March 2018 (Page 10)

I got my birthday wish. I spent the weekend not doing much. Of course, I was not able to do much because we’re both still sick. I took Friday off as a sort of a birthday present to myself for making it through the rest of the work week even though I felt like garbage. Today I stayed home to see if I can spend any amount of time out of bed without wanting to fall over. So far so good.

Lion is still under the weather. He was just taking a late morning snooze. I decided two weeks worth of laundry needs to be done. Luckily going down the stairs is fairly easy. I got all the clothes downstairs. Now it’s just a matter of getting myself up and down the stairs for each load.

Yesterday was my birthday. We were subsisting on Chinese food I brought home the other night and an Amazon Fresh delivery. Amazon Fresh, I’ve decided, is the shut-in’s godsend. Neither of us were in any shape to make a run to the store. But by yesterday Lion had decided that chicken pot pies were not a good enough birthday dinner. He wanted to go for more Chinese food. He didn’t think take out Chinese was a very good birthday dinner either but we both love the wonton soup, especially when we’re sick.

I had serious doubts about Lion making it to and from the Chinese food place. It’s twenty miles away and he hadn’t been out of the house for a week. But he made it! And then he hunkered down for another nap.

I may be a bit premature in saying that I think I can make it to work tomorrow. I’ll have to see how I feel after the laundry experiment. Lion is another matter. He may need a trip to the doctor.

Assuming I can stay awake long enough to finish out the day at work I’ll buy bananas on the way home in an effort to find something Lion can eat. Last night’s Chinese food resulted in Lion eating a wonton and a few spoonfuls of soup and an egg roll about an hour later. Yesterday’s orange did not sit well in his stomach. I hope a banana will work better.

The good news is that my cough is keeping me awake so far. No one else is in my immediate office this morning. We’ve been short staffed so both people normally in my “cell block” are downstairs. Everything is quiet. Perfect for a nap.

Lion had a rough night and I assume that is contributing to my sleepiness. For my part, I took Nyquil type medicine and it knocked me out. That may also be contributing to my sleepiness. I noticed a few weeks ago that I was in a fog after taking night time cold medicine for a few days. My theory is that the sleep aid builds up and eventually I struggle to stay awake during the day. Of course, last night was the first time I’ve taken it in a few weeks. I think my cold has just had it with me and has put me on notice that I need to stay home. And that is my plan for tomorrow.

Ironically, I told Lion I wanted to do nothing at all on my birthday weekend and it looks like that’s exactly what I’ll be doing. Not quite how I had envisioned it but I was looking forward to staying in bed for a good portion of the weekend.

Despite Lion’s rough night I think he’s starting to come out of his cold. He does too. My fingers are crossed. And I can’t wait to get back home tonight to hunker down and snooze with him.

When I left for work this morning I told Lion I’d see how far I made it today. Yesterday I left an hour early because I wanted to make sure I made it home while I was still able to. Today I am taking maximum strength medication. The productive cough I started out with has dwindled to an annoying hack. I’d rather have the productive cough. At least I’d feel like something was happening.

Lion is still flat on his back. I’m trying to get him to sit up more. We do have an adjustable bed. I think if he sits up he’ll feel better. And he needs to drink more water. I know it’s hard for him to navigate out to the kitchen but he wasn’t drinking last night either. And he didn’t eat his chicken soup. I hope he does today.

The challenge for me is to figure out what sort of dinner he’ll feel like eating. I thought he’d be all over the soup. Not so. If I bring home Chinese food will he eat any of it? Of course Chinese food is still good for leftovers so he could nibble on it for days. Now I’m hungry for Chinese food. Good thing it’s almost lunch time.

My appetite has not slowed down much. I did get a little nauseous yesterday but it passed quickly. Then again I’m not as sick as Lion has been. I may be heading that way but so far I’m not. The problem will be if Lion isn’t feeling well when I finally fall over. In those cases I usually still wobble to the kitchen for both of us.

For now I’m still standing and I’ll bring Lion Chinese food tonight whether he wants it or not.

I made it to work again today. We’re short staffed so every little bit helps. We’re all coughing and sneezing and moaning. I’m just trying to plug away until I can’t plug away any more.

Lion had a fever last night but with Tylenol it came down. This morning he had no fever. I won’t say he’s getting better, but he’s not getting any worse. I’ve suggested chicken soup (homemade) for dinner.

Needless to say we haven’t been doing anything with sex or chastity. Lion is lucky he can make it to the bathroom when he needs to. He’s still wild. There’s no point in locking him up again. It would just be one more thing to think about.

I’m hoping we’ll be better in a few days. Until then we’ll hunker down under the covers and wait for spring.