Sick day

Today I took the whole day off work.  I started coming down with a cold Wednesday night, and after spending my three day weekend in bed, this morning I was still feeling under the weather.  

Probably could have made it in, but to avoid infecting all of my coworkers and sounding like much less than the image of wellness while health coaching, I decided to call in for an extra day of rest.

It's currently 9:43 pm and I've been awake for a grand total for 4 hours so far today.  It's been a luxurious, thoroughly unproductive set of four days.

Other than the being sick part, sick days are a dream come true.  Not only have I nearly made it through the first two seasons of Parks and Rec (which, until this cold, I regret to admit I had never watched), but sick days involve many of my favorite things, including, but certainly not limited to

• My bed
• Tea
• Hippy home remedies
• Being quiet
• Napping at weird times
• Doing whatever I want
• Being warm
• Making soup
• Eating soup
• Looking out the window
• Wondering about many things while looking out the window
• Drinking more tea
• Napping more

To clarify point number three, this time through I've been revisiting some old self-care experiments from the past and adding in some experimenting with Bragg's Apple Cider Vinegar.  A few of said "hippy home remedies" that I've been playing with over the past few days (most of which are not new to me) are miso soup, echinacea supplements, oil pulling with coconut oil, neti pot, ginger, sipping on apple cider vinegar with raw honey, zinc spray, and, of course, vitamin C.

If only I could justify another one tomorrow! (Or choose to spend a day doing sick day activities without actually being sick...)