Having a crappy day today with either flu or a common cold!

« Blazing Minds Interviews Ashok from Rethink. Powermat Wireless Charging! » Having a crappy day today with either flu or a common cold! Posted by Karen in Health Those of you who have followed my tweets today will have noticed that I am a bit under the weather at the moment and thanks to those that have tweeted me with the get wells I tall started yesterday, when I developed a bit of a ticklish cough and had to stop off on the way to work to be up some lozenges to sooth the discomfort, sadly after paying £3.69 for some Strepsils, they didn’t seem to help and my sore throat just got worse. So this morning I woke up with a sore throat and the sniffles, the first thing someone said to me was “Maybe you have swine flu“, some people just have no sympathy at all! Not long ago I tried an age-old remedy of a mug of hot milk and a teaspoon of whiskey, blimey that was strong, but it’s not working, so it’s going to be a case of riding it out, most of the time when I get these “bugs” they only last for 48 hours, so hopefully it should be coming to an end very soon. So it looks like tonight I’m going to be wrapped in lots of blankets, a hot water bottle and a glass of milk and whiskey to try and sweat it out! If you enjoyed reading this post, then please remember to post a comment, Subscribe to my RSS feed. Please check out my other project Remergence Electronica Music. Related posts: Shopping In The Cold On The Last Sunday Before Christmas Project 365 – Photo A Day #48: Cold Shed Roof! It’s Been A Gorgeous Day Today! This entry was posted on Thursday, November 19th, 2009 at 5:12 pm and is filed under Health. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. Written by Karen (899) Published Articles Karen is founder of the Blazing Minds blog and avid blogger of all sorts of interesting and odd things. She is also a keen music producer and founding member of the electronica music duo Remergence... Link up with Karen at @BlazingMinds \| Google+ \| Facebook Tweet 17 Responses to “Having a crappy day today with either flu or a common cold!” Anand Srinivasan Twitter: knewthis says: November 20, 2009 at 3:43 am Sad…I used to suffer from those sinus-related stuff as a teenager and I know how bad it can go.. Do you get Vicks in UK? It has been my friend all along…Everytime I get cold, I do two things. 1. The first day I have it, I apply lots of it over my nose, throat and forehead and go to sleep covering myself completely under the blanket..If you wake up sometime in the middle of the night, don’t forget to apply some more..Most often it gets ok by day.. 2. If things are not working, boil some water and once the water is boiling hot…drop a spoon of Vicks into it…Now cover yourself (and the vessel with boiling water) with a blanket and keep your head over the steam..Just 4-5 minutes and you will be sweating hard…It provides a lot of relief. Dunno if it sounds crazy, but it worked a lot for me… .-= Anand Srinivasan´s last blog ..Google Wave Launching Undo Feature Finally =-. Reply Karen Twitter: BlazingMinds says: November 20, 2009 at 8:52 am Thanks Anand for your advice, we do have Vicks, I’m using it to help me sleep at night, I’ll try the Vicks in boiling water later on Reply Anand Srinivasan Twitter: knewthis says: November 20, 2009 at 3:44 am By the way, funny thing is, the Google ad on this post is on Swine Flu..Google has a sick sense of humor! .-= Anand Srinivasan´s last blog ..Google Wave Launching Undo Feature Finally =-. Reply Karen Twitter: BlazingMinds says: November 20, 2009 at 8:52 am Yeah, that’s just blooming typical! Reply Heather Kephart Twitter: Happymaker says: November 20, 2009 at 4:06 am I’m sorry to read that you’re feeling like a wet dog with a huge head, Karen! I’ve never tried whiskey when sick. Hmm… I wonder if an Irish coffee might do the trick? Nah, you’re better off staying hydrated. Sucking on ice helps. Feel better soon! .-= Heather Kephart´s last blog ..Thesis Options Frozen =-. Reply Karen Twitter: BlazingMinds says: November 20, 2009 at 8:53 am Thanks Heather, I’m drinking loads of water at the moment to keep rehydrated.. Reply Phaoloo Twitter: phaoloo says: November 20, 2009 at 12:20 pm Hope you feel better soon .-= Phaoloo´s last blog ..Top 19 Tools To Hide Folders On Windows =-. Reply Karen Twitter: BlazingMinds says: November 20, 2009 at 2:12 pm Thanks Phaoloo Reply Extreme John Twitter: extremejohn says: November 20, 2009 at 5:52 pm Eeeeeek Karen I hope you feel better, I kind of have an idea of what your going through. My two kids and wife are all sick. Im sure I am next. .-= Extreme John´s last blog ..Pictures of Girls in Limos =-. Reply Karen Twitter: BlazingMinds says: November 20, 2009 at 6:03 pm Thank John, I was hoping to have some family round tomorrow, but I think that’s going to have to go on hold! Give my best to your wife and kids Reply Hicham Twitter: HichamMG says: November 21, 2009 at 8:34 am I am sorry to hear about this, Karen. I wish you a speedy recovery although it seems here to have a cold too. I noticed that many people are complaning from this winter either who I know offline in real life or online (bloggers, twitterville, etc) so this year is special! .-= Hicham´s last blog ..Kolena Laila 2009 =-. Reply Karen Twitter: BlazingMinds says: November 21, 2009 at 8:40 am Thanks Hicham, it seems to be clearing a bit at the moment Reply Damien Riley Twitter: rileycentral says: November 22, 2009 at 6:31 am I swear by Echinacea but you have to start taking it the minute you feel sick. Hope you feel better real soon! Reply Karen Twitter: BlazingMinds says: November 22, 2009 at 9:44 am Thanks Damien, feeling a lot better today Reply Anand Srinivasan Twitter: knewthis says: November 22, 2009 at 9:41 am Did you get to try out my Magic Cure .-= Anand Srinivasan´s last blog ..Will Google Wave Succumb Under Its Own Pressure? =-. Reply Karen Twitter: BlazingMinds says: November 22, 2009 at 9:46 am Yes Anad I did try it and it helped, many thanks Reply Ryan says: January 25, 2011 at 7:07 pm Hi Karen, are you all better now? My wife had this type of flu over new years and she is only starting to gather her strength back. Which is good as I am not the best nurse Reply Leave a Reply Comment Policy Important Please Read Please be aware that all comments made are moderated and SPAM will not be tolerated, make sure you use your real name (NOT A WEBSITE NAME), you can also utilise (YOURNAME @ BLOG NAME), if we deem a comment to be SPAM then it will be edited or deleted! SPAMMERS are not welcome here! 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