It’s that time of year again. No, I’m not talking about cooler temperatures, colorful leaves, and pumpkin spice lattes. I’m talking about sniffles, coughs, and fevers.
That’s right. Ashleigh’s sick again. I’ve actually got a mild version of whatever my kids had. Two of them had low-grade fevers for over a week! It wasn’t anything serious. Just a virus (possibly multiple viruses, although we couldn’t be positive). But, even though I didn’t catch the fever, I did get the cough and body aches.
Last week, one of my students at our homeschool co-op told her friend, “Being homeschooled means we don’t get sick days.” That isn’t true in my family. I couldn’t make my kids work with their fevers and horrible headaches. Even when they were feeling better, they still got a couple of extra days off because their teacher was too sick to work with them.
You may have noticed that this newsletter is a day late. That is because I have spent the last few days in bed. Instead of working, I spent the time binge-watching old television shows from my childhood and eating homemade veggie soup. I’m still not functioning at 100%, but I felt bad about not getting this out to everyone. Honestly, I just felt guilty about sitting in bed and not doing anything. I promise I’m not pushing myself, but I just needed to get out of bed today.
What about you?
When you’re sick, what are some of your go-to comforts?
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