I slept longer than I had intended and woke feeling dreadful. I thought it must be the result of the extreme sleep debt that I had racked up over the past week, because I hadn't drunk any alcohol the night before. I slowly got vertical as my head ached and the world spun a little. I made it to the bathroom by touching the walls for reference and ( Read more... )

While sitting in the internet cafe last time I started coughing and felt something go pop in my chest. Oh Joy. I went through the usual day of not wanting to move and whimpering when I had to change positions. But this time I had my mom around and was able to take proper care of it so I am feeling a lot better already. Lying in the Mexican sun ( Read more... )

I have the foul 2.5 year old plague and I figured when I am out among adults not exposed to the germs of the great slide licker on a daily basis I might give them a fair warning (as if the phlegmy cough of death wasn't enough...). So I got a wild bug yesterday to do this:


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It is 9:30 am and the naughty midget is still sleeping. EVENTUALLY we are going to kick this evil germ. I unfortunately have been awake since 8 when the copious amounts of tea, that I have been forced to drink in order to keep breathing, attacked me. Really the best thing about being sick in 90-95 degree heat is drinking hot tea. I need AC and ( Read more... )

Several relapses later I am finally starting to be on the mend (though my voice is still raspy). Van and I went to the gym today. I could feel what the last 2.5 weeks (amazing that it has been that long already) has taken out of my body. I was slow and lethargic the whole time and when I stopped to change machines I sounded like I was going to ( Read more... )

Being a mommy is trying to read aloud to your 2.5 year old when you have had laryngitis for 3 days.

That is all.

I did manage to go to the gym even though I am still feeling pretty crappy.

Rowing 15 min 175 cal
Eliptical 41 min 525 cal
Eliptical w/arms 21 min 300 cal

77 minutes 1000 cal

My goal was to get 1000 cal and I struggled through. Still got a nasty case of the sniffles and aches.