I don't feel good today.
Bleah.
Mr. FG and Joshua got a rather unfortunate cold last week, and the girls and I had miraculously not caught it the whole time they were sick.
We were starting to wonder if it was a male-only virus. 😉
Alas, I came down with it now, which kind of shoots that theory to pieces.
I sat down at my desk to write a Q&A blog post this morning but I don't think I really have it in me...I think I need to go spend some time bonding with the couch and possibly drinking some tea.
You how nothing is all good and nothing is all bad, though? And how there's an upside to everything?
Well, I was thinking about how Monday is actually sort of a perfect time to get sick for me (if I have to get sick in the first place!) because my part-time job is coordinating music at church. So, I made it through a Sunday morning, and now I have a week to get all better before another Sunday rolls around, and I even have some days to recuperate before rehearsal this week.
Our martial arts class is late in the week too, so I think I'll be better by then.
Also, I'd been planning to take Lisey and my niece shopping for fall clothes and we got that in yesterday before I got sick, so, yay!
Plus, Joshua can drive, which means he can take the girls to their classes if I can't, and he can also get himself to work and school.
And since my kids are all middle-school age or older, they can do a lot of their schoolwork independently while I'm under the weather.
I have a pretty big backlog of library books on my nightstand, so maybe I will knock some of those out today and tomorrow. 😉
So, you know...I'd rather be feeling 100%, but at least there are some upsides to be found.
Ahh, hope you feel better soon! It IS a holiday for some people today, so enjoy reading and taking it easy and give your body time to get well. 🙂
Feel better soon, and thanks for blogging while not 100%.
Amen! Praying for a speedy recovery!
Eek, sorry you're not feeling well! There's just something about the seasons changing, I think. Mr. Picky Pincher and I have a small case of the crud as well. But it's funny; men always seem to suffer more during colds!
I'm not sure if you're the drinking type, but I made a hot toddy for myself this week in lieu of cough medicine and boy howdy! This stuff really works! I made mine with two tablespoons of honey, a shot of rum, squeeze of lime juice, and poured in some hot water. It was divine, and I felt a lot better.
Hope you feel well soon!
feel better soon!!
Sorry to hear you're under the weather -- I hope you're back to your normal self soon!
In the meantime, kudos for using "feel good" instead of the incorrect "feel well." 😉 For those who don't understand the difference: when you say "I don't feel well," that means your sense of touch is bad. 😛
And, if you "feel badly" it means your sense of touch is off.
Yep! 😉
Hi Kristen,
Hope you feel better fast! We had the same thing here, the littles all caught a cold and were all pretty good after 4-5 days or so. I thought I had escaped it but nooooooo, mine turned into a lovely sinus infection requiring an antibiotic while we had a hurricane blow through!
Good times I tell ya!! All is well and everyone is ok so I am grateful!
I hope you feel good again soon!
So are you not having a ton of rain? I was wondering, once dear Hurricane Matthew had left our shores, what was going on your way. Hope you feel better fast. I hate having a cold. They make me feel so bad, but everyone says, it's just a cold, so what. Well, darn it, I still feel sick!
We had a day of rain and that was it. Apparently it turned off shore and out to sea rather abruptly, which is good news for us.
Sorry you're under the weather...but inspired by your ability to see the good in it - which is particularly welcome today as I struggle to see the good side of my career dilemma!
I hope you get well soon! It really hard being sick when you are the mom.
I love how you go out of your way to think optimistically 🙂 Feel better soon!
Heal quickly! Sending love!
I'm sorry to hear you're a bit under the weather but, with your positive way of looking at things, I'm sure you'd rather have a cold now rather than in November 🙂
I did think about that! Who wants to be sick while recovering from nose surgery??
Oh, feel better soon. We have all had and/or fought off the respiratory crud this fall, I think there is a lot of nasty stuff going around. Sometimes a day or two of rest really helps to lessen the severity of a cold, I hope you beat it with some rest, tea, etc.
I had a chuckle about your silver lining thinking of when is a good time to sick because I always think about that. I also thought about that when I nearing birth for each of my kids! Ha! Life is kinda inconvenient sometimes and I find that thinking of the good side of makes us appreciate things more. Like when I'm annoyed at my colleagues, during saying grace at dinner, I offered that I was thankful for my colleagues because I learn about people and I have people to work with and a good job.
For today, just pretend you're Canadian and then today is a holiday for Thanksgiving and done, and now just sick on a home day.
Hope you are feeling better sooner than later!
Hope you get to feeling better soon. Take care!
I hope you feel better very soon.
I am also under the weather and my silver lining us that I am always warmed by the sweetness of my husband and 3 sons when I am sick. It is inevitable that I get a headache when ill and the boys are careful to speak softly and tone down their normal rambunctiousness. I always call my husband to tell him I am in bed feeling icky and he inevitably makes pasta and meat sauce...one of the few full meals he can produce.
I told my youngest (8) that this is how I know he has a special family...we take care of each other. His little face lit up...everyone likes to think of their family as especially wonderful.
I hope we both feel well soon, Kristin!
That is so sweet! I hope you are back to full health soon too.
Hope you feel better soon!