What a vacation!

So here I am, halfway through the first week of my vacation, with a streaming cold, coughing and sneezing. The reason I am typing this at half-two in the morning, is that I have spent most of today snoozing on the sofa, so I am waiting to feel tired again.

The holiday started well – went down to visit and provide a support act for her house-concert. The concert went very well, everyone seemed to have a good time, and I got some really nice comments about my mini-set.

The following day, Sunday, I visited and to play boardgames. We had an excellent day, but towards the end of the day, I felt a scratchy throat, which I put down to too much singing. Drove back to and had a relatively early night.

On Monday, we hung out and I cadged musical advice. We had planned to do something a bit more than that, and run over some of my material but my voice simply wasn’t up to it. Monday evening I drove back to and , intending to spend a couple of days with them. However I was up half the night coughing (and I suspect I kept them up somewhat too), so I decided to come home early.

The drive home was uneventful, but by the time I got in through the door, my shirt was soaked, and I was shaking. I sent folk an email to say I had arrived safely, and went to bed.

Today, I have been a little better. At lunchtime, I actually managed to walk to the shops to get groceries, although I am not sure how I made it back. All afternoon, I’ve been dozing on the sofa, comfortably, but when I tried to go to bed, I was only lying down for a while before the coughing started again. I may try going downstairs on the sofa again, as I seem to rest fairly ok when I am sitting up.

4 Comments

  1. September 23, 2010
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    It sounds like you made the right decision in going home, and I hope you feel better quickly. Although I’m sorry we didn’t get the time we were hoping for, we’ll make another opportunity. Get well soon.

  2. September 23, 2010
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    Ugh. Sounds most unpleasant. I hope you’re feeling better soon.

  3. chris
    September 23, 2010
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    I had a fairly decent night last night. Decided to try the bed and a solution which my CPAP doctor does not recommend, but I have found effective – a drop or two of Olbas oil in the CPAP hose before I turn it on.

    This sends a wave of clove and eucalyptus fumes straight into my head, allowing me to breath sufficiently to get to sleep. I woke up about 5am, but another shot allowed me to sleep through to 10am, and feeling pretty fine about it.

    Within an hour of being up again, I was back to my normal coughing and sneezing. But at least I got some sleep.

    I definitely was brain-dead during my shopping trip yesterday. The actual reason for going was to get some more lem-sip, tissues and bog-rolls, all of which I was running short of. I came back with goodies and food to tide me over the next few days, but none of the above. Guess I need to make another trip – the fresh air will do me no harm.

    • chris
      September 23, 2010
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      Uh – but the rain might – guess I’ll take the car!

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