Another first...

... the first virus of the season.

Anyone who has a compromised immune system will sympathise with me.  Anyone who knows anyone with a suppressed immune system will understand that to make it almost to July without so much as a sniffle has been a hell of an effort!

But it's hit.  Granted, it's just a head cold, but in the 3 days it's been cohabiting with me in my body it's gone from a simple runny nose and a bit of a headache to a sinus infection, laryngitis and what I wouldn't be surprised to discover is an ear infection!

I've soldiered on at work, as we're incredibly short staffed this time of year (why, I couldn't tell you... just one of those things I guess) and I've had to plug a few gaps.  Such are the joys of being the jack of many trades!  I've washed my hands until they've cracked (due to dousing them with alcohol rub - once that stuff starts to sting you have to revert to the old water-and-antibac-wash trick), used more tissues than would be considered environmentally friendly, and endured more cracks about my husky voice than should be considered appropriate in the workplace.  

That said, I'm really proud to have dodged the lurgies this long - I'm not impressed that I'm sick, but it's part of the fun!  I am a terrible martyr, and will work through my illnesses unless I am physically unable to get out of bed in the morning - but I have vowed to take better notice of my body this year, and also this NPS graph which details your symptoms and when you're most contagious.

Given I've gotten home tonight, hopped straight into a steamy shower and then into my bed (with electric blanket) and done nothing but sneeze and cough - tomorrow might be a day for staying under the doona.  That said - I don't think I can physically consume any more vitamin C, so now to get some solid sleep under my belt and cross my fingers that I bounce back to life tomorrow morning!