Being sick makes you do some cRaZy things!

Sickness does not agree with me...I hate being sick, then again, I rarely know anyone who likes to be sick. It is so time-consuming and energy-draining that I realized that I have watched so much tv in the last week that would equal all of the shows I've watched in the last six months! (thank goodness for satellite tv!) But I realize this madness has to stop. I am losing my mind. Doesn't help that when I started to feel better, round 2 came with vengeance and knocked me out for 3 more days...what bugs me more is that it doesn't let me rest for those 3 days but keeps me up coughing...if you were my neighbor, you'd hate me by now. :( yeah, i'd hate me too.

As it happens, my sis-in-law and her friend spent today doing their annual holiday bake-a-thon. Their prep work started last week with all the different cookie doughs. The baking started early this morning and at this time, they are still wrapping all their hard work. At last count, there were seven different kind of cookies and 955 cookies in total! That is, there are 955 "perfect" cookies, not counting one batch that didn't meet their standards and the "broken" ones that ended up in tummies. I couldn't help it, I know i would feel worse afterwards...lack of willpower....I blame it on being sick! heehee...oh well, yummy!


And the last thing I did today to motivate me to get better and to burn off those cookies, I finally did sign up for the Vancouver Marathon (HALF!!!)....138 days to go it says...let's see how many of those days I really train, then again, I can always end up walking it :)

I want some MEDS!

After "suffering" all night with this irritable cough that makes sleeping a non-event, I decided to book it to see my doctor asap. As usual, I get the replacement doc and was told that I have a cold (yes, I knew that) and that I could just purchase some over-the-counter cough syrup to suppress the pain....thank you and have a good day. Wait, I wanted some pain relief, something that will knock me out so I can rest medicine?! Nope, the prescription pad did not come out. However, she was nice enough to say that if all the symptoms get progressively worse, please do stop by again. Hmm..and you wonder why I'm grouchy...it's because I'm sick!! hehe

Pure breeds

Since I've read most of the tabloids for this week, I decided to pick up Time magazine (yeah, I know, it's quite a stretch. :P) It's not even the economical or political topics that caught my eye, but one about Puggles. Yes, a mix of beagles and pugs and not to be confused with the Harry Potter-related Muggles. Apparently it's quite the craze and are good house pets. Then I started reading about other names of cross-bred dogs: cockapoo, labradoodle, yorki-poo...then I saw this..jack shit. Yes, a cross of a jack russell terrier and a shih tzu...you think they would come up with a better name eh? Gotta love it. Then had a conversation the other day about kids, that many of our friends will not produce "pure breeds" (out of their current union at least ;))...in this circle of friends, it's an anomaly for sure. :)

For more information on Puggles, go to www.puggle.org.