ugh. home sick from work.
The problems with taking the day off from work because you are sick are, in my view, as follows:

1) It makes it harder to justify taking a personal day later in the week, as I planned to this Friday.
2) Actually being sick makes it impossible to do anything useful. Like, for example, homework.
3) You fall behind in work, making the rest of the week more hectic, delaying recovery (this last should be less of a problem given how slow things are around UT in late August).

What I had planned to do with a personal day on Friday:
1) Laundry
2) homework/exam studying
3) run errands (dry cleaning, shopping, etc)
4) address invitations
5) catch up on non-required reading WHILE LYING IN THE SUN
6) clean my apartment
7) cook real food, as opposed to heating frozen food
8) Take a long walk by the lake

What I will likely manage to do today:
1) lie in bed
2) blow my nose (a lot)
3) play playstation
4) read magazines
5) drink tea
6) read people's blogs, write this half-assed post
7) feel sorry for myself

It's already noon and I've accomplished only #1 and #2, and a little of #6 from today's goals. Oh, and a lot of #7 as well, let's be real.

But I have high hopes for the afternoon and evening.

- posted by Heidi @ 12:27 PM