Calling in Sick
Today I can't breathe. My nasal passages have decided to produce an endless stream of mucus that cannot be cleared, and almost can't be wiped away fast enough to prevent me from looking like my snot-encrusted toddlers.
I feel totally fine otherwise. No headache, no nausea, and I got a relatively awesome amount of sleep last night (in the 12 hours I spent in bed I was able to get a whole 3 hours of sleep with no interruptions!!). Nope... I'm totally fine, except for the overactive sinuses and excess snot.
I decided it might be nice to call in sick... even though I'm really not. Of course, moms can't call in sick... but this prompted me to think... what would I do if I *could* call in sick?
Well... to start, I could stay home... if the kids were gone, I could probably sew. But I'd be sewing diapers... which is still kind of an obligation. I could clean the house, or fold the laundry... wait, I'm supposed to be doing that anyway.
Okay, so if I left the house... I'd have to take the twins with me, so it wouldn't really be a break... but what would I *do*? I'd wander the mall... but that's no fun when you don't have money to spend. I could go to the library and look for more homeschool books, or go grocery shopping, since we *are* out of milk, cereal, frozen pizzas, cheese, ice cream and other essentials... but those are still on my to-do list and therefore still not calling in sick.
I guess I can't even call in sick in my dreams...
Maybe I can jump in the shower while Dave is home for lunch... maybe it'll help clear up my sinuses.
In the meantime, I'll just sit here on my couch, being fed plastic cookies and fake potato chips by my 2 year old. :)
I feel totally fine otherwise. No headache, no nausea, and I got a relatively awesome amount of sleep last night (in the 12 hours I spent in bed I was able to get a whole 3 hours of sleep with no interruptions!!). Nope... I'm totally fine, except for the overactive sinuses and excess snot.
I decided it might be nice to call in sick... even though I'm really not. Of course, moms can't call in sick... but this prompted me to think... what would I do if I *could* call in sick?
Well... to start, I could stay home... if the kids were gone, I could probably sew. But I'd be sewing diapers... which is still kind of an obligation. I could clean the house, or fold the laundry... wait, I'm supposed to be doing that anyway.
Okay, so if I left the house... I'd have to take the twins with me, so it wouldn't really be a break... but what would I *do*? I'd wander the mall... but that's no fun when you don't have money to spend. I could go to the library and look for more homeschool books, or go grocery shopping, since we *are* out of milk, cereal, frozen pizzas, cheese, ice cream and other essentials... but those are still on my to-do list and therefore still not calling in sick.
I guess I can't even call in sick in my dreams...
Maybe I can jump in the shower while Dave is home for lunch... maybe it'll help clear up my sinuses.
In the meantime, I'll just sit here on my couch, being fed plastic cookies and fake potato chips by my 2 year old. :)
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