Today: Woe is me.

My eyes are watering, my nose is running, my head is throbbing, and my whole body aches.  I am a hot mess.  A hot mess that spent 25 minutes in the cold and flu aisle at Target on Thursday, trying to match my symptoms to various boxes and bottles.  I have head congestion… but not chest congestion.  But I might have chest congestion tomorrow, if my head congestion moves south (I imagine that’s where it would go, since there’s nothing north of my head.  Besides my out of control hair.).

I thought about buying a new themometer, and administering it in the ladies’ room.  If I have a fever, it would be helpful to know.  So I can make sure I buy the fever-reducing stuff.  Is there a way to tell the difference between having “chills” and being just plain old cold?

I went home with a variety of potions, and seem to be on the mend.  I am trying to stay hydrated, but after several nights of mouth-breathing, everything tastes like an old sock.  Even water.  Regardless of how many times I brush my teeth.  After blowing my nose raw, it’s a merry shade of pink.  I’ve covered it in Vaseline.  I am not sure that’s accomplishing anything, other than making in insides of my nostrils very shiny.

While I stimulate the antibacterial segment of the economy, I hope you all are having a much more lovely, germ-free weekend.  Oh, and go Patriots.

Also On Tap for Today:

Are you a big baby (like me, clearly) or a good patient?

5 thoughts on “Today: Woe is me.

  1. Ugggg! Maybe I somehow gave you my cold through the interwebs :( Thankfully I’m on the uphill side of it, and only just have lingering symptoms (so sick of blowing my nose!). Hope you feel better!!! My drug of choice is classic sudafed which Target it always out of. Also pound the Emergen-C, and echinacea tea. I too got friendly with the vaseline this past week. Fun stuff I tell you. Have Clark bring you some tea :)

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