Sick of being sick

I haven't quit this blog. The main reason I haven't been writing much here is because I have been rather under the weather these past two weeks. Pete and I have been falling ill these last couple of weeks. Actually we have been taking turns to get sick. When one of us fell ill, the other would be ok at first but will succumb to the same illness within a couple of days.

That was what happened two weeks ago. Pete was very ill with fever, clogged nose, sore throat - all the symptoms of a very bad cold. I thought I would be ok since we have been eating healthily and exercising regularly, but I fell sick as well. This time, I felt really, really horrible. I felt like cutting off my head or just my nose. Both my nostrils were clogged and it was so difficult to breathe. It was impossible to sleep so I was sleep deprived as well. So it wasn't surprising that I had terrible headaches.

I think we took two weeks to feel good enough to get back into our daily routine. I didn't go to school nor did I do any reading or studying. I also didn't really take care of my seedlings. I left them in the balcony and maybe it was too cold for them and they started to wither. By the time I remembered about them and tried to save them, they were gone.

I don't know why I have been getting colds very often. I wasn't sick at all during winter but the last two months, Pete and I have not been in the best of health. Maybe my body needs to adjust to the weather here. These last few weeks, the weather has been quite unpredictable. It could be a chilly 3C in the morning as I walk to school and then when school is over in the afternoon, it could be a sunny and warm 15C. Maybe the fluctuations in the temperature makes it easier for me to get sick. Pete is also puzzled that he has been sick quite often this year. Maybe he's been getting sick because of me.

Anyway, I hope the weather will be better soon. We really don't want to fall ill again. Both of us have quite important stuff to do ahead of us and we would like to be as alert and healthy as we can be.