I’m so unproductive I don’t even have a productive cough
Not sure whether that is bad or good, actually Now that I’m probably not going to die, the story of my case of coronavirus has no doubt started to get pretty boring And if you’re bored, imagine how I feel Actually that’s exactly what I want people to do Imagine that you have spent the past month, not just trapped in self-isolation, but generally too tired and out of sorts to do any of the things you like to do Even the sitting down stuff Can’t exercise - check that, brushing your teeth now gets your heart rate up to what an hour on the elliptical used to do Can’t read for more than maybe 10 minutes at a stretch Can’t even focus on TV or movies, sometimes have to ask hubby to pause and explain what that one-minute bit of dialogue was about Can’t cook, you think the chef in Sweeney Todd was scary, well that doesn’t even scale compared to what I could do (But that’s not the real reason, the real reason is that I’m too tired to even get out a pan) Can’t even do chores, I literally had to lie down for 20 minutes after putting my bowl in the dishwasher after dinner People are pretty nice when they find out you have coronavirus, in fact almost unbelievably nice, when the people on the condo board of our building found out there was a unit under quarantine they weren’t even mad, just asked if we needed anything So they will certainly let you off the hook on stuff like turning in reports or replying to emails Which is the part I dread, that when I start to feel better I will have 900 emails and some of them will legitimately deserve a response, but which ones?? But even then, there are certain things you wind up having to do Like email your doctor (or call, but only if you can still talk) And if you want someone else to do it for you, you still have to look up your login and password ADVICE: If you’re still well but anxious about getting ill, make a page of logins and passwords for your significant other, list out your bank info etc I have parts of the day when I feel not-terrible, unpredictable what time of day though, seems only somewhat related to when I eat Playing Words With Friends against my brother, lost our last game, right now I’m 9 points ahead but I have the feeling he’s going to smoke me again, this is the one thing I can do when I have a good 5 minute window The biggest thing I have managed to do this week, besides breathe and occasionally bathe, was to order more Mucinex and acetaminophen on Amazon, out of stock on both for weeks but I guess it was good that we got in line Had the thought that I could start on a to-do list for when I feel better But then I thought THAT IS SO EXACTLY LIKE ME Why am I like this?? Today I had a disturbing thought No, not the one about what if the coronavirus gets into the feral cat population and creates a natural reservoir Or the one about people forging antibody documents so they can go back to work I thought, what if this thing is like mono and I just feel this cruddy FOR A YEAR Look, obviously I know that a hundred thousand people have died of this already, and thousands of people are in the hospital, and I am extremely fortunate to be ill at home Breathing under my own power Just want to express that a “mild case” is nothing to scoff at Once the drama is over it is the most incredibly boring thing in the world Pretty much hope it stays this way, though, because the not-boring parts are interesting in all the wrong ways Looking forward to another week of “don’t know if I can taste mustard yet because we ran out” and “... literally have no other interesting examples from my week Will try for more jokes next time Comments are closed.
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AuthorI've been working with chronic disorganization, squalor, and hoarding for over 20 years. I'm also a marathon runner who was diagnosed with fibromyalgia and thyroid disease 17 years ago. This website uses marketing and tracking technologies. Opting out of this will opt you out of all cookies, except for those needed to run the website. Note that some products may not work as well without tracking cookies. Opt Out of CookiesArchives
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