There really isn’t anything more ridiculous than having a head cold in the middle of a sweltering summer. But because I live in a Perpetual State of Ridiculousness, I managed to catch a cold in July. Even more ridiculous is that both Patrick and I caught it together and are suffering together. WARNING: DO NOT ENTER MESSY [...]
Aside from the whole living-with-anxiety deal I have going on, I’m more of an optimist than a pessimist. That’s why I look at all the positives that come with the big fat negative of being sick with a sinus infection. Keeping up on the latest innovations in tissues. Getting to take naps without feeling guilty. [...]
Clearly, I have herpes. Or maybe not, but there’s something new on my upper lip that wasn’t there yesterday. Or at least I didn’t notice it until today. Either way, it’s a problem. It’s both a problem that I have something on my lip and that I may not have noticed it until now. I [...]
Dear Sweet Sweet Baby Jeebus and Mother Oprah, I thank you for workplace policies you’ve put into place at Patrick’s place of work where he is able to leave his cubicle early and care for me and our children. And thank you for the children who tell me, “Feel better, Mama,” as they leave for [...]
There’s hardly I time when I think to myself, “Pangie, you know what’s better than a sore throat, crusty eyeballs, and ears that are stuffed with mucous? Pretty much nothing!” A normal person would look upon an eminent sickness creeping its way into their Body Temple as a time to reassess their health habits, rest, and put [...]