So being sick kinda sucks

[Why yes, I am wearing a full set of long john PJs, thank you very much]

Here I am, on my couch yet again, and it's only day 2 of being sick and I'm way more than over it. Whatever Nick had last week I seemed to come down with it around dinnertime Sunday night and it really hit me yesterday morning. I haven't missed a single day of work for anything in the whole year I've worked there (which, my official year mark was Sunday the 17th! Yippee!), and I missed yesterday and decided to take one more day off to really rest up. The good news is that I don't think it hit me quite as hard as Nick when he got whatever this is, and though it's only day 2, I am feeling much better. Whatever this was had me feeling stomach crampy all Sunday night (which resulted in terrible sleep) and Monday during the day, also accompanied by a burning lower back pain and that crawly-skin feeling. Yuck. My desire to move was very low and so was my desire for food. I didn't even want coffee! I'm glad I did take today off just in case, especially since it allowed me to sleep in til 11, something that was desperately needed, even though I took a 3-hour nap yesterday. And hey, I'm not just laying down today, I'm actually sitting up on the couch! Woohoo! Baby steps, people.

All I know is that I hate being sick and I hate how low-energy it makes me. Bleh. I guess I should count my blessings, though, because I never really even got sick like this while I was in college, and this is still pretty mild compared to what most people catch during flu season. And I never even get a flu shot! I guess my immune system is working for me, so that's good! I guess I've always been able to "burn the candle at both ends" (as my mother would like to say) for an extended period of time before it bites me in the butt. This is clearly my body's way of telling me to just relax. I guess I don't realize how much I stress myself out, and even though I don't feel like it's that bad, there is the constant stress of working two jobs, getting Nick through his grad auditions, planning a wedding, thinking about logistics for next year and when we're going to move, etc, that I think really catches up with me. At least I have a wonderful fiancé who takes care of me and makes me fresh-squeezed orange juice, and lots of movies and shows to watch on Netflix and HBO go :) Yeah, I'm doing alright. And while I hate missing work, especially because I'm sick (boring), it is nice to have an excuse to just relax and not do anything. Not even think about cleaning or picking up, even! That's a big step for me ;) Hopefully I'll be feeling close to 100% when I'm back at work tomorrow!