DannyboyO1's Journal

TANSTAAFL
My nose plugs up only in the worst of illnesses. Been that way since I finished up puberty. This means those little colds and flus we all get leave me pretty functional and breathing clearly. Granted, I'm blowing my nose a lot, but I think most of what makes you utterly miserable during a cold is that inability to breathe.

Of course, this makes it just a bit hard to tell when I am sick. This is the tradeoff. I do tend to have low moods now and then, but they don't usually last more than a couple days.

So, I feel mad when I discovered, after a fabulous teriaki shrimp meal, that I was sick. Biiiiig blob of phlegm slid out of the sinuses, and towards the taste buds. Salty. More than you wanted to know, I bet. But I knew right then, most of my symptoms the last couple days... I wasn't losing my mind, I was just catching something. And I felt mad because I feel like I should have known better... but how was I going to spot it, really?

Of course, this particular revelation came after I'd walked across half the mall's parking lots for my errands. Gorgeous day, I need the exercise...

But I didn't know I was sick.

Joint pain will be my day's companion... but I know I'm not losing my mind, and I can live with that. So, weird as it is, it's an improvement.

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