This post was supposed to be full of more gift ideas for Christmas but I am not feeling in a very shopping/Christmas/good/anything mood.

I have the hacking death cough burning throat hot sweats flu thing because apparently the world wants me to suffer.

I am NOT taking any time off work – I can get through four hours a day on basically no sleep.  Of course I can.  The no sleep?  It’s not that every time I lie down I cough and wheeze (although that certainly is part of it) – it’s the burning up thing.  I can’t sleep if I am too hot.  i am pretty much always a stick one foot out of the duvet person, and my window is always open at least a crack – yes, even in sub zero weather… but at the moment nothing works – not the sleeping naked on top of the covers whilst turning the pillow over and over to find the sweet cool spot.

I have been coughing so much my stomach aches… and swallowing is becoming a thing.   Should have known I was going to get this.  Damn carrier monkey family!