Yesterday I was feeling a little sniffly, but didn't think much of it. By the time I got on the bus, I was coughing, but not much. It was one of those coughs that could have been triggered by anything, so I figured my throat was just dry from all of the talking earlier in the day.
By the time I woke up this morning, I felt miserable. I thought about not coming into work, but knew there would be a ton of work waiting when I came back, so I sucked it up and came into work. For the first few hours I was feeling much better. I attribute that to the coffee I had this morning. Ever since around 2pm though, I've been coughing pretty regularly and my throat isn't exactly feeling great.
That said, I need to get a flu shot, ASAP. I really don't think this is the flu. As a matter of fact, I'm certain it isn't, but now that my immune system is compromised, it's all downhill from here. I get sick every November and February, almost like clock work. The last time I didn't get a flu shot, my February illness was full-blown flu that had me at UHS for four days, during two of which I had an IV. No thank you; I have no desire for THAT to happen again.
Besides, I need to make sure I'm healthy for Thanksgiving. I won't be going home like I had hoped to be; I just can't afford it. Instead, I'm going to try to make a trip to NYC. I have a friend from middle/high school who lives there now, so hopefully I'll get a chance to see her if I do end up down there. At this stage it's very preliminary, but I'd love to get back there, especially for Thanksgiving. I've only been there once, and that was this past May, so I can't wait to have another opportunity there. :-) In the last couple of weeks I've told two different people about this place in Brooklyn where I had brunch in May and now I really want to go back, haha.
I hate staying late at work and it's even more miserable when I'm sick. I'm scheduled to do an assessment right now, but I'm talking to the child after a colleague talks to the parent and it's already been an hour. :-( I still have to do laundry when I get home. I knew I shouldn't have put it off! *sigh*
And now my BlackBerry is dying. Great. I haven't even had it on vibrate today and the battery is beeping at me. WTF? THIS IS A NEW BATTERY! :-( Sorry to have pissed you off, gods, please don't be angry with me anymore.
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