Yup. It has happened. Two and a half years after the C word became a thing in our world, I have finally caught it.
I have to admit to a little personal pride. A work colleague got it about a month ago and sadly two others caught it a couple of weeks later – then the first one got it for a second time, poor girl! It was only after the other three had fallen that my sister and I, who work in the same office space, finally succumbed.
It seems a small thing to be proud of, I know. But considering that the two of us have such ridiculously low immune tolerance for even the slightest flu (we both have to use topical steroids to treat eczema), I am pretty chuffed that the work I’ve put into being and staying healthy in the last two years has paid off. Don’t get me wrong, I still feel something like death warmed up but in the ‘bad influenza’ kind of way rather than a ‘death by pneumonia’ one if you catch my drift…
I suspect the cough will linger, and its been a long time since I’ve used this many tissues, but at least the four-or-more-times-daily paracetamol/ibuprofen/cold and flu tablet dispensation has reduced to once in the morning and again before bed. My days have been filled with LOTS of being watched by the tv, sipping herbal tea with honey and lemon and sneezing into tissues. BUT! my newest manuscript has also grown by a whole chapter – though I admit to a lot of screen staring and backspacing to correct ridiculous errors caused by significantly delayed cognitive abilities. There has also been the Depp vs Heard trial to keep me occupied, along with the running commentary of Peter Tregos’ wonderful ‘Lawyer You Know’ channel on Youtube – man, I can’t wait to see his rendition of Jack Sparrow on the weekend. Congratulations on 100k subscribers!
Then there has been my delightful interaction with the wonderful Lisa who has been designing the cover art for ‘Exceptionally Unconventional’. I can’t wait to unveil it in due course, Lisa is doing a wonderful job. I’ve really been enjoying seeing what she comes up with and ironing out ideas with her. I can’t believe its real!
And in between all of this, I have been worrying about not being well enough to exercise my endurance horses – with the national championships coming up so quickly in July, it feels like its too soon and I’m not ready. But it’s going to be fine – I just need to focus on what I can do right now, and not what I can’t!
Now, it is time to mind over matter this thing and get rid of the sniffles. Perhaps Star Wars Episode III since I’ve already done EP I and EP II in the last three days – even if they watched me more than I watched them…! Signing off!
Victoria Clarke 