Today, I'm a little glum....
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Today, I'm a little glum....
Been sick for four days now. Oh, just your average everyday Manflu, I suppose... but it's kicking my butt mentally, emotionally and physically.
Like every other male of our species, I don't do well when I'm under the weather. Instead of getting anything done this weekend I lay on the sofa all weekend long binge-watching Netflix sit-coms. In some ways it felt good, just to slow down and do nothing. But then mostly it felt like I was doing something wrong.... not getting stuff DONE... wasting time....
My Lady and I cuddled on the sofa watching TV for hours and that part was nice. Here it is, Monday now and my head still all foggy and my body still weak and my sinuses and chest congested and I'm trying to get some work done when all I want to do is crawl in bed.
But ya know what?
Never once wanted to drink.
And I know that the glum will fade and the cold will be fought off by my body and in a few days I'll be back on a better footing.
The winter has broken an edge off with daylight savings time this weekend and this morning dawned with a golden sunlight and birdsong and the warmth of spring in the air. Maybe later I'll get out for a walk, get some of that fresh clean air in my lungs and - despite feeling crappy - celebrate the beauty of the day.
And there's no real driving point to this post.... just a place to share and express my feeling this morning and to remind myself and all of you that the tides rise and fall and we feel good, we feel 'bad', we get sick, we heal..... and the sun rises and sets and if we choose to - we can experience it all in grateful sobriety.
And man, that's a blessing.
Like every other male of our species, I don't do well when I'm under the weather. Instead of getting anything done this weekend I lay on the sofa all weekend long binge-watching Netflix sit-coms. In some ways it felt good, just to slow down and do nothing. But then mostly it felt like I was doing something wrong.... not getting stuff DONE... wasting time....
My Lady and I cuddled on the sofa watching TV for hours and that part was nice. Here it is, Monday now and my head still all foggy and my body still weak and my sinuses and chest congested and I'm trying to get some work done when all I want to do is crawl in bed.
But ya know what?
Never once wanted to drink.
And I know that the glum will fade and the cold will be fought off by my body and in a few days I'll be back on a better footing.
The winter has broken an edge off with daylight savings time this weekend and this morning dawned with a golden sunlight and birdsong and the warmth of spring in the air. Maybe later I'll get out for a walk, get some of that fresh clean air in my lungs and - despite feeling crappy - celebrate the beauty of the day.
And there's no real driving point to this post.... just a place to share and express my feeling this morning and to remind myself and all of you that the tides rise and fall and we feel good, we feel 'bad', we get sick, we heal..... and the sun rises and sets and if we choose to - we can experience it all in grateful sobriety.
And man, that's a blessing.
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hahah!!!
she's quite empathetic and actually has been wonderful about my suffering. She sees that I work hard and go hard all the time, give my all to the family and to life and actually has said to me repeatedly "see, isn't it NICE to just do nothing sometimes?".
I try not to be too much of a whinge when I'm taken ill like this.... because I know how we men are with Manflu.....hahaha.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6keUdzwFCHU
she's quite empathetic and actually has been wonderful about my suffering. She sees that I work hard and go hard all the time, give my all to the family and to life and actually has said to me repeatedly "see, isn't it NICE to just do nothing sometimes?".
I try not to be too much of a whinge when I'm taken ill like this.... because I know how we men are with Manflu.....hahaha.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6keUdzwFCHU
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Get well soon FO i had flu and its now have a chest infection that im currently taking antibiotics for
I should have went hospital like leigh suggested and got tamiflu i suggest you do this as this flu was mighty serious every day kicking butt in a diffrent way
mrs sw is on antibiotics because of her flu & we have diffrent Drs
Get well soon but really think about going dr or hosputal for tamiflu if it is what i had
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I should have went hospital like leigh suggested and got tamiflu i suggest you do this as this flu was mighty serious every day kicking butt in a diffrent way
mrs sw is on antibiotics because of her flu & we have diffrent Drs
Get well soon but really think about going dr or hosputal for tamiflu if it is what i had
Special mention to (((Soberleigh)))
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thanks for the well wishes...
I'm about four days into this nonsense and I think I am at a turning point. Honestly, it hasn't been terribly bad as these things go, I'm just weary and tired of it and generally don't do well emotionally when I get ill.
if I see a turn for the worse maybe I'll go the tamiflu route but I think it's probably too late for that anyway..... I believe that needs to get started within the first day or two in order to be effective.
I'm about four days into this nonsense and I think I am at a turning point. Honestly, it hasn't been terribly bad as these things go, I'm just weary and tired of it and generally don't do well emotionally when I get ill.
if I see a turn for the worse maybe I'll go the tamiflu route but I think it's probably too late for that anyway..... I believe that needs to get started within the first day or two in order to be effective.
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Haaa - laughing with ya!
I was sick couple weeks back - wife said she NEVER heard anyone moan and complain as much as I did.......... Guess we're just big kids. "Honey, I swear I am dying........"~~
It seema different with an injury I can see though....."it's only a flesh wound, no need for the ER!" sorta attitude!
Neither infirmity nor injury are reasons to drink today!
I was sick couple weeks back - wife said she NEVER heard anyone moan and complain as much as I did.......... Guess we're just big kids. "Honey, I swear I am dying........"~~
It seema different with an injury I can see though....."it's only a flesh wound, no need for the ER!" sorta attitude!
Neither infirmity nor injury are reasons to drink today!
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Originally Posted by jsm273 
If your wife understands the concept of manflu, she's a saint. Mine just called me a big baby.
Generally speaking, women are much more tolerant and caring of our suffering before the wedding......
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Feel better, soon, FreeOwl. I don't know about you, but I got sick way more often when I was drinking. In fact, it felt like I was sick half the time. Now there's something to be grateful for!
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It's embarrassing the old man flu business.
Everytime I get sick and grizzle and moan, I swear I'm gonna be less whiney the next time.
But then I get sick and it's on again.
Siiigh.
Next time I really will be done with grizzling (yeah right)
Everytime I get sick and grizzle and moan, I swear I'm gonna be less whiney the next time.
But then I get sick and it's on again.
Siiigh.
Next time I really will be done with grizzling (yeah right)
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