A Day In My Life (Monday)

I woke up several times during the night with a scratchy throat and what felt like the beginning of a headache. It got worse throughout the day which was not fun. I hate teaching when I don’t feel well. It is especially hard to talk and sing all day long when my throat hurts. But enough complaining. Here was my day!

I woke up at 5:45 am and did my usual “fiddling” on my computer while I drank some iced coffee and woke up.

Then it was time to LIFT! I did chest, core, and some glute exercises at home. None of the cats came to visit me during my workout, which was sad!

Then it was time to get ready for the day. 

I went from this:

to this

 

in about 15 minutes. It doesn’t take me long to get ready!

I eat breakfast on the way to work. I had a small piece of chicken and a protein bar.

I arrived at work at 7:55am.

Then it was a full day of teaching. I sort of had a short fuse due to the fact that I wasn’t feeling well. I was not standing for any silliness!

Lunch was early- 11:00. I actually did end up eating at that time because I was starving. When I am sick, I get really hungry.

I love peanut butter filled pretzels!

The afternoon was a struggle. My energy was completely zapped. Somehow I made it until 3:40- quitting time!

Me at the beginning of the day:

Me at the end of the day.

A very tired music teacher.

Normally on Mondays I head straight home and have a “free” evening of no piano lessons, but on this Monday I got to go hang out with my nieces for a bit while my brother and SIL ran an errand.

Clementine

Ellie

These are recycled pictures. Come on, there is no time to take pictures when you are baby-sitting little ones! I just wanted to be sure to show you how cute my nieces are.

Clementine missed her mommy so every time she started to "brutz" (I believe that is PA dutch for cry/whimper) my main mission was to distract her and make her happy. Then I had this conversation with Ellie:

Me: Does Clementine cry when Nanny is here?

Ellie: No, she laughs.

Me: Does Clementine cry when Grandpa is here?

Ellie: No, she laughs.

Me: Well why does she cry when I'm here?

Ellie: That's just the way it is.

They fed me lasagna! It was only 4:00 pm, but I was starving. 

I got home a little after six. The kitties missed me!

So did Paul. He poured me wine and grilled me turkey burgers. I was feeling pretty crappy so he was taking care of me. My throat was raw and I had a pounding headache.

I had a pretty big dinner. I ate what is pictured and then another stack of Pringles. We watched Colbert while we munched.

Then it was time for ice cream. I eat it straight out of the carton because I live on the edge!

And with that, I was ready for bed, and it was only 8pm!

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That's how I roll when I am sick... eat EVERYTHING and then go to bed early. I was hoping to feel better the next day!

Do you get hungry when you are sick?
When was the last time you changed a diaper? (On Monday, I changed my first one in about 15 years!)