Today was a seriously nothing day. I started off with the best intentions, got on the treadmill in the morning. But nothing came of anything after that. Actually, nothing came of anything including that. I'm still kind of weak from being sick. So I decided not to push myself with running and to just walk today. I couldn't even walk a mile. My vision got kind of blurry and my head got kind of funny and I decided I needed to stop. I was convinced that yesterday was the last day of this crap. But today I did nothing but loaf around, slipping in and out of sleep. Kind of frustrating when I want so much to be accomplishing right now. I hate being sick. How have I tolerated a lifetime filled with sickness? I am certain there are a fair number of people on this planet who know me solely as 'the guy who's sick all the time.' How do people keep from getting sick? For almost a month now, I've exercised every day that I haven't been sick (and some that I have). The food I'm eating as part of the headache diet is much healthier than the food I usually eat. I'm taking a vitamin daily. The flakes of skin on my hands seem to indicate that I wash my hands a fair number of times throughout the day. What else should I do? A flu shot? A mask? A bubble? I should quit whining. That's what I should do. Everyone hates being sick. But the thing is: I don't think I used to hate it. Whenever I got sick, I think I just chanted the procrastinator's mantra, 'tomorrow,' and then took a nap. But what about today?
Damnit. My mind is fuzzy, and I can't get an accurate cheese-to-goodness ratio on this post. So if I've typed with my cheesefingers tonight, eat up! I'm not really supposed to have cheese anymore anyway.
I'm grateful for playing the guitar in a candlelit room (20).
Maybe your body is just telling you that it's OK to take a breather every so often?? I don't know. I know you want to be Super Motivated Man right now, but make sure you're taking care of your body while it's sick so that you can be Super Motivated Man when it's back to normal.
ReplyDeleteOne thing I've learned in my xx years on this planet is that when you are sick, you should sleep like there's no tomorrow! Most of the time, I get sick because I haven't been getting enough sleep and my body's defenses are weak.
Anyway, get some rest - you'll be OK soon.
Sorry if this has become an inane rant...it's late. I should sleep.
You should be sorry. Drowsy ranting like that. You got spittle all over my keyboard. . . Thanks for the advice. I know you're right about the whole 'taking care of your body' thing. But, you know, this whole having a body and all seems to be quite a bit of a hassle. Maybe I need to upgrade to a newer model.
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