You see, some time in January I came down with that nasty 6 week long flu/cold that many people have been talking about. From then until about mid February I could hardly breathe. And folks ... you know it's bad when I start debating actually going to the doctor.
Honestly, after about 5 week of extreme fatigue following even a minimal once or twice weekly workout, I started to panic I might have pneumonia. I was about to throw in the towel and schedule an in office visit after the Superbowl even!
Luckily, or unluckily as it may be, just before I could schedule my doctor visit - Superbowl weekend I had the final hoorah and my cold turned into a full blown flu event. Upset stomach and all, I gave in after being up off and on all night.
Despite all the jokes on the news about Monday after the Superbowl being the highest call in day for any employer, I took the day off work. And I literally spent the day in bed. That day, after getting up around 6:30 am and helping send my son off to daycare with my husband, I laid back down and slept until after 10 am. Then, I didn't actually get out of bed until close to noon. And after spending what little energy I did have trying to manage lunch, I laid back down and slept again from about 1 until 4ish.
The only reason I actually finally got out of bed that day was I had a city interview to renew my seat. Yeah, yeah - I'm a public servant. And I take my commitment seriously. So out of bet to shower I went.
Remarkably, though, all that sleeping paid off. Despite having a cold that lingered for a few more days, it seemed like a turning point ... as I have been mostly better since.
I still have a little bit of a cough that surfaces from time to time. But I finally feel like I can breathe again, and don't have an elephant sitting on my chest.
To celebrate, I started back on my "regular" workout routine last week (5 am wake up calls Tuesday and Thursday for Body Pump, and teaching on Tuesday nights - still not enough to help with this post baby belly, but at least it's better than nothing).
So that's what's current with me. What's new with you?
