The dreaded cold virus has again hit Harriss cottage. O has woken up the past two mornings all snuffly and snotty and I am in the midst of that cold sweats/hots sweats/shaking thing. Having had a restless night, a throat that feels like I've swallowed a razor and a stuffy headache I made the decision to take a sick day and stay at home. I am not one of those people who tries to be 'noble' and drag myself into work no matter how rough I feel. I am 'an incubus of viral plague' (to quote Meryl Streep in the Devil wears Prada) and if you want to stay healthy, you'll be glad I stayed at home and kept my germs to myself.
Despite feeling as rough as a badger's backside, I often find these times to take stock of how blessed I am. Today I am grateful for the following:
• Comfy clothes. I am currently dressed in my baggiest pyjamas and dressing gown and it's 2 in the afternoon but I feel no shame. I am ill and want to feel cosy.
• Telly. Yes I know it's not stretching my mind, that I should be reading a book/crafting something spectacular/doing something meaningful but I love telly. There I said it. Oh, and I'm ill so I don't have the energy for anything else.
• Nursery. I never thought I'd say it but I am so glad that O is at nursery today. I know that she is safe and will be sufficiently fed and entertained and is not having to spend the day with a slightly grouchy mother.
• Walkers salt and vinegar crisps. They are the champion of crisps.
• A good comfy sofa. A snuggly chair is vital for fighting those winter germs. A sofa allows sufficient space to create a wallowing pit filled with the necessities of boxes of tissues, lozengers, remote control and chocolate.
• A rest. Don't get me wrong. I am not happy to feel unwell but I am grateful for a forced opportunity to stop and rest my body and mind.
• Sick pay. I am very fortunate to be in job that allows me some paid sick leave. I know that this is not the case for thousands of others.
• The freedom to take an afternoon nap. Those with small children will appreciate what a luxury this is.
So bizarrly not a bad day at all :-)
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