Tue 10 Apr 2007
I think I caught a cold at the Formula-D event this Saturday. It was colder than I expected, overcast near the water, and the wind was blowing. It had crossed my mind that my body temperature might just take a dip long enough for some viruses to really grab on, but I hoped for the best. Sunday, I woke up with a sore lumpy throat (looked almost like tonsillitis) and got congested. I couldn’t sleep Sunday night because my body had temperature regulation issues; it was either too hot with the covers on, or too cold with them off, the pillow was either too high and cutting off my breathing, or too flat without it, and it seemed like there was a monstrous hole in the middle of the mattress trying to suck me into some bed bug abyss. Plus, I just wasn’t sleepy. I probably got an hour of sleep. It didn’t help that Monday (yesterday), work worked me beyond belief and I was sniffling with an itchy throat all day. I was able to get some shut-eye last nite, but today I come into work and the air conditioning is on full-blast so that it sounds like I’m in the middle of a blizzard. *sigh* Oh, in case you guys don’t know how A/C works in the building, here’s a short little ditty I’d written on it some time ago.
Sorry you don’t feel well! Do the whole mind over matter thing and take echinacea w/ goldenseal, lots of fluids!!! Let me know if you want to borrow the humidifier.
And your work A/C sounds like mind, except certain offices can change the temp. My area is SUPER cold because my boss likes it that way, which is fine with me because I rather be cold then hot, sweaty and sleepy.
hope you feel better… take your B vitamins too!…. (and of course vitamin c)
Vanessa – I don’t have echinacea, or goldenseal (I have a court seal, tho). I used to prefer coolness to heat, cuz you can always put on more clothes but there’s only so much you can take off. But not when I’m sick!!
Jordan – Mr. W has a B-complex vitamin. Maybe I’ll steal some. Nobody has C, tho. 🙁 We’re so unprepared for sickness.
It’s almost lunch time. Why not stop somewhere during lunch a pick up some stuff. Or ask Mr. W to? He has an extra long lunch and I am sure he wouldn’t mind. If I were closer I’d do it! But I think I am about hour to hour and half away from you.
p/s if you want to sit in the steam room tonight, I am game 🙂
I think both Mr. W and my priority during lunch is the gym. If he has 2 hours, he’ll be at the gym both hours. If he has 3, he’ll be at the gym for 3.
I’m surprised, because you get sick like once every 2 months.. (it seems)… go out and get some vitamin c and b complex!
Hey, that last flu thing was a total freak thing!! I am SO not a sickly person! *sniff* *cough* *blowing nose*
I hope you feel better real soon. I’ve been on Claratin for a week if that makes you feel any better for me to sympathize.
Whoa you got sick on saturday too??? So that makes all three of us getting icky on the same day. how weird!