I'm Bad at Being Sick

I'm superbly terrible at being sick. I know this about myself, but I don't know how to fix it.

I have an icky cold and cough, to the point that I left school early on Wednesday and took the day off yesterday. I did rest, drink a lot of liquids, and eat a lot of Vitamin C, but I was bored out of my mind.

I also folded laundry, did a little grocery shopping, packed for my upcoming trip, and graded some response paragraphs. Those errands and activities of course exhausted me, but I couldn't resist doing them. Staying home from school always fills me with guilt- I'm wasting time, I can suck it up and go, is this really the most productive thing I can do?

I think this says a lot about priorities in society. We are constantly busy, sometimes to the point that conversations become a competition- oh, you only have 3 classes worth of tests to grade? I have that PLUS drama projects and a community night to plan! Even when I was in college, I would have nights filled with meetings and homework, and how busy we were became a competition.

We value "busyness" as a whole- we don't know how to relax. It seems that we long for free time, but when we finally get it, we don't use it.

I don't have too much more to say- my brain is still cold-addled, but it's something to think about as the weekend approaches.

Speaking of the weekend...

NOLA, HERE WE COME! An apology to my immune system:

Immune system, we don't have the best history.
Sorry.
This weekend might put a further strain on our relationship.
Not much sleep combined with Mardi Gras activities might not work out very well for either of us.
Here's the thing, though: we both need to power through it.
Why?
On Thursday, we'll both be Friartown-bound.
Let's enjoy it.