Sneezing
So I have this bugger of a cold.
Seems to me that every time I have a break of some sort coming up my body likes to ruin it. It goes like this. I work my hard for two weeks, then I start to plan some time off, some relaxing time and the good old body goes. Nope, you're not allowed to have fun because I am going to give you a stuffy nose, make you feel dizzy and to top it all off, when you are going to go read or do some work I am going to make your nose leak...like a faucet.
This is what happened to me yesterday. I finally got enough energy to get myself out of my bed and make my way to the library. I went there prepared with kleenex and water, get my reading material and settle myself into a nice comfy chair to read away. So, within about 15 minutes of having my head bent over my books, my kleenex supply is gone and I have moved onto wiping my nose with my hand or sleeve, because, well, the library is obviously a public quiet space and me snuffling the whole time is not conducive to others studying. So here I am trying to control my leaky nose while still reading and not sniffling. And then, I sneeze. And not a dry sneeze, oh no, it is one that manages to clear my nasal cavity from all the containment work I have been trying to do. So now, there is fluid all over my hand, my pen, and no kleenex. What to do. I had to keep reading, my materials were on reserve and I needed to get it done. Now, the silly thing about our library is that I have yet to discover washrooms near to the comfy chair area. So, what happens next...the good old sleeve comes out. No wonder I didn't get any roses yesterday.
Seems to me that every time I have a break of some sort coming up my body likes to ruin it. It goes like this. I work my hard for two weeks, then I start to plan some time off, some relaxing time and the good old body goes. Nope, you're not allowed to have fun because I am going to give you a stuffy nose, make you feel dizzy and to top it all off, when you are going to go read or do some work I am going to make your nose leak...like a faucet.
This is what happened to me yesterday. I finally got enough energy to get myself out of my bed and make my way to the library. I went there prepared with kleenex and water, get my reading material and settle myself into a nice comfy chair to read away. So, within about 15 minutes of having my head bent over my books, my kleenex supply is gone and I have moved onto wiping my nose with my hand or sleeve, because, well, the library is obviously a public quiet space and me snuffling the whole time is not conducive to others studying. So here I am trying to control my leaky nose while still reading and not sniffling. And then, I sneeze. And not a dry sneeze, oh no, it is one that manages to clear my nasal cavity from all the containment work I have been trying to do. So now, there is fluid all over my hand, my pen, and no kleenex. What to do. I had to keep reading, my materials were on reserve and I needed to get it done. Now, the silly thing about our library is that I have yet to discover washrooms near to the comfy chair area. So, what happens next...the good old sleeve comes out. No wonder I didn't get any roses yesterday.
posted by Sylvia | 1:44 PM
1 Comments:
oh how I can relate. I especially love the lack of 'm' sounds in my vocabulary when I'm like that. Ugh... Those sneezes are the worst!! You're brave for actually going out in public, I don't think I would've done it.
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