Still here...

A quick post today (I say that a lot, don't I...?) to say Hi and I'm still around and doing OK...

12WBT kicked off last Monday (officially) and so far this week I have followed the menu plan fairly closely but haven't yet managed a workout all week.

...I'm coming down with something.

*** I sleep a very deep sleep night after night
*** My neck is feeling *heavy* and sore
*** I've had an almost constant headache all week
*** My throat is very sore and feels inflamed on the left side

So I'm feeling quite fatigued a couple of hours after getting up even though I seem to be sleeping more soundly than usual. I'm aware that I've been very cranky and irritable (put it down to frustration).

I've been taking all my usual vitamins and having my morning veggie juice as well as some "Immunity" supplements to try and ward off whatever is heading my way.


I hope I've nipped it in the bud and it will just dissipate over the next few days without turning into a full-blown nasty flu...



....Oh, and have I told you I'm a bit like a man when it comes to being sick...? that and shopping...otherwise, I'm very girly ;-)



Looking forward to a couple of Blog hops/ Blogging Challenges that some girls doing 12WBT are organising. I believe we kick off tomorrow...it will keep me regular when it comes to my Blog.





Hope you're all well....and by the way, Am I the only girl who'll admit to being a bad patient...???

Flu...

Just a short one today - our family has been struck by the flu bug...I heard on the news that there are currently four times the number of people that are usually diagnosed with the flu for this time of year in Sydney.
Cassie was the first to fall last weekend, with Maddie following closely. I am now in the throes of it, and am very frustrated by the fact that no amount of Ibuprofen or Paracetamol is helping with these yucky aches and pains...so our household is a symphony of coughs, sneezes and requests for cups of tea...poor Hubby, he's not coping too well being the main caregiver to three females, but I bet once we're all recovered he'll come down with a dose of man-cold and get his own back...

Hope you're all well.

Back soon

xoxox

Not so Fab...

Here's the thing -

For the last week or so, I've been trying hard to ignore a niggling itchy throat and a runny nose...

Today I feel exhausted, even after a good, eight and a half hour uninterrupted sleep...

My joints felt quite stiff when I got up, and some time during the morning my lower back just "went"...a twinge, but enough to make me irritable and slow down my movements....


NOT GOOD


In all honesty, I admit I have been neglecting myself and ignoring the signs my body is sending me. I've just been going through the motions and refusing to slow down when that is clearly what I need...

I am not one to go to bed because I am feeling unwell...but I will take some time for R & R during the weekend.


I was chatting to my brother on the phone today and he suggested Barocca - apparently the nurse at work told him the "trick" is to overdose on Barocca for a couple of days. The theory behind it being that it gives your body a Vit C "boost" and should help if it is a common cold...

...don't know, I'm not into self-prescribing, but I might get some Baroccas anyway.


So here I sit with a Lemsip, a kitten on my lap and some not-so-urgent work to try and get through.



It would be nice to get back to my Cto5K, but not sure - maybe even a walk in the fresh air would be enough.



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How do you get rid of the common cold? Do you do take action as soon as you feel "unwell"? Or are you like me and hope it will go away if you ignore it?



Enjoy the weekend, I may or may not be back tomorrow

xoxox