i'm sick; now give me all your sympathy

Tuesday I was running errands after work and "it" hit me like a ton of bricks. By the time I got home all I could do was lay on the floor. (Don't think it's weird, that's just how I express my extreme exhaustion.) The exhaustion along with little things like sore throat and headache created a nice little trio to torment me. I thought I could cure it with an early bedtime. Stas told me to just stay home the next day. But I am stubborn.

So Wednesday morning I drug (dragged?) myself out of bed and make it to work. It only took about an hour to realize how truly miserable I was and admit defeat. I headed home.

I went ahead and made a doctor's appointment for that afternoon. I just wanted to be sure that I didn't have strep or the swine flu. Excuse me, H1N1 virus. Well without a fever, both were ruled out and I was sent home without any drugs to help and $15 poorer. Oh well.

I am the type of person that hates pills, medicine, and avoids them at all costs. Well I was begging for anything for the next three days. Thankfully, my husband talked me out of taking anything, and I feel better about that. But really, I haven't felt that awful since April 2006 when I had to go to the ER for non-stop vomiting and other symptoms. Anyway, I felt bad.

The best--or only good thing--about being sick and in bed all day long was the great companionship! Buster was by my side the whole time. I tried really hard to capture all of his cuteness, but with a camera phone and no energy, this is what you're stuck with:




Well after the best night's sleep that I've had in a long time (longer than I've been sick), I feel so much better. Still weak, but better. And I made it to the computer for the first time in four days.

My sweet Dad sent me the following link to try and cheer me up. I hope you enjoy it. If you think it's weird then you just don't love your dog as much as I love mine. Just kidding. But really. Or just go watch Marley and Me. Then maybe you'll have a better idea of where I'm coming from.