This is great. Just great.
This trip is jinxed. I swear it. I went to bed last night with a head cold. I took some sinus and cold meds but ever since they took pseudo ephedrine out of them I have been pretty upset about their usefulness.
I found Advil Cold and Sinus didn't however and I am now on the quest to locate that behind the pharmacist counter. That is tomorrow's number one job.
In the meantime I am doing a sinus wash every hour which helps. Hot showers help, hot compresses hot tea and tons of water. It's pressing on my upper jaw which is making eating difficult. And I WISH I could sneeze and release the pressure.
So much so that I went on line to see how one couuld induce a sneeze. Sad. I discovered that one in three people are photic sneezers. that means that sunlight or bright light can induce a sneeze. I am one of the OTHER two people.
Someone suggested pepper - nope. Tweeze hair from brows or nose, nope and nope. Tickle the inside of your nose with a q-tip - no.
What's pissing me off is that I can FEEL one in there. This is frustrating. It would release so much sinus pressure and I would feel so much better.
Anyway, I still have so much to do here before I leave on my trip. I have all my documentation in place already, I have laundry and cleaning to do. And all I want to do is sleep.
I really get so worked up about traveling because I really do hate it. Until I get there. Then I relax until I get home.
I keep telling myself that I have traveled further and more often in my life than most so this shouldn't be a big deal.
Overall I just resent the upheaval of life. And I will worry about my cats. they are after all my babies.
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I had no idea that not everyone sneezed at bright light! It's part of the reason I wear sunglasses so often.
I'm sorry you're sick - I hope you find the medication you need, start feeling much better, are productive enough so the trip feels worthwhile and get to return to the cats soon. Take care of yourself.
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