released.

I have done it again. I have worked myself up about the wonderful 4 day break I get due to Thanksgiving. I have worked myself up so much that I am now sitting here at work, light headed, sniffling and coughing. Somehow it has become quite normal for me to be sick during such familial gatherings. All I want is to be actually able to taste the food that my mom will have worked so hard at preparing. My first real 'vacation' in 8 months and I am sick.

The nature of this trick being played on me, even in it's ironic manner, it not remotely humorous.

I will be spending all of my designated free time until Thursday sleeping in hopes of ridding myself of this bug in time for greeting relatives and friends.

Aww noooo! If you think it's worth trying, this is how I cope with colds, Vitamin C tablets twice a day and Zinc. There is a theory that this will dilute the symptoms and lessen the duration. It seems to work for me. This might be because I spent my childhood living off a diet of boiled to death veg and no fruit cos I never liked it, my Vit C levels must have been non existant. I had cold after cold! In later life I improved my eating habits and the amount of colds I got dropped dramatically. Also they never seem to get really bad. (now I've said that I'm bound to get one!) I really hope you enjoy your holiday!!

bm - thanks so much! I have taken your advice and have been raising my A + Z levels to super-human. I managed to take the morning off work to let myself get some extra sleep too. I am feeling much better. If I keep up this good work through tomorrow I should be in good form for turkey day!

By the way... how was Guy Fawkes Night? I always miss that one - bundled up by a HUGE fire drinking cocoa (although at my age now it would include alcohol of some type :)

SJ, hope your holiday is going well. Guy Fawkes was kinda low key, we usually trek out to a display somewhere but this year we didn't organise it in time. AS a kid we did the whole bonfire thing with loads of families from around the neighbourhood. maybe I should start something similar next year?