A cold (in) summer

If you read the title of this blog correctly you've probably guessed that I mean HAVING a cold in the summer as opposed to a COLD summer...either one is not popular. Yep...it has taken four days for a miserable sore throat which includes but not limited to swollen tonsils to turn into a cold. Yuck! I'm not sure what I did to deserve this but I got it! And I do admit I feel kind of like poo.

Our hot and humid summer weather went away last week, except for the humidity, so it is cool but humid-not a good combination. It is a nice weather factor to have it cooler but I am wondering if this is a contributing factor to my cold. So I've decided to write a letter to my rotten cold and sore throat, here it goes...

Dear Cold and Sore Throat,
First off thank you for visiting at one of the most inopportune times...the first week back to school. Great timing as I don't have the opportunity to nap or get caught up on the sleep that you interrupt during the night.

Secondly thank you for making me sound like a pack-a-day smoker or a man...students can't decide if I really do smoke a pack a day or if they should be scared of me or laugh.

Thirdly thank you for causing lovely sinus pain and pressure. I love the feeling of my sinus cavities in pain and feeling like they are swollen to capacity.

Finally if you could please just go away I would really appreciate it. Please take the swollen and painful tonsils and earache along with the nasal congestion and sneezing with you, this would be great. I know going from hot and humid to chilly and humid weather conditions makes for an ideal situation for you to move in. But this is NOT a good time.

I do have the names of a couple of people I would happily send you on to if you would please leave. I'm just trying to be helpful here.
Thank you for the reminder of how nice it is to feel healthy and breathe normally. Have a good day and goodbye!
Your soon to be ex-friend,
Lynn

Cold meds and the couch are going to be my goals after work today. If that does not work this the fireball whisky bottle in my freezer will be hit tonight before bed.

Here's to the ability to breathe out of my nose normally, the painless swallowing I hope to have soon and the non-smokers voice to go away, and once again appreciating good health.