Day Off Rituals

Do you have any rituals when you get a day off?

I have a surprise day off today, and one of the things I always do at the start of such a day is listen to this song:



It just helps me feel like I'm getting the day off on the right foot.

How about you?

 

Yeah, I think schoolwork has to be in there somewhere! That was the purpose of taking today off. Instead of doing that, I ended up shopping for a dress fro the wedding I'm going to this weekend.

 

Yes, I think so too. I spent about half an hour sitting around in nothing but body lotion yesterday, just letting it sink it. It felt so good!

 

Unfortunately, my ritual for the last two days off has been to lay in bed sneezing and blowing my nose while having a sinus infection. Ugh. I'm sick of being sick, and on the weekend no less!

 

Sinus infections suck like nothing else. I used to get them chronically. Are you using anything like a neti pot or saline rinse? Once I started using those when having a cold or allergies, my colds/allergies stopped turning into sinus infections.

 

Years ago I had lots of sinus issues, but once I had a deviated septum fixed and some polyps removed, things got a lot better. I'm usually down to 1-2/yr now.

I typically use Nasonex and Singular when I feel something coming on, and about half the time it keeps things under control and I avert disaster. This time, no dice. I started feeling sick Wed night, but was traveling and just decided to try to go to bed early instead of finding a local pharmacy, probably a mistake. Thurs AM I woke up feeling worse so I grabbed some Sudafed and Afrin from Walgreens. I felt decent through most of Thurs AM and was able to function through the meetings I had to have, but Thurs afternoon/evening by the time I got back home I felt like crap.

Fortunately my wife works for an ENT, so I got some Cipro and Singular started Thurs night. I also used a Neti Pot for the first time Thurs. I felt worse Friday than I did Thurs, though Friday afternoon/early evening I thought I was getting better. By late last night and early this AM I was back to feeling crappy. The last half hour or so I've felt a bit better, so hopefully by tomorrow I'll be able to function a little better. Just in time to go to work on Monday. *shakes head*

But long story short, yes, I've found that combatting allergies when they first hit can be good preventative medicine. Usually for me that means Nasonex.

 

Good luck! I don't have access to prescription allergy medications unless I want to pony up big bucks, so I stick with OTC Zyrtec, the neti pot, and keeping things moist/flowing with Simply Saline. Hope you feel better soon. I also wouldn't surprised if you felt worse on Friday from starting the Cipro--Cipro is a heavy-duty antibiotic. Anytime I've had to be on antibiotics that strong, the first day always feels the worst.

 

Yeah, I'm fortunate in that regard. I have ok insurance, but being able to often get free samples works well, especially since the main health issue I've had has been sinus stuff. Her doc is awesome too, he even did two nasal surgeries on me with no charge beyond what insurance would pay for.

Thanks, and I hope you are right, I'm sick of being sick!

 

A day off means time to spend relaxing and picking up on projects around home. It usually starts off with a glass of herbal tea followed by a long run. Then I practice mandolin until my fingers can't take the steel strings anymore. Toss in ample cuddling time with our bunny and tending to the herb garden, then it's a pretty satisfying day.

 

if i can't golf or work at the hs down in florida i get terribly bored...

i can only read one book at a time...