Recovering from the nastiest flu ever ..
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
it's been a while since i've been this sick. been battling a nasty flu bug for over a week now and i'm just starting on the road to recovery.
about three weeks ago, i had the chills while sitting at my desk at work. i spent most of the day working with my coat on while the sun was shining outside. i know .. huh? i know how my body reacts when i'm about to get sick, so i took the next day off to get some sleep and try to avoid getting sicker. i didn't want to get sick before my final exam. luckily, i got through my finals and was looking forward to a long weekend in Toronto.
i wasn't planning on staying long and it seemed like there was little time for friends - why are my vacation days spent like this? (that's another post for another day).
Monday rolled around and i knew i wasn't fit to drive. the whole nine hundred yards hit me .. chills, fever, muscle aches, headaches, joint aches, everything-aches. i messaged my friends to let them know that i wasn't going to be home yet. they all wished me well and that luckily i was home so my mom could take care of me. :) well .... dr. mom doesn't believe in western medicine. so i had medicated plasters, white flower oil, and ginger solutions, etc .. all in the name of drawing out the 'toxins'. after all that pickling, i smelled like an 80 year old woman ..
my condition seemed to get worse and worse by the day. i lost my appetite for 3 days, constantly felt dizzy, and had sinus headaches that could kill the average bear. i even missed my class dinner at the Divino Wine Studio. :( i was really looking forward to it and had a dress picked out for the occasion. i also missed out on the Git workshop but i'm sure there will be another.
finally, by friday .. good old big sister, Justine put an end to my misery. she went out and bought me some cold and flu tablets from the drug store. :) popped two of those pills and i never looked back.
so i ended up staying in Toronto for longer than i expected but i was in no shape to see anybody. :( i don't know when i'll be back next but the next time .. i'm making sure i see friends ..
oh yeah .. final exam for Grape Varieties. i went 3 for 3 on the blind tasting! the written was pretty easy too.
good bye Grape Varieties .. hello Vinification and New World Wine Regions!
about three weeks ago, i had the chills while sitting at my desk at work. i spent most of the day working with my coat on while the sun was shining outside. i know .. huh? i know how my body reacts when i'm about to get sick, so i took the next day off to get some sleep and try to avoid getting sicker. i didn't want to get sick before my final exam. luckily, i got through my finals and was looking forward to a long weekend in Toronto.
i wasn't planning on staying long and it seemed like there was little time for friends - why are my vacation days spent like this? (that's another post for another day).
Monday rolled around and i knew i wasn't fit to drive. the whole nine hundred yards hit me .. chills, fever, muscle aches, headaches, joint aches, everything-aches. i messaged my friends to let them know that i wasn't going to be home yet. they all wished me well and that luckily i was home so my mom could take care of me. :) well .... dr. mom doesn't believe in western medicine. so i had medicated plasters, white flower oil, and ginger solutions, etc .. all in the name of drawing out the 'toxins'. after all that pickling, i smelled like an 80 year old woman ..
my condition seemed to get worse and worse by the day. i lost my appetite for 3 days, constantly felt dizzy, and had sinus headaches that could kill the average bear. i even missed my class dinner at the Divino Wine Studio. :( i was really looking forward to it and had a dress picked out for the occasion. i also missed out on the Git workshop but i'm sure there will be another.
finally, by friday .. good old big sister, Justine put an end to my misery. she went out and bought me some cold and flu tablets from the drug store. :) popped two of those pills and i never looked back.
so i ended up staying in Toronto for longer than i expected but i was in no shape to see anybody. :( i don't know when i'll be back next but the next time .. i'm making sure i see friends ..
oh yeah .. final exam for Grape Varieties. i went 3 for 3 on the blind tasting! the written was pretty easy too.
good bye Grape Varieties .. hello Vinification and New World Wine Regions!
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