Wow Spidey! You’ve hit your bi-centenial post! Who’d have thought that a child’s figurine, found in a cross-legged position a few years ago would have led to 200 posts?!
When the ‘I’ is replaced by ‘we’ even ‘illness’ becomes ‘wellness’ – Anon
And what a lovely bit of wisdom you have found for this week! Quite apt for my family and I this week.
We have all been struck down by the dreaded Christmas lurgy… The kids are coughing, my nose is streaming, Hubby is the same. We are keeping the tissue business afloat, I think!
But we are not suffering alone. We are together. And pulling each other through this period of feeling bleurgh…
And isn’t it true, that if, when you are unwell and feeling miserable, a little company can really cheer you up!
Heres hoping we can shift this yuckiness before the Christmas week starts, so we can really enjoy our holidays!
So… tell me, any tried and tested remedies to share?
Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “hairy.” Use it any way you’d like. Bonus points if you use it to mean more than one thing. Enjoy!
It’s that time of year.
The cold has set in and you wrap youself up as much as you can to buffer yourself from the chill.
One huge benefit (for us laydees, anyway) is that we don’t feel the need to defuzz with great regularity, because who’s gonna get their legs out in this weather??!!
So,
Of skirts and dresses, please be wary Fa la la la la, la la la la Deck the legs with many a layer-y Fa la la la la, la la la la Don we now our tights and jumpers Fa la la, la la la, la la la Tis the season to stay hairy Fa la la la la, la la la la
Ritu 2018
But, have you ever ended up in a bit of a hairy situation because you genuinely haven’t been bothered about your bodily follicle growth in the winter? I did, the other day, when I went for a bra fitting, and I had to lift my arms for the tape measure to go round my ribs…
Eeeks! is all I can say!
Adn thinking of hairy… I may need to defuzz next week, as we have our work Christmas do!
Sue Vincent, over at Sue Vincent’s Daily Echo blog is feeling ill… She has been rewriting traditional Christmas songs with her own very special lyrics, and yesterday’s offering was a verse to be sung to the tune of We Three Kings.
It resonated.
Why?
Because after not feeling too unwell so far this month, two kind children came in yesterday with the coughs and colds from Hell!!
Seriously!
And I sat in bed last night, unable to sleep as my chest congested, and today, well, my nose has been dripping like a tap that needs a washer changed!
To top it off, it was also Christmas Jumper Day for the Save the Children charity. Mine happened to have Rudolph on it, and by the end of the day, I had the red nose to match!
Anyway, back to Sue and her great words… well, yesterday, I just had to sing them as I read them, and I mentioned to Sue that I crooned away… and threatened to record the song… and she welcomed the idea (crazy woman!) so, bunged-up, and sore-throated, I sang…
And here is the result! Click the link below to hear me making a fool of myself!
Dog and mistress suffering are, Fever-ridden, stuffed with catarrh… Snuffling, sneezing, Coughing, wheezing, Feeling quite under par… Oh…ohh… * Chorus: Got the lurgy, don’t feel great… Christmas chores are running late, Early closing? Should be dozing! Think that we should hibernate… * Dog’s complaining ‘cause I won’t go Out for walks in frost, fog and snow, She is seething, I’m not breathing… So much for ‘ho, ho, ho’. Oh…ohh * Chorus * In the shed the tree’s still in store, Baubles, tinsel, angels galore, They can stay there, I just don’t care! Feeling too stiff and sore… Oh…ohh… * Chorus * Haven’t baked a cake or mince pie, I should make the effort and try, Guests arriving, Feel I’m skiving, Think I’ll curl up and cry… Oh…ohh… * Chorus * No gifts wrapped for Santa Claus’ sleigh, Christmas cheer? Not much here today, Nose is glowing And it’s snowing… … I need a holiday… Oh…ohh… * Got the lurgy, don’t feel great… Christmas chores are running late, Early closing? Should be dozing! Think that we should hibernate…
It’s Tuesday, and that means Colleen’s Tanka Challenge! Of course, just providing a couple of words would be far too simple, so we have two words, yes, but we can’t use them! Only synonyms allowed! so we get to choose our own words this week!
Today I am writing a tribute to Christmas at school… In Double Etheree form, from the kid’s and the teacher’s perspective!
Awe Wonder Child-like glee Decorations Christmas lights twinkling Upon a wonky tree Handmade cards for family Glitter strewn all over the floor Ongoing nativity practices Welcome to the classroom festive season!
Papework piling up, deadlines looming Trying to teach hyperactive kids Hungry for Santa and presents Being the voice of thirty As kids forget songs Smiling inanely Grateful for gifts Thankful for Term end Peace
Linda’s prompt for SoCS this week… Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “ma.” Use it as a word or find a word with “ma” in it. Bonus points if you start your post with that word. Enjoy!
Maybe I’m a cheatin’, but I am writing this on Friday evening, scheduling it for the morning, as I am off out out!
My mamma friends (The Tootie Frooties) and I are off for our Christ-Mates meal tonight, and though I shan’t be hung over, I am pretty sure I won’t be thinking of posting as soon as I get up!
But I Smile Anyway... 