Faking It

Now that is really sad! Was it because of your job?

@DianneN No. Days of sore throats, colds,

@JohnRoberts That's awful! I know that feeling, too.

That must have been awful. When I'm that ill, all I want to do is curl up in bed and sleep. Thank you. I still feel like garbage.

@Happy2BeMe All ready to leave for the airport. I'm all shaky feeling.

@DianneN no fun to have to entertain when you are not well

@DianneN Well anyway you both look great even if you were feeling ill. I have had to fake it today too as there is a tummy bug going round and I have had a bit of that but have not complained as I had to go to the Shops as its the Three Kings Day tomorrow and all is closed its a National Holiday you see.

Thank you. You are very sweet. I was feeling very sick in that photo. That's me friend, not my sister in law.

@lovinangelsinstead21 I hope yours is just a 24 hour bug. Those are so nasty and aggravating. At least you completed your shopping. Have a good holiday and feel much better!

@DianneN Hehe I hope it works out! Have a lovely dinner tonight!

@infatuatedbby Thank you!

That may be the kick in the pants I need. Lol! Thanks.

@DianneN It's very rare that I ever get so sick that I can't function. But, like you said, when I get that bad, I feel like I'm on my deathbed. In those rare cases, I will take time off from work. But, thankfully, it doesn't happen often.

@moffittjc Men usually seem healthier to me and don't get ill as often as women, so it seems to me.

When I'm sick, I'm sick, and usually in bed on antibiotics, sleeping away the day. I couldn't go to school like that. Sure, the work piled up, but I didn't care enough to let it get the best of me. I had pretty good subs, too. Thank you! I'm feeling 99% better today.

@just4him That's good. All I have to do here is go outside. It is more humid tonight.. Just take care of yourself!

I'm glad to hear you didn't get sick. I feel a lot better now, thank goodness. Just a bit stuffy.

@DianneN Hopefully I've taken care of the stuffy part. When I was doing laundry today the gal who works there mentioned a humidifier. Just having a teapot on the stove is putting moisture in the air so I hope that keeps me unplugged tonight and not so dry going forward. I'm glad you're feeling better.

@DianneN I am happy to know you are almost 95% better now . A little more rest and you will be completely okay .

That was a friend, and you are right. I was feeling just awful then. I couldn't wait to crawl into bed. I felt better once I got out of the house and feel 95% better today. Thank you!

@SIMPLYD

Your so very welcome @DianneN I'm glad the concoction helped

@rebelann

Thanks again for your hot toddy recipe. I'm less ill than I would have been.

@DianneN Yes,you have to ,with so many things to attend to.

@silvermist Starting today, I won't be on too much.

Thank you. I think I will be my old self in a few days.

@DianneN ahahah!.. I am on of the millions of queens of faking it .. and yes indeed, fibro is like having a tooth constantly aching but no dentist would dare pull it .. very depressing at times...

@epiffanie I'm so sorry that you have it, but you seem like a real trooper to me.

I've known several people with fibromyalgia. They told me it is very painful and annoying. You must be the queen of faking!

@DianneN I know it's horrible. I have done this so many times when we had to drive around the clients of my husband and bring them to dinner somewhere in Monte-Carlo.

Thanks for understanding. My husband feels badly for me. I'm resting up until I have to shower and get ready.

@LadyDuck I don't know how you managed to eat dinner, even in beautiful Monte Carlo! Would you believe I felt better once I got out of the house? But by the time we got home, I was exhausted. I felt a lot better today, but overdid it, so now I'm resting.

@DianneN Yes, mine was the flu. Glad you are feeling better now Dianne.

@jaboUK The flu is awful! Hope you've made a full recovery.

I'm sorry to hear you were so ill. Was it the flu? IWhen I'm ill, I'm good for nothing. After bedrest, a hot toddy, and meds, I feel a lot better now. I was lucky in that I only had a bad head cold.

Definitely! It was a beautiful evening and today a perfect day!

@CoolPeace It seems like summer to me here. It beats freezing in Connecticut!

@DianneN. We are heading into the summer and spring.

I fessed up to her that I was ill, and she was, too! However, we both felt better after dinner. Thanks for your good advice.

@thephenomenalone Thanks so much!!!

@DianneN Good to hear that! I wish both of you a superspeedy recovery! Cheers!

@DianneN I'm glad to hear that you're feeling better. And I agree with you. Moms don't sick days. None of the moms I know seem to.

Thank you! I feel much better today. Moms never get sick days!!!!

@DianneN It is but when I feel really bad I go to bed as soon as I can. I make sure to that.

@lovinangelsinstead21 I always wind up in bed. Our bodies need rest to heal.

It's awful to try to soldier on when you feel awful, but even worse when you have to listen to pure nonsense.

@DianneN I'm glad that getting out of the house actually made you feel better! I think we literally have to pretend we are well . . . so maybe we're just tricking our bodies into actually becoming well . It is difficult to be sick when you're a mom, but that's why women are so super !

You were right! Getting out of the house made me feel much better. Today, I am 95% better and getting ready to go to the airport to get my brother and his wife. It is soooo difficult being a mom when you're sick.

@much2say Yes, we are super and you are a super mom!

@DianneN Your welcome, glad you are feeling a little better.

@LeaPea2417 Thank you. Tomorrow morning my brother, his wife, and dog are arriving, so off to the airport we go again and dinner out again. I'm certainly not cooking.

@DianneN You wouldn't believe what we have to do now. After we call our sub, we have to go online and fill out a request for that sub in one program. The program then sends the sub a notification that they have to answer whether or not the accept the job. Once they accept, we have to go into a different program and request the sick day, and include the name of our sub. Then we're supposed to e-mail a sub plan to our team leader for them to give the sub when they get there, because our emergency sub plans are only supposed to be used if we are incapacitated and cannot find our own sub and write plans for them. It is just easier to go into work sick.

@DWDavis OMG! I can't even imagine doing all that when ill with a fever, flu, etc. I think I'd rather go to school, too, and be good for nothing all day. Who knows? The students may all get sick and stay home, so I could curl up in a ball on my desk and sleep.

Thanks, I'm feeling a lot better since getting up and out. Taking it easy now. They instituted the same ridiculous way to get subs the year after I retired. That was reason enough for me to retire!

@DianneN you are blessed

Really? My husband has always been so kind to me. He doesn't like to see me sick.