You know the illness has me good and floored if I can’t even bring myself to sit at the desk and putter around on the computer. Seriously: I’ve checked mail and that’s about it. Even writing this short post is just about all of the “glowing rectangle” time I can muster this afternoon.

I have a fever, aching joints and muscles, tender skin, an off-again on-again cough, and for some reason it hurts to breathe through my nose. (That’s a new one on me!) I’ve also been subsisting mostly on water and cold meds due to a near-complete lack of appetite. All of this has gone on for three solid days, and as of yet I don’t feel one whit better now than I did Sunday… in fact, I’m feeling worse in most respects. (The coughing’s gone down a bit.)

I need to get better, and quickly. Missing two days of work, especially the two that I have so far, is not enhancing my standing at the office any. Argh.