In which I lament over three days spent in bed
Posted by Isabel on March 6th, 2008. Filed under: Me.Remember when Alanis Morissette had that song “Ironic” and everyone was all “hey, those things aren’t really ironic“? Yeah well, want to know what is ironic?
The fact that we canceled our home internet last week in an attempt to save a little money and you know, since we never use it, and um, why not just cancel it? And then I got super-duper sick and was stuck at home without the damn internet. There was no way to even pretend to “work from home” and get paid for it, and dude Mrs. Squirrel was having a freakin’ baby and I was not able to get online and keep updated on her progress and see pictures of her adorable new bebe.
Yeah, that’s irony. And it ain’t pretty. Or fun. (Especially since I only had 12 hours of sick time and was out for THREE DAYS!)
Thank Heavens for text messaging and Carly, who kept me in the loop, the best she could. I would not have survived without it.
Want to know what else kept me alive?
- The obsessive need to take my temperature every 20 minutes. (I topped out at 102.7 on Tuesday afternoon and was at 99.7 this morning before work.)
- The horribly smutty book I read on Tuesday called “Royal Harlot”. I was given this book. Be assured this isn’t the typical book I would read. But wowsa…talk about smut. (Not sure what I was expecting when I opened a book with the word “harlot” in the title.) Also, awesome.
- Trying to decide how high your temperature has to get before you are taken to the hospital.
- Orange juice.
- Tylenol, oh how I love thee.
What didn’t help me?
- Contact cold medicine. You suck. I hate you.
- Nyquil. What happened? You used to be such a good friend and make me feel so good. And now? Now, you suck!
- Babboo and his refusal to actually sleep at night. Yeah, that’s wasn’t so good for the healing process.
- Not having any freakin’ contact with the
outside worldthe interweb. (Oh how I missed the interweb.)
So here I am, back at work. Back online. And doing everything I can to not put my jammies back on and check my damn temperature.
Because seriously,this sucks.
So tell me, what all did I miss while I was away?
March 6th, 2008 at 4:52 pm
well, you missed my birthday. which happens to now be the birthday of Cletus Squirrel…WAHOO!!!! Great days…
What did I miss? You.
March 6th, 2008 at 5:38 pm
How weird. I was actually just thinking about this the other night and wondering if you had internet at home. I’m not sure why.
March 6th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
Oooo- That’s SUCKY! I’m so happy you’re back!
Nyquil? DOES NOT WORK. They changed the formula because too many people were making meth out of it. Those stupid meth fiends- ruining GOOD drugs for the rest of us!
March 6th, 2008 at 5:45 pm
yeah, what heels said.
I missed you.
March 6th, 2008 at 6:02 pm
Ah smut, delicious smut. I’m glad you’re feeling better!
March 6th, 2008 at 6:12 pm
Um, Patrick Swayze is very ill and I feel like I should be watching Dirty Dancing on repeat.
March 6th, 2008 at 6:12 pm
Well, on my end you missed nothing, because, well, my life=boring!
I’m glad you had smut and tylenol!! I hope you are feeling much better soon!
March 6th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
its weird b/c I was wondering if you were ok when I didnt see any new posts & no mention of mrs squirrels addition. Hope you are on the mend & the K & B dont catch it!
March 6th, 2008 at 6:25 pm
Oh you poor thing! I’m glad you’re on the mend, I was starting to get worried that you ran away.
March 6th, 2008 at 6:52 pm
I sure missed you!
I checked your blog like crazy and at some point, I started to wonder if you were alright; no posts, no comments on Cletus’ birth… is she still alive?
I’m glad you’re better and back on the Internet now.
And how adorable is Cletus, huh?
March 6th, 2008 at 6:57 pm
Well, I just wasn’t sure what happened to you and since I’m a worrier, I assumed the worst: Death. Good to know you’re not dead. I missed you.
March 6th, 2008 at 7:47 pm
Add me to the list of those getting concerned about you.
AND — you should have called me! I would have at least dropped Odwalla orange juice and magazines off for you! I’m so glad you’re feeling better…even if you’re not 100% yet.
March 6th, 2008 at 7:52 pm
Oh my God, I can’t believe they changed the Nyquil formula! Meth addicts ruin EVERYTHING!!!
I’m glad your temperature is back down to a more manageable level, and I hope you feel all better very soon!
March 6th, 2008 at 8:03 pm
My husband also has this obsessive need to check his temperature when he feels ill. I don’t know if he needs validation or things that having a temperature will gain him some sort of sympathy…And for sure having a temperature makes him feel worse (yes, the drama of a sick husband is a joy we have all experienced, I know) and not having a temperature makes him grumpy and even more compulsive about checking it.
March 6th, 2008 at 8:21 pm
We totally missed you!!! Especially me. I hope you are feeling better! Dude, how high does ones temperature have to get before going to the hospital? Because yours was high!
I got really really sick a few months ago. I wasn’t able to get out of bed for 3 days as well. It was absolutely horrible. I was sure I was running a fever, and a bad one… but never checked my temperature. I’m SO glad winter is almost over!!!
March 6th, 2008 at 8:22 pm
YOU’RE ALIVE! If you noticed that your stats went up from readers in DC who visit your website on Firefox, Dude, it was me wondering if I should email you to make sure you were alive but then talking myself out of it because, hello, STALKING.
Phew. I’m sorry you were sick. I almost called you into the missing persons bureau! Anonymously, of course. I don’t want the authorities to know I am insane.
March 6th, 2008 at 8:42 pm
Glad you are feeling better! That’s crazy about Nyquil – my husband was complaining it did nothing for him either.
March 6th, 2008 at 8:45 pm
Oh Em Gee, dude. I was starting to worry about you. Really, I checked your site a coupla times to make sure I hadn’t missed something in the reader. Sorry you’ve been icky, and I hope you feel better soon!
Janet, I finally caved and sent her an email this morning.
March 6th, 2008 at 8:57 pm
I’m glad you’re back. I was checking your site every, oh, 15-20 minutes (slooooow days at work) and I figured you’d caught the creepy crud that’s running rampant through the masses.
I didnt’ know Nyquil changed the formula, but now I know to just stick with shots of Peppermint Schnapps to clear the sinuses, kill the germs and make me go nighty night.
March 6th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
Gaaah, hate being sick. Hate.
Really, you only missed my outing my twin for being a miserable copy-cat… nothing going on here. ;o)
Hope you get feeling better soon!
xox
March 6th, 2008 at 9:29 pm
Carly IS awesome! She is one of my favorite interweb friends!
Oh, and I’m going to Tulum.. But you knew that already.
March 6th, 2008 at 9:30 pm
Also…feel better soon!
March 6th, 2008 at 9:34 pm
Seriously, why don’t kids sleep at night when you REALLY need them too?? I just had the stomach flu and went through a few rough nights with the little one. I feel like yelling, “sleep child sleep”…lol
March 6th, 2008 at 10:06 pm
You have to get the Nyquil that is kept behind the pharmacy counter. The one on the shelf has been reformulated and sucks!
March 6th, 2008 at 10:47 pm
Sometimes, a person needs a little smut when they are sick. You know – to take your mind off of the sickness.
Hope you are feeling much better!
March 6th, 2008 at 10:47 pm
Sometimes, a person needs a little smut when they are sick. You know – to take your mind off of the sickness.
Hope you are feeling much better!
March 6th, 2008 at 11:03 pm
Glad you are back! I missed you!
Marci
March 6th, 2008 at 11:10 pm
OK, I would have gone crazy with that too! I am sorry that you were so sick! I am glad that you are least back on your feet! I don;t think the kids every cooperate when we are sick… at least not in my life!
March 7th, 2008 at 12:39 am
Nyquil blows, now.
Bleck.
The tweakers ruined it for all legitimately ill people.
March 7th, 2008 at 6:55 am
Smut is the only thing that makes illness at all tolerable.
I did wonder if you were sick, when you failed to post for a while. You’re a very consistent blogger. Unlike me, who is just a lazy blogger. Welcome back to the blogworld.
But nothing happened to me except my doctor told me I’m still pregnant (!) and somehow I got my friend to clean my carpets for me. Oh and I gave you an award over on my blog.
March 7th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
OMG YOU NOTICED IT TOO!!!!!!!
NYQUIL DOES NOT WORK ANYMORE!!!
My husband noticed it a couple months ago.
My daughter told me last month when she tried it.
I used it a couple weeks ago… NOTHING.
PURE CRAP.
So the other poster above said it’s been reformulated and you have to get it behind the counter??? Really? How do people find out these things? Like a schmuck I’ve been handing over my hard earned cash for a double pack and I might as well dump it down the drain.
I think there needs to be a Nyquil revolt!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(have I had too much coffee this morning?)
March 7th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
I had to get my cough medicine from behind the counter at CVS and give over everything to get it! Name, Date of Birth, Address, Drivers License Number, etc… It was crazee!!
March 7th, 2008 at 4:13 pm
YOU CANCELED YOUR INTERNET??? The mere thought makes me feel queasy and ill!
March 7th, 2008 at 5:04 pm
[...] This week is the first week of the Secret Sister project and so I wanted to start off with a bang. I thought and thought and thought about what to get for this Secret Sister, who I knew absolutely nothing about. I decided that I’d get her something that I would like and hope that she’d like it too. Since I spent most of this week close to death, I was afraid I wouldn’t get my package out in time. [...]
March 7th, 2008 at 5:34 pm
Is it ironic that those things aren’t ironic? Alanis’ things, not yours.
March 8th, 2008 at 12:26 am
So sorry that you were close to death, but way happy that you are back. I totlaly missed you!
March 8th, 2008 at 4:01 pm
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March 9th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
Oh man, that sucks! Sorry to hear that you were sick. But rest assured, I don’t think you missed a single thing.
March 12th, 2008 at 12:01 am
crap, really? i didn’t even know.
i should call u often…emails can get impersonal sometimes.
i hope ur doing better now.