Feed a cold

The days are getting colder and colder each day.  Yesterday morning, we woke up to frosty windows - the temperature was -1C outside!  The temperature wasn't as low today but the windows remained fogged up.  It was cold outside.  And grey.  And windy.  Brrr...

Inside the apartment, it wasn't as cold.  The radiator is always on but sometimes I could feel the cold, especially when I open the balcony door.  It's really cold in there.  Most of my plants have wilted and died.  I wanted to clear out the dead plants and neaten up the balcony, but it's much too cold for me to be there.  I always put off the task but I know I have to do it soon.  I really don't like mess in the apartment, even if I can't really see it if I don't go to the balcony.

Anyway, because of the weather, I am developing a cold.  Every time I go outside, my nose will get runny and my face will be cold.  Then, when I get back indoors, I will start sniffling.  I always have to have a tissue at hand.  Then yesterday, I started feeling bad.  My body felt weak and my nose and throat felt sore.  It's the cold.

I thought a good night's sleep would do the trick.  Well, I felt ok enough in the morning to do my workout but later in the afternoon in class, I felt weak again.  I didn't feel like studying and it seemed like I needed to use up every ounce of energy I had to hold my head up.  I made it till the end of the class but the walk home didn't do me good.  It was foggy and very cold.

When I got home, I didn't feel good.  A hot cup of tea helped a bit but I wasn't feeling good enough to sit at my desk to do some scrapbooking.  I just felt like staying in bed.  But I had to cook supper.  It was a simple oven roasted chicken legs and some fries.  Easy enough for me to do.  After the supper, I felt better.  Although I wasn't feeling well, I felt like I had to eat.  I remembered the old adage - feed a cold, starve a fever.  Or was it the other way round?

Anyway, I do feel slightly better but it's almost ten and the bed is calling.  Maybe I would feel better with more sleep.  Pete is not having it easy either.  He is as sluggish as me and his body feels warm to the touch.  Hopefully we both would feel better tomorrow.