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ksmith ([personal profile] ksmith) wrote2005-02-22 07:40 pm

Headcold (whinge warning)

The second one in about a month. Dammit.



It's not quite as bad as was the first one, which knocked me out for a weekend and compelled me to cancel a guitar lesson. Moved from itchy ears/throat to runny nose to clogged head in about 24 hours. Now we're at the achy/chills stage, which I'm hoping passes even more quickly.

Yes, I know that most people maintain that headcolds only affect one from the neck up. Except I always get a dodgy tum and some aches and chills with my colds. I did have a flu shot--got mine the first day they offered them, which was also the last day they offered them at my company--and besides, these aren't flu aches. The flu aches I've suffered through in the past are about 10x worse. I'm just achy and chilled. Not to mention cranky. Dammit redux.

Popping decongestant. Drinking tea and juice. Can't taste much at this stage.

Add to this the fact that I wound up on the losing end of a bout with insomnia. Been up since 330am, which means I'm pretty well done-in. I did leave work an hour early. I wanted to leave before noon, but something blew up, as things are wont to do when you want to be elsewhere.

Did write some last night before caving to the inevitable. An interesting walk-on character reared his head. I'm not saying that he'll turn up again, but he is interesting in a what-sort-of-life-did-he-live kind of way.

[identity profile] alfreda89.livejournal.com 2005-02-23 06:33 am (UTC)(link)
At least the writing is cooperating.

My week has gone downhill so rapidly I can't stand to post.

Will gird loins tomorrow and swing at it.

Try taking Echinaeca--flower and root--for it. You need both once the cold gets rolling.

[identity profile] kristine-smith.livejournal.com 2005-02-23 08:17 pm (UTC)(link)
I take it back. It was as bad as the first one.

Home from work today. I did go in for an hour or so to pick up work that needed doing. Was going to print out some documents when I saw that the department shared server was down. I think it was Someone's way of telling me that I should work on something else.

Unless I relapse (*AVERT*) I should be able to go in tomorrow.

I hope your computer issues straighten out but there's not a lot you can do sometimes. Damn and damn again.

[identity profile] alfreda89.livejournal.com 2005-02-23 09:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Hang in there--