You Give Me Fever
I've recently had time to ponder the difference between staying home sick as an adult as opposed to when you're a little kid. Apparently I picked up the good ol' flu when I was home visiting my folks. Knocked me straight out. Just when you get all confident about how healthy you are, making comments like "oh, i haven't been sick forever" or "i rarely get sick"...yes, well that's about when you get hit with it-slapped across the face with the infection stick repeatedly.
I woke up last wednesday feeling below average. i won't bore you with the details. bottom line is that I tried to power through it-all that mind over matter crap-but it wasn't working for me. 5 days, several doses of various over-the-counter medication later i'm feeling somewhat better. not normal, but better. i did make productive use of my sick time however.
So here is what I've come up with in my analysis of adult sickness.
No matter how old you are, when you opt to stay home sick, you want your mommy to bring you tea and a hot water bottle and watch movies with you. The urgency to get off the couch and vacuum is still lingering, because now as the adult you are the only one TO vacuum (because lets face it, the mister doesn't really get into housework). lastly, it's BORING...no, it's BEYOND BORING to be stuck at home. I'm just not a fan at all. after the first few hours i felt as though i might go insane. i even took the time to organize the mister's closet and every single drawer, including matching each sock with the right mate and grouping his millions of t-shirts according to style, color and function. now that's borderline pathetic.
My lesson for today is, don't get sick. and if you do get sick, try your darndest to actually rest. staying home is sometimes counter-productive. at least in my world.
-the feverish missus o
I woke up last wednesday feeling below average. i won't bore you with the details. bottom line is that I tried to power through it-all that mind over matter crap-but it wasn't working for me. 5 days, several doses of various over-the-counter medication later i'm feeling somewhat better. not normal, but better. i did make productive use of my sick time however.
So here is what I've come up with in my analysis of adult sickness.
No matter how old you are, when you opt to stay home sick, you want your mommy to bring you tea and a hot water bottle and watch movies with you. The urgency to get off the couch and vacuum is still lingering, because now as the adult you are the only one TO vacuum (because lets face it, the mister doesn't really get into housework). lastly, it's BORING...no, it's BEYOND BORING to be stuck at home. I'm just not a fan at all. after the first few hours i felt as though i might go insane. i even took the time to organize the mister's closet and every single drawer, including matching each sock with the right mate and grouping his millions of t-shirts according to style, color and function. now that's borderline pathetic.
My lesson for today is, don't get sick. and if you do get sick, try your darndest to actually rest. staying home is sometimes counter-productive. at least in my world.
-the feverish missus o
posted by Missus O at 9:52 AM
2 Comments:
Had the same experience in January. Sucked! I was on the couch for five days with a massive fever and felt like I had been hit by a train. Everytime I get sick I have that desire to be nutured by mama too. Interesting how strong that urge is to be taken care of when vulnerable, we're not as tough as we think! Glad to hear you are feeling better.
I know what you mean about being bored in yoga, but there are lots of different styles which are less boring. The kind that I do is really addicting, it is called "Mysore Style Ashtanga Yoga." Casey, in Portland, is a good teacher and cool guy.
Ya, my fella isn't into the house cleaning either... I don't think he would notice if there were three foot tall dust bunnies.
where does casey teach? honestly, i would like to start going and would love for b to start too...he's kind of slow to commit to it, but i think i might just sign us both up! if he's this unflexible now, i can't imagine what he'll be like at 40, 50, 60, 90! that's a train wreck waiting to happen!
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