New England Cold

I almost escaped, having a winter without succumbing to the classic New England cold. But nope - I just used the last tissue in the house and downed the last of the cold medicine.

I remember when I moved back to the east coast after years of being away and that first winter I got a cold. A New England cold. I had completely forgotten what they could be like and it brought flash backs to my youth. I don't know what it is with the east coast but the colds here are powerful. Best way to avoid them are rest, stress free life and good food. Works some years, others not so much. I'm finally feeling like I can hold me head up without the aid of something to lean it against. Yesterday it felt like I was a cartoon character where you could see my head was a bowl full of snot. It was just chocked full and congested.

There is something a bit comforting having a head cold. You want it gone but at the same time it feels like home. Something familiar that's been with you since birth. I'm optimistic that I'll make it into work this morning and try to play a frantic catch up day. I'd rather just stay home, but that little pesky thing called work is upset it's been unattended.

i can run by the store on my way home for more supplies. i used up both the regular scratchy tissues and the super soft special tissues. i don't know how much the cold medicine really does so will hold off on buying more since the season should be over.

I kept thinking I should get some chores done while home sick. Catch up on ironing, at least clean the dirty bathroom since I'm in there every 10 minutes as I try to flush the virus out by drinking copious amounts of water. But every time I got up, I was reminded why I was home - I was home sick!

Now if I can just get my head to understand it's a work day. I'm a little worried how much sense I'll make since it still feels like cotton up in the old noggin. This post was fairly coherent, right? Thank goodness it's Friday!

Added 20 minutes later:
Well, that was interesting. I just finished posting this when I get an email from my brother writing something cryptic about being safe and getting into work with public transportation being down. I love that my brother on the other side of the world in India knew about the lock down before I did. Let's see if I actually make it into work today.