Dreaming of Cough Syrup with Codeine in it!

And the verdict is in ... despite coming straight home and loading up on healthy food by Wednesday I was stuffy and my throat was starting to hurt.  I ran to the grocery after work to load up on more juice & tea makings to fight it but by Friday I was down for the count.

The new look of being sick in our house?  Tah dah!

If you look closely I do still have apples under there but the main juice this week was 1 grapefruit, 3 oranges & a lime.  Yummy but done on purpose to try to zap me with Vitamin C.  I've been making homemade tea but also bought two new kinds for when I didn't feel like making any.  I'm glad I did because by Friday I didn't even have the energy to make juice.

Here's the homemade tea I found.  There were two versions both very similar.  Slice up some fresh ginger, squeeze a lemon (or an orange & a lemon) in the water, add fresh sage and steep.  Add honey to taste ... 

Sadly if it helped I can't tell.  I had to take off work on Friday and have been down for the count all weekend.  I've basically slept & drank tea & watched the first two seasons of Nurse Jackie.  Thank God for leftovers or I wouldn't be eating because I have no energy to cook.  I dread trying to work tomorrow but I know I have to.  After my lovely days off for my reaction to the beets not too long ago I don't need to be taking any more time off sick.

One good thing is that because I've felt lousy I definitely have met my 'balance' goal for reasonable work hours and rest!  Though I'm not sure it really counts since I'd have done it anyway.