Sick and Tired...

...of being sick and tired. I have been off work since Monday. I tried to soldier on through my cold last week and went to work even though I felt unwell. They are still monitoring my attendance because of all the time off sick I've had this year, so I really didn't want to take any more time off. But my immune system and my body generally isn't at its strongest lately and not giving my body adequate time to just rest and recuperate eventually took its toll. I should have put my health first and got the rest I needed. Instead, after a week feeling exhausted and a weekend that didn't afford me any extra rest (we were singing at church on Saturday and then had an early non-Christmas lunch as Bigger Sis' place on Sunday), on Monday morning, I woke up feeling worse than I had done last week: rough as all get-up, not very well, very tired and not particularly fit for work. I thought on it for a little while, but knew I needed to stay at home. I was feeling way too rough to force myself into work.

I got up and got some cereal because my stomach was completely empty and making me feel nauseous. I made some tea and returned to bed to watch some TV. I called Flame Grilled just before 10.00am to tell him I wasn't coming in. My head felt really congested and heavy, my stomach not quite settled, my eyes tired and my body unsure of what temperature it was operating at. Nearly three whole days have passed and I don't really feel much better. I have had what feels like a constant headache the whole time, have felt nauseous, tired and actually bored of sleep (I know, me!). I am literally counting the days till the Christmas break (only five working days to go, yo).

The only perks have been that on Monday morning I got to watch the repeat of the X-Factor final that I had missed over the weekend. I have also watched most of the Doctor Who DVDs that Bigger Sis lent me (she particularly recommended the episodes The Empty Child and The Doctor Dances (parts one and two of the same storyline) and Blink (which was really quite creepy). I then randomly discovered African-American comedian Katt Williams and watched some of his stand-up material.

I am kind of bored now. I had planned to go back to work today, but as soon as I woke up, I realised the plan was going to have to change. I'm fed up of feeling sick! Three days of a constant headache, nausea and feeling like a sack of shite is starting to grate slightly. Come on Christmas, get here already.