The Lighter Side of: Nausea (Part 3)

I do not drink pop very often.
Basically the only time I drink pop is when paired with an alcoholic beverage or when I am particularly nauseated.

When I do become that ill, I always ALWAYS go for Fanta if it is available.
I don't know if it is just the carbonation, the orange flavour, or that I simply really love Fanta, but it always cuts the nausea at least a little bit, if not entirely.
I have never really been a fan of ginger ale and other standard soft drinks just feel icky.

On top of it all, we don't usually keep pop in the house. Other than the abundance of pop downstairs still hanging out from our wedding, we rarely purchase pop to keep at home. We'll indulge once-in-a-while, just like everyone else, but if I am really craving a soda drink (for non-nausea purposes), I'll go for a fruity flavoured carbonated water.

The Lighter Side of Nausea is that it gives me the excuse to buy a case of Fanta and enjoy some! It doubles as an enjoyable drink and a symptom reliever.
Without the nausea I doubt we would ever indulge in actually purchasing pop to keep at home. It's kinda nice to have around. I won't usually drink a full can by myself, but if I get super nauseated in the middle of the night, it is definitely helpful to take a few gulps to get rid of that nausea.

**As a little side update for anyone following following along. I must have gotten a cold - when I was sleeping like crazy for several days. Ended up with a runny nose and very headachy. Obviously not my annual case of Mono. Hooray!

Not That Cold

With the perpetual ice and snow, the polar vortex, the cold snap, many people have resorted to concealing themselves indoors.
I mean, the idea of a burning fireplace with tea and a good book is nice, but when this cold lasts for weeks on end, cabin fever can set in pretty quickly.
We avoid going outside.
We hermit and hide and pray for nicer weather to start.

This year, during this cold snap, I am even more grateful for my pups.
Especially when they LOVE the ice and snow.
It encourages (well, forces) me to get outside with them. This move to spend more time outside reminds me that I have warm clothing for a reason. I have layers and winter clothing and warm coats that are all meant for this kind of weather. It reminds me that, as long as I dress for the weather, it is really not that bad outside! I can be out there with the dogs actually enjoying the weather. The brisk fresh air. The starry sky and snow crunching underneath my boots. The sounds of silence in the neighbourhood - since we are usually the only ones out there apart from a couple of shovels.

Sure we live in a country where ice and snow is expected for several months out of the year. We also, however, live where snow tires help us get around. Where winter clothing is sold year-round. Where we can find the most appropriate gear to be outside.
I am grateful to be able to enjoy the outside with proper gear. I own everything to be able to comfortably spend time outdoors, and I am going to take advantage of that fact.
There are so many people who are homeless, who would kill to own some of what we are privileged to own, so the dogs help remind me that I should be using what I have.
Otherwise, if I am going to be hiding indoors during the entire winter season, maybe I should be donating a lot of what I have for winter weather.

Thanks pups for reminding me how beautiful it is during the wintertime and that it really is not that cold outside.

General Malaise

Okay whatever this bug is (or was) is kicking my butt!!

My sleep cycle is all off, when I go to lie down I can't seem to fall asleep, but then when I decide to get up and get moving, I can barely keep my eyes open. It feels like my battery life begins each day at 25%.

I fell asleep in the bathtub today.

Freakin yikes!!

I had been lying down in bed for 20 minutes before realizing I was not sleepy enough to fall asleep.
But as soon as I got myself in the tub, before I knew it, I was waking up in lukewarm water . Luckily my position had not changed and I was still propped up in the exact same position.
But still.
I was home alone at the time.
This fatigue is truly knocking me for a loop.
Whatever it is - a cold, a flu, mono, recovering from a cold or flu, or just plain exhausted still from our games night - I know that it is temporary. I can feel that this is not a chronic problem and that it will stick around for no more than a few months.
This is a good thing.
It is kind of nice to have aches and pains that I KNOW are going to go away at some point.
It is a very different feeling.

So I will do my best to do the bare minimum so that I don't cause a flare-up. I will not go all-out for Christmas dinner or bake several batches of brownies. I will take it easy this year, hoping to begin the new year with some renewed energy.

Fingers crossed!

An Ill Home

Oh man.
Poor Rj had an awful sleep with a fever and a bad cold.
Dex played a little too much the other day and wound up vomiting around 4am.
I am currently on a medication that is helping my inflamed intestines, but it also prevents me from taking my anti-nauseates, so I have been dry-heaving and fighting that nausea every time I move.
The medication is doing exactly what it is supposed to, so I am feeling much more hopeful that my symptoms are improving, so although a bit of nausea is inconvenient, I am willing to power through it to get my intestines back in order.

I don't know whether I gave Rj what I was suffering from when my temperature was up, or if he gave it to me, but now that it has made itself known again with Rj, the two of us might just keep cycling it.
This weekend I am attending the annual Gutsy Walk out of town... maybe a few days away will get the spring cold/flu out of this house!!