This day will end soon.
I am knackered. I have a blocked nose and it meant I got no sleep last night, and ended up getting out of bed after about an hour, and spending the rest of the night writing. I can't speak to the quality of what I wrote as I haven't looked back at it - nor did I post it on Hive.
You were saved.
I am a stare-bear.
Off into the distance....
I think it is that I am pretty rundown from a lot of disruption to normal rhythms and now it is coming back to haunt me. I am not that sick, so it could be considered more of a "man flu" (I hate that term) by some, but I can feel it. Having a fever is far better than having a stuffy face, where it feels like my head weighs thirty five kilos.
While I am not going to go into it all here and now (and maybe not at all), the day was pretty bloody suckful all round, so I will be glad to go into Tuesday and hope that it is better. I do get tired of hoping for better though, as I was telling my wife today. At some point, I think it is better just to assume that better isn't going to come along in a timely fashion and instead, the pain will continue for a while more.
Cures don't happen overnight.
They say that bad things come in threes, and I think that is pretty much my experience in life, though "bad" might be determined through a lens looking for it. Regardless, life seems to come in waves and waves roll, they don't just stop in their tracks, unless they hit a cliff face - and then there are other problems to consider. I figure I am just going to have to buckle in for the ride and see what happens on the other side of the tunnel.
It was funny, because Puusti seems to know that things are out of place with me, so he spent some of his day being especially annoying around me, rather than my wife. There were a couple of moments where he was incredibly cute - and then there was the rest. Though really, he is always cute, even if annoying.
Sometimes it is nice to be sick though.
Well, not "nice nice", but I tend to let myself off a bit more when ill, though I still don't tend to stop completely. A bit more sitting around, a little slower in my movements, and less expectation on what I plan to accomplish during the day or night. Even when I write ill, I go a bit easier, like now. But I still like to write as it gives me a chance to test myself under different conditions. Many of us have the tendency only to do things when conditions are good, but I believe that we can make the most gains when conditions are poor. It might not feel great while doing it though.
But for now, I am going to chill and watch the end of the figure skating finals (yes, figure skating) to see who gets the gold. I don't care who wins, but I do like seeing them all skate. Not just for the falls, but the grace. I must be getting old. Or perhaps the sickness really is worse than I think.
Til tomorrow...
After a good night's rest.
Taraz
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Been going through some ick myself. There for a while it was really sucky. But now I'm pretty much over it. It is more annoying than anything. You just grind on when it is like that I guess. Nothing else to do.
Gaving your favorite pet around makes a difference. They are pure comfort. At least to me. They do know when something is out of sorts. Mine do and will act accordingly.
Glad you are over it now. It can suck energy for ages.
As a puppy, "accordingly" might have been mistranslated into annoyingly.
Yes, but it is a cute annoying.
Yeah, when you are sick you should take it easy. I enjoy watching figure skating with my family, though my ladies are definitely more into it 😀
Smallsteps enjoys watching it for the first time in her life. She has liked the "new" sports she hasn't seen before.
I couldn't agree more with that sentence. But but for me there is a huge stone, weighting more then "ten tons" over my head... Worst then a blocked nose, my procrastination level (that fortunately has become small over the months, and especially here in Hive) is a very big issue for me.
I've planed to go for a gym workout in the end of the afternoon, after work, but I was completely tired. Had some protein with oats, and went to get a two hour nap.
Could I call it a "nap"? Maybe it way out of the definition of a nap... well, shame on me... or maybe not."
Wish that you get well soon!
procrastination is the silent killer of potential. It has been my major flaw since childhood. Not sure why.
Force it. Don't worry about how you feel before - just after.
Take it easy and I hope you get back to one hundred percent soon. Our dog could always tell when we aren't feeling well too. She would jump on the couch next to us and put her head on our lap.
It is nice when the dog is calm and just chills when sick - ours is "a little" less calm. :D
Ah, that sucks. I get it. Sometimes it never seems to end. I think at our age you learn to roll with the punches a bit - knowing that you'll have a good spell then a bad one and so on and so forth til you're dead, hopefully in your sleep but probably not. Having a dog to stay by you helps. Get better soon.
Thanks for cheering me up! ;D
There is nothing more draining than a stuffed-up face and zero sleep. Get some actual sleep tonight!
I got some! Not enough, but more than an hour like the night before :)
This really reads like a quiet, honest check in with yourself. Sometimes being a bit sick forces you to slow down in a way life never lets you otherwise and there’s something strangely grounding in that. Hope Tuesday brings a gentler wave, and enjoy the skating there’s something calming about watching people move with that kind of grace.
Yeah. It is a reminder that we don't get to choose how we feel.
I also feel like sometimes life just keeps throwing little waves at you, and you just have to ride them out. I try to do small things for myself when I’m sick too, like sitting around a bit more or just taking it slower, even if I don’t stop completely
I just wish they were all little waves. There is a bit of a larger swell lately. I am not a great surfer :)
I felt this one.
That blocked nose with no sleep is no joke. Sometimes it is not even the sickness itself, it’s the lack of rhythm that makes everything feel heavier than it should. I like how you said cures don't happen overnight. That line hit me. We often expect quick fixes, but life doesn’t really work like that.
And this is the thing. All of it mounts up and "normal" is nowhere near normal. Everything is made harder.
I think it is interesting how our pets can pick up on our feelings. They really know being both comforting and annoying at thr same time :)
Yeah, it isn't bad to have a laugh when sick. He is a pretty funny little thing at times. He knows what he can't do - and chooses to do it.
With me I don't have full blown cold, but every morning this winter,
Only during the mornings. 😆
At least you have masalas!! :D
To be honest dear, sickness is a worst thing to happen to a man. Although, you hate the term 'man flu', but it is hard to fight with. But, there is a positive side to the sickness as well. Firstly, as you have mentioned, one gets to try to make things happen in not so good conditions and you got to watch figure skating. Secondly, the illness makes us, biologically, stronger than the previous version. Thirdly, one gets to know why, the three words - health is wealth- are considered a magic.
But, no amount of optimism can nullify the pain and the unrest caused by this illness. And, kudos to Puusti for being annoying and cute at the same time, because if this were my cat, she would just stay away from me 🥲.
Wish you a speedy recovery!
Why use "dear" ?
To show respect and affection, as a formal gesture ✌🏻.
Get well soon, pal
Cheers.