Still, it might be fun. 

Well, I have to start somewhere, and it might as well be here.