Icky

I hate being sick. It doesn't happen very often but I'm a huge baby when it does happen. I caught something a little earlier in the winter (maybe in December) but I've held my own all winter long and didn't really get sick. That is until today.

It's technically spring so I technically didn't get sick this winter. Of course it's 35 and raining outside so it doesn't seem very spring like. What is it about getting sick that sucks so much? It's our body saying, "slow down, sleep, relax" why is it so hard to listen? Why do we always have to be on the go? I'm terrible at that. I try really hard to take time for me to relax and to sleep, but it doesn't always work for me.

This morning I told myself that I had to go to work. I had to work a half day. I had 3 appointments this morning and some work to get done, so I could go in until noon and be ok. Well it's 10:30am and I'm wondering why I "forced" myself to do that. I tell myself a bunch of the time that I'll "feel better" once I get out of the house, that maybe I just don't want to go to work...but this time I'm sick. I'm sick and I'm stuck at work for another hour and a half...and I'm being a baby about it because I'm sick.

Spring sick I think is worse than winter sick. Everyone expects you to get sick in the winter, during the spring they think it's a lie. Even on a cold and rainy day (they think you just want to cuddle on the couch and read...which yes I do...after I nap).

Ugh, stoopid being sick.

Stupid viruses!

Over the past few years I have been exposed to numerous germs. In 2008 I switched jobs, thus becoming exposed to new germs. I kept that job until the summer of 2010. In 2009/2010 I had an internship at a hospital...new germs again. By being at the job and the hospital the new germs were not cooperating with the old germs from the job, thus 2 years of getting sick.

I graduated this past summer from graduate school, so it was off to a new career. In the summer I started one job (it just wasn't for me) so this fall I got my dream job as at a College. The problem, thousands of students...lots of new germs.

So I've gotten sick about 2 or 3 times already.

I don't get sick...I don't like getting sick...and now for the 3rd year in a row, I'm getting sick! I need to stay at places longer and not introduce new viruses if at all possible because this stinks!

And the fog cleared

I woke up this morning and I could breathe. I didn't want to over think that since it had been a few weeks since I had that sensation. I jumped in the shower (well not jumped, stepped I suppose, not enough energy to jump), did my neti pot (just to be on the safe side) and still felt pretty good. There is still something lingering but it appears to be closer to my allergies than what I've been feeling. To play it safe I still took my allergy meds and plan to tomorrow & Saturday as well, though I may switch back to the non-decongestant on Sunday.

I feel human...and it really was all of the sudden.

So now I get to plan how to spend the rest of my fall. I know it's silly, but I want to have things planned out now that I'm feeling better. Below is my ideal schedule for the next month or two...yes, I'm a super planner.

10/1 - internship
10/2 - I'd love to go for a run in the morning, we'll see. I'd also LOVE to go out on a romantic date with the bf, but we'll see how we both feel.
10/3 - internship, pasta dinner
10/4 - Bucktown 5k, brunch, cleaning, swapping out summer clothes for fall clothes
skip to the weekend
10/9 - sushi with LG
10/10 - internship, nice dinner at home
10/11 - Chicago marathon (cheering), LG's going away party (with her family)
skip to the weekend
10/16 - potential work function
10/17 - internship, OAT rides again (LG, Sean & I go out for our last evening until she returns)
10/18 - I'd LOVE to go to Long Grove today
skip to the weekend
10/24 - internship
10/25 - make chili & potentially apple pie
skip to the weekend
10/30 - end of month, LG's going away thing
10/31 - internship, celebrate Jeremy's birthday? (OR make clam chowder & hot dogs as always)
11/1 - if we go out for Jeremy's birthday, make clam chowder & hot dogs today

Ok, so that's just October. I must go to Long Grove soon...I was thinking next weekend (or even this weekend) but I don't think it will work. Long Grove is this magical place for me...I just love the fall. Add to all of this I'd like to go running at least once a weekend and potentially a long bike ride. I'd even love to dash down to Starved Rock and see the colors change while hiking...or up to Wisconsin...problem is the Bears bi-week is 10/11 so I'll need to find someone other than my bf to go with me...anyone?

Sometimes being sick has a nice side

The nice side to being sick...snuggling with the other sick person in the house. It totally stinks that the bf and I are both sick, but on the bright side, we snuggle more. On the down side, we're both drugged up when we go to sleep and end up hitting one another. On Monday night I almost elbowed the bf...last night, the bf hit me on top of the head and lightly punched my face. But we were still snuggly when we went to bed, and being silly (again due to the cold meds). He's such a sweetheart though.

Good mixture (in small dosages)
-Neti pot - morning & night
-Allergies meds (with pseduoepenephrine) - morning
-Allergies meds (nose spray) - morning
- Small peppermint schnapps with whiskey/bourbon - evening
- NyQuil - night

I don't know why, but I felt a bit better before feeling worse again. This morning I felt great when I woke up and lying down...then things got moved around and I needed to start the meds over again. Doubt that I'll have the schnapps tonight, but a small one of those does help clean out the sinuses!