Last day of winter. Spring arrives tomorrow. I think we ended up with a total of 7 inches of snow all winter where I live. That would probably make some people happy, but it doesn’t do much for me. Winter is going out with a cold & rainy bang today.
That cough and runny nose I spoke of a few weeks ago ended up turning into chest congestion, then somehow it moved against gravity and went up to become a very bad head cold that flattened me for days, then before that was over, dropped back down to my chest again, where it tore up my throat and lingered on for weeks. Nasty bugger, it was. I’d say I’m about
98% back to as close as I get to normal now.
My doctor confirmed how nasty it was. She says it has turned into pneumonia for many people and some have even died from it. I’m still here, but also still coughing a little and throat dries out. I think it’s almost done and I’ll be able to drink milk again soon.
Besides milk, I’ve also stayed away from the coffee & caffeine while sick. I don’t know, I just felt the need to cleanse. Turns out its not all green tea I hate, only that strong Tazo loose-leaf
kind that I had that day. I’ve been drinking the decaffeinated ginseng peppermint and honey ginseng teas and they are green. Today I heard somebody order a tea and say, “leave room for milk.”
What’s up with that? Who puts milk in their tea? Is that an American thing? Is that a British thing? Or is it just a thing that someone who doesn’t really like tea does? I can see lemon, honey, sugar, or something like that; but milk? That just sounds wrong for some reason.
Sunday night I got about an hour sleep and Monday I got 2 hours. On Tuesday morning I had an appointment with the accountant, so I broke down and drank a half-cup of coffee, hoping that would help get me through. I don’t think it did anything for me, but I was able to stay awake until the afternoon, when I finally gave up and took a nap. Last night I got back to my usual 5 hours sleep and today I’m back to dreaming of a full 8 hours. Sometimes I just think that would be awesome to get enough sleep, but that’s what dreams are for…dreaming of all the things you wish you had, even if it’s sleep so you could have more happy dreams.
March 20, 2008 at 10:36 am |
When I visit my friend David in England, I often have milk with my tea. But you cannot just make tea and “leave room for milk.” The milk must go in first, and thus a teapot (however small) is necessary. Steep the tea leaves or bag in the pot, add milk to your cup, then pour the tea in. “Milk in first” is abbreviated “MIFfy!”
Hope you can get more sleep soon and feel better!