Benefits of being sick
Woman in the Middle | October 13, 2013Trying to look at the bright side, I have come up with the following benefits to being laid low with whatever horrible virus has attacked me:
1. Enjoying my mug collection – In a desperate bid to clear out my airways and stop my coughing I am drinking lots of hot tea. After a long hot summer of avoiding hot beverages, I am once again enjoying all of my favorite mugs, and I do mean all of them.
2. Keeping my kidneys healthy - All of that liquid is keeping my kidneys active and happy. At least something in my body is active and happy.
3. I can eat whatever I want - When you feel awful, it is very easy to justify eating anything you want. So I do. Powdered sugar donuts, anyone?
4. Reading – I am really catching up on my reading. Normally this would be a fantastic thing. In this case, I have to admit I could give up some of the reading if it meant I would feel better.
5. No one thinks you are lying when you say you are sick – I sound awful. When I called less than 48 hours before arrival to cancel a reservation, they actually refunded my money. When I said I had gotten deathly ill and was unable to travel they believed me.
6. Postponing the flu shot – When I went to my local medical clinic it was flu shot day. But when I asked the nurse practitioner I was seeing if I should go ahead and get it she said I should wait, I was too sick. Maybe I should have gotten that flu shot a little earlier….
7. When this is all over, I am going to look smart – Given how out of it I have been, when this is all over I am going to seem much more with it and smart.
8. You discover new features on your television - Our TV has a power saving feature that I never knew about. If it doesn’t sense movement in the room it turns off the picture while allowing the sound to continue. Maybe I had been laying on the couch too long without moving?
I am happy to report that the visit to the nurse seemed to have helped and I am finally on the mend. At least rock bottom is now behind me and I am on an upward trajectory!
Feel better. At least your sense of humor is alive and well.
Thank you, I am feeling much better now!
Yeah there are some benefits to being sick as all hell, and the climb up from rock bottom can be a hard one.
Oh I am so glad “rock bottom is now behind” you! Next time I’m there (at rock bottom) I will try very hard to recall all the benefits you listed. You truly have a positive attitude!
Well, I at least have a sarcastic attitude! But it is fun to try to see the “positive” in something that isn’t so wonderful.