Ugh!

I have a cold. Not just any cold, a severe cold. I've taken the last 3 days off of work, and have a doc excuse for the next two, which gives me an entire week off of work. Not exactly the way I want to take vacation, but there is no way I could have worked. (I was all dressed and ready to go Tuesday morning but I started crying when I was thinking about the drive to work. Not good.) I had a fever today when I went to the doc, and I'm sure I had a fever the past few days, judging by how I felt. Since I don't have a thermometer, I don't know for sure, but it wouldn't have changed anything anyway. I would have taken the same tylenol, and not gone to work, even if I knew I had a fever.

And the doc convinced me that I needed a flu shot, because she said if I would happen to get the flu while this cold is still active, that I would be extremely sick. So.... I had no excuse for not getting one.

On the upside, I lost 7 1/2 pounds so far this week, because I just don't have an appetite. I had a bacon egg and cheese mcds this morning, but after 2 bites, I was done. It looked so good, but ugh. I did manage to drink the entire large orange juice though, which no doubt did me a lot of good. Not eating= no vitamins.

I got a bunch of stuff from the doc (better living through chemistry)

so I'm hoping to get some sleep tonight. I tried Vicks last night, which pretty much did nothing. The doc suggested a vaporizer, which will arrive tomorrow so I have one more night to give the old Vicks a try. 

More whining ahead... my chest and stomach hurt from the coughing, so I have to hold a pillow to my chest when I cough. Ugh. At least I've only had a couple of coughing spells since I left the docs. And I have 3 fever blisters on my upper lip, and they are severe enough that they actually hurt. And bleed. And yes, I have stuff for that too.

And while I've been off, one of my coworkers sold a $20K tile quote of mine, so even though I don't have a sales goal while I'm not there, it's more like icing on the cake. I'm not there to kick butt in sales, so it's nice to know I'm making it anyway. Heh. 

I have most of the stuff in my house packed up, I just need a few more small boxes for books, and I need a roll of tape. I thought one might work, since I have a bunch of plastic bins from the Depot that I put a lot of the more fragile things in, wrapped in blankets. This upheaval in the house doesn't exactly make me feel any better, but it's kind of unavoidable. I also need more kleenex.....

And of course, one of the things I packed away so carefully was the tv in my bedroom, so I can't even lay in bed and zone out with the TV on. I have a futon in the living room, which is not very comfortable for sleeping, so I have to sit up to watch TV. 1st world issues, I know, but when I need to lie down, I need to sleep. I did manage a nap after I went to the docs, I slept about 2 hours last night, and that 90 minutes today. It's going to take me a long time to catch up on the sleep. If it wasn't for the sleep issue, I wouldn't feel that bad.

Almost bedtime, I'm letting my bed heat up (electric mattress pad, best thing ever!) and then I will smear myself with Vicks and hit the sack. Hopefully I will be able to sleep some of the night.