I absolutely hate getting sick, because I can’t function when I have a sore throat, headaches, and a fever.
I can function when I have a cold, but the flu is an entirely different story. Last week I ended up getting sick with the flu. It was going around the office and everyone was taking a turn getting sick. Nobody wears a mask anymore, so we have all given up on being safe. I felt like I was coming down with a sneeze or a sniffle on Sunday night and Monday morning when I woke up it was a full-blown attack. I had the chills and a fever. I was supposed to go to work, but I decided to stay home instead. I was miserable and all I wanted to do was sleep. Unfortunately, the furnace in my apartment stopped working and I had to call the maintenance supervisor to fix the problem. The guy got there quickly, but it took almost 3 hours to fix the furnace. By the time he left, it was already afternoon and I was feeling delirious. I didn’t want to go to sleep with the guy working on the furnace. I didn’t know a lot about the maintenance supervisor and it made me feel uncomfortable to pass out with a strange guy in my home. When he finally repaired the furnace and the temperature was warm and cozy in the apartment, I fell asleep in my bed and did not wake up until 4:00 in the morning. I missed 3 days of work that week and I barely did anything on Thursday and Friday too.