I think I finally got over the funk.
Now that I think about it, this might be the first time I got a cold from Gina. There was one time that I had a minor cold, then Gina caught it (much worse than when I had it) and then she gave it back to me. But this would be the first time it started with her.
Usually I get a minor cold and she ends up having it worse than me. This time around she and I were sick at about the same time.
The funk hit her hard on Sunday afternoon. I mean she was fine in the morning but within about 30 minutes, from about 2:30 - 3:00 she went downhill fast.
This was about the same for me, on Wednesday. Except, I could feel that I was starting to get sick on Monday. I was feeling very run down. This prompted me to work from home on Tuesday and Wednesday. On Tuesday I had some drainage, on Wednesday I started to cough and in about 30 minutes I went from feeling just a little sick to feeling a bit awful.
I worked from home mainly to keep from infecting my coworkers. A huge pet peeve of mine, is the concept that (and I quote a former co-worker) 'I'm a trooper, I'm here for the team.' Yeah, right, 'here for the team' should include the concept that you shouldn't infect the rest of the team out of some misguided thought of being a wussy for staying and getting over your cold. The good of the many is more important than the good of the one. In my company, just about every job can be done from a home office. So take advantage of that and clear it with your boss and work from home. It costs the company more to have 1 person get 5-10 people sick and possibly have those people need to stay home sick (vs work from home) rather than to have the 1 person stay home sick or work from home.
Anyway.
On Thursday I felt horrible. Luckily Gina was feeling much better and tended to me. Making a wonderful Thanksgiving lunch and her signature beef & barley soup. I have to admit I spent time on Thursday playing video games. But not because I was feeling better. I had such congestion in my head giving me a headache that I couldn't get to sleep, yet was tired. Too tired to do much more than click the mouse button.
Friday I felt 100% better than on Thursday. But I was tired, very tired. So I slept much of the day away.
Today, I feel about normal, a bit of drainage, but more or less normal.
I think I am going to try to get a nap in real quick.
