Sick and Tired. The Tribulations of the Malingerer.

"Don't forget the BUCKET"

Not being one to moan about being unwell... HA... You see? I couldn't even start this blog with that line with anything approaching seriousness. Over the last 24 hours I have moaned CONSTANTLY about feeling sick. If you follow me on Twitter, I wouldn't be surprised if you swiftly unfollowed me between the hours of 9.00-11pm last night, the eye of the storm. I felt VERY sick indeed. And I slept with a bucket. I haven't done that since Uni, the night where we thought it would be "cost effective" and "a good idea" to hide the bag bit from a box of wine (Nisa's finest!) underneath our coat. But I digress, I feel very ill.

In all honesty, it is probably something I have eaten. I think we all pick up these random bugs from time to time. I am defiantly not pregnant, nor have I been around anyone who appeared particularly unwell. However, I admit, I am the first to go "I'm fine!" just to deflect attention from talking about vomit. Historically, nobody likes talking about vomit.

It is, of course, fine. I am always OK in a day or two. I'm just at a loose end right now so really enjoy the moaning and groaning that is part and parcel of being unwell. I also really enjoy reminiscing about "Sicknesses of THE PAST", comparing my symptoms to the great flu of 2008, the Meningitis scare, and the time my friend Ben gave me Mumps in my mid 20's. All very bad and all immeasurably worse than how I feel now, so writing about it, making little eggy burps and having the cat sit on my lap for comfort is therapeutic.

One thing I do have a gripe with (and it is only a figurative gripe, not another thing to add to my list of symptoms) is that they seem to have done away with Educational TV on BBC2 during the day! I used to LOVE that. OK, so the most popular show was essentially based on an old Henry Hoover with inexplicably feminine arms, spelling out words on an abandoned refrigerator but STILL. They don't make em like they used to. If you are reading this and "Geordie Racer" means anything to you then let us bump fists.

What do you consider to be the best thing about Sick days? (apart from the sick bit, of course, but some of you may enjoy that) do share.


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