Hot Tea and Low Expectations

This is pretty much what has gotten me through today.

I hate being sick.  But let's be honest, I mean, who doesn't?  The inability to regulate body temperature and the inexplicable opening/closing of nostrils (I mean, c'mon, what is up with that!?  You roll your head to the other side and then the previously clear airhole decides to stop up.  UGH!).  Needless to say, I'm miserable.

I'm at work today and the only thing that has gotten me through is my hot tea.  There is just something so comforting about gripping a warm mug .. not to mention the soothing effect on my sore throat due to mouth breathing being sick.  I made sure to bring a variety from home and get no small pleasure from picking my respite.

Another annoying side effect is the lack of energy.  My to do list is was bearable this week but I have now decided to scale back.  I just will not be able to get everything done at the level in which I wanted to do it.  It's not going to happen.  I am lowering my expectations for myself and making a list that is much more manageable.  I can't lie, though, and say I don't feel a little defeat in that.

Instead of moping about the loss of productivity, I will instead raise my tea mug for a toast: 

To sleeping well and drinking lots of water,
To managing meds and eating healthy fodder,
May the germs cease to exist very quickly,
May life resume to normal in a jiffy.

(Yes, I am sick and that was lame.  I will blame the elementary rhyme on my rising fever.)

Here's to hoping you stay healthy during this seasonal change.  If you do catch something, though, grab your tea mug and a blanket.  It's more therapeutic than you can imagine.