if i lay here, if i just lay here; would you lie with me and just forget the world?

Il dolce far niente: "The sweetness of doing nothing".  That's exactly what I've been instructed to be doing, or shall I say I've been instructed to do nothing.  So after weeks of trying to rest more, I finally followed everyone's orders and took a sick day from work to do nothing but Rest, Rest, and More …

it’s okay not to be okay.

Yep, still not feeling well.  What is this? And when will to finally go away???  We're hoping to rule out mono (pingers crossed), and trying treat it with lots of early bedtimes and gallons of OJ.  Honestly, I'm starting to believe that this really is a case of being run-down (and maybe a minor sinus infection).  …

checking in: sick week

So...I haven't been feeling well this week.  I know I'm sick when I don't want coffee.  Whatever bug I have has left me feeling ridiculously weak, unexplainably sore, and man, am I tired!  I literally passed out last night around 9 pm (if not earlier), and even after a 12-hour night's rest I found the need to add …