dryad

So xmas this year was very low-key. Last year I vowed not to travel on the holidays ever again, and I thought I would be fine. But then there are all these reminders that I'm supposed to be with my family, and have a tree with presents under it, and all that sappy stuff. So even though I did have my wonderful Jhay, I did get a little blue at times.

To add to the blueness, both of us were sick. Well, we still are, a little bit, but we are much better. Xmas eve was the worst. I worked only a half day, and by the evening we were both curled up on the couch in pajamas and blankets with a box of tissues between us. No, we were not watching a sad movie. We had both gotten a nasty head cold and were pretty miserable. To make it worse, nowhere was open that we could buy medicine since it was xmas eve.

I have realized that head colds are the paper cuts of illnesses. They are not severe enough to actually stay home in bed, but they are still annoying enough to complain about. A lot. Thank goodness the CVS was open on xmas day, so we were able to find temporary relief in capsule form. (I did have to take more than the recommended dose to feel better though.)

This xmas was not as bad as the one a few years ago where I had bronchitis AND strep throat during my xmas vacation and had to be quarantined, but it was not the best either.

Hope yall had a good one.