Sick as....

 I usually take a pride in my sickness record. It is a very rare thing indeed to see me off work, maybe once in 7 or 8 years, if that, but for the past 11 days or so I have been well and truly stitched up.

Two weeks ago Jane didnt feel too good resulting in her taking off to bed. I think Jane is ill even less than me so this we a bit concerning. About 4 days later, I followed suite. A week past Sunday while she was ill I helped to get the tree up in our village hall. And that was that, by the pm I was dog rough, and Ive not been good since. Every day seems different. Ive had explosive coughing bouts, sneezing and running eyes, difficulty in breathing, colour shift in my eyesight (a pinky cast) and the last two days just exhaustion. Sitting here now I am wondering how long it will take before I actually feel well again. I sense it is past the worst but this state of limbo feeling is still grim.

So much for a good health record, this is the 3rd time in 12 months Ive been ill. A year ago I had Norovirus for a couple of days, in June a heavy head cold and now this flu type bitch.

Needless to say, Ive not lifted the bins since so I've nothing to report, oh maybe the mouse infestation ? Ive live trapped 5 in the past two days and released them a couple of hundred yards away into the lane hedge. I hope its far enough because they are stinky little House Mice not our usual Wood Mice and I will reprt to more lethal means if this doesnt work out...

Hopefully Christmas will be an improvement....

 

Bluurgh...

What a week I've just put in. Last Friday, I came home from work not feeling too well, typical, I thought, ready for the weekend.

When I got up on Saturday, I had an awful chest cold that has laid me up ever since. I have been mostly stuck indoors with no interest or ability even, in going out due to aches and pains, a horrendous hacking cough and generally the mother of all colds. Since 2004 ( possibly as early as 2002) I have only had a single day off work due to sickness. This week, I took a day leave on Monday to see if that would be enough, but it wasn't so the rest has been sick. Almost unheard of for me, but there is no way I could have dealt with customers at work like this, let alone passing the germs to the whole company.

Wednesday was a low point but the Dr gave me some antibiotics for a chest infection, and this morning, while still gagging when I cough, I feel much better. So much so, I have even been out in the car to the post office, and on the way back, thought I would have a look, from the warmth of the vehicle, at the beach at Boulmer. I'm pleased I did, as the large juvenile Glaucous Gull that has been around a few days now was showing well on the shore.

A short venture forth for some photos, then back to the car incase it mistook me for a dying seal, and now I'm back home again. I hope this thing clears up once and for all...