live to blog another day

Well, I made it. No pine box for me today. Oh, it was touch and go there for a while. I mean, if I'd kept up the whining for much longer, I'm pretty certain Mr. Lincoln (you know...IDP?) yeah, he was gonna do me in. ​But I woke up today feeling less crappy than the day before, so I let my daughter drag me out into the real world...the scary part with shopping malls and freeways...and now I feel sort of ok. Not fabulous quite yet, but let's face it, I was only sick for under a week. I should have a few more days of mild bitching before I have to hang it up and be hunky dory again.

As a side note...does anyone actually say "hunky dory" anymore? I have no idea where I came up with that one. Must be residual delirium from the fever. ​But no matter, I'm feeling better, and that's surely earned me a few outdated phrases.

On the down side of feeling better, I think I've also earned myself a date with a mop and a broom. My house is looking a whole lot worse for the wear, and I can't claim a near death experience to get myself out of it tomorrow. Oh well...I had it good for a few days. And on the upside...I wasn't hungry for at least four days, so surely I've lost a few pounds, right? And I was coughing so hard I feel like I've done at least a thousand stomach crunches, so my abs should be in tip top shape!

You know, having a wicked cold gets a bad rap, but it's really not all that bad. A few days of whining, ditching the household chores, involuntary weight loss, and accidental toning ​is nothing to sneeze at! Um...err...you know what I mean. I'm just saying, things are looking up. And as long as I was up, I figured I'd toss in a  new blog. It's a win-win situation if you ask me.

Until the next time...I'll be dancing through the dust with my brand new broom!​

where's my juice?

Well, it's finally happened. The pigs have given me swine flu. I'm hacking and coughing. I can't breathe. I'm tortured with body aches and fever. I was plagued with strange dreams all night long...that is, when I slept. I'm not sure I'll survive til morning.​

Or I just have a cold. Could go either way. ​I suppose I should err on the side of caution and stay in bed. Doing dishes and laundry is probably bad for a cold. I definitely shouldn't cook or clean...that stirs up dust. No, I should take it easy. Drink lots of juice. Keep a roll of toilet paper within arms reach at all times. Slather on the Vicks. Definitely, stay away from the pigs. Can't take any chances with lowered immunity.

If it weren't for the sneezing and runny nose, the headache and sore throat, the chills and lack of appetite (I'm not even craving chocolate!) I'd say this was just like any other day. ​But it's not. So I'm heading back to bed.

Until the next time...I'll be dreaming up my next blog post!​

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in sickness and in hell

Sing it with me...

"On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...two swollen lymph nodes, and a likely case of avian flu."

Ok, so maybe it's not avian flu, but it certainly feels like it. I hurt all over, I can't stop coughing, and the chills wrack my body like an internal earthquake. It's officially time to enact the clause, in sickness and in health.

I always thought that part said, in sickness and in hell...it certainly seems that way sometimes.  And I'm pretty sure it's no accident that the marriage vows include the phrase, “for better or worse.” 

We certainly hope for everything to be better, but sometimes…it’s just not.  Sometimes life is difficult, and we have to rise to the occasion. 

And so today, for the second day in a row, we spent the entire day feeling miserably sick with an assortment of flu symptoms that managed to bring us together.

Life is funny…

I guess we just need to laugh at it. And I'm sure I will, as soon as it seems funny again. Right now, I'm just whining and crying for my mommy.

I appreciate all the well wishes from my friends, family, and fans.   It was a pretty good Friday, and I’m looking forward to a great weekend.  But right now, I need to hit the sack and rejuvenate…with lots of aspirin and Benadryl! 

Until the next time…I’ll bundled up in a quilt with tissues stuffed in my nose.

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