Wellness update.

The irony of the situation is that while sleeping would help alleviate many of this illness' symptoms and help me get better faster, the symptoms are the very things keeping me from sleeping. I managed a decent number of hours last night - but I don't want to find myself relying on Benadryl to get to sleep more than two nights in a row, so I'm going to be yet more vigilant about fluid intake today in the hopes of keeping the worst of everything at bay through tonight.

I've come to realize I have little to no way to cope with being sick. Last night my brother pointed out I wasn't acting well, I was acting medicated, which was true - I'd taken some powerful decongestants to help me get through the day's chores and errands, which included vacuuming, laundry, some grocery shopping and a visit to the gym. I'd have been too bored and frustrated with myself if I hadn't gone out to do things. Today I have to do some cooking, edit cover letters, finish the week's grocery shopping, and also go to the gym. Otherwise I'll be too frustrated and restless to be able to sleep without medication.

Without meaning to or noticing it, I seem to have become a very active person.

So I guess I've got to make some more tea and begin building up the energy reserves for this afternoon, the better to wear myself into submission for tonight.