Sick.......

Normally, I don't get sick often, or at least, I think I don't. I have to admit I like it that way. Being sick sucks and it gets in the way of doing what I want.

At my age we get warned about getting flu shots and taking extra precautions because we, older folks, are more vulnerable to even a minor illness turning into something life threatening. I guess because I don't get sick often I feel like I'm immune to such issues so I pretty much ignore those warnings.......bad me.

But what the hey! Maybe once a year or less I'll get a cold. That's pretty much it unless I am rundown. Even then I don't usually get sick unless someone here brings it home. Not going to anything but horse events leaves me pretty much protected from exposure to bad things in the wintertime. I'm a home body pretty much.

Of course that's all changed this year. Having a job puts me out front with the public. You can't be more out front than retail at Christmastime. Unfortunately I didn't really think about that much until I began noticing all the running noses and coughing people around me.

Then I thought about my food handler's class and all the things one needs to do to avoid the spread of germs. It was a required class for me but didn't seem to mean much in the apparel department or so I thought.

Whodda thunk how it related to me. I was no thinking about always washing my hands before I eat. Heck I don't have time to do that at a horse show and I never get sick..........right? Well, guess what, silly MiKael, all those germs were just hanging around on those clothes your rehanging and restocking just waiting to hitch a ride home and that's exactly what they did.

I'm just beginning my third week of this job and I'm ALREADY SICK! I hate when being dumb catches up with me. By the time I had my epiphany about making sure my hands were thoroughly washed, as per instructions in my food handling class, I'd already picked up a darn bug. The thing was incubating, growing nice and strong before it popped out making me miserable.

I have a BIG TIME cold! My head aches from all the pressure in my sinuses and I just feel dull all over. My mind wanders because I just don't fell well. About all I'm good for is something pretty mindless. Guess folding and rehanging clothes at my job is mindless enough. Hopefully I won't be called on for too much customer service.

Yesterday I worked on a post for this blog in the morning before my shift. I thought I scheduled it through blogger to post last night BUT I'm so off my game, I posted it to the other blog so my post about Anniversary of Four Fallen Officers found a new home. Didn't realize that mistake until this morning. At least it wasn't a horsey post or my other readers would have thought I lost it. Maybe in a way I did.

By last evening I was loosing my voice. Last night I couldn't sleep. Today I sound like Gravel Gerty and..........I'm very, very crabby! Being sick sucks! I have to work again this evening and here's to hoping it's another quiet night like it was last night. You can bet from here on out, I won't be forgetting to do my thirty second wash on my hands before they get anywhere near my mouth. I'm not going through this again if I can help it.