- I started November with a cold. Friday, I thought I just had hayfever, but by Saturday, I realised it was a cold. We were at my parents’ place, so I tried hard not to pass it on. I especially made sure I was sitting at the opposite end of the table to my parents, but my dad rang yesterday and he has the cold. It was one of my very unpleasant colds where my eyes and nose streamed constantly. Even the full-strength Codral was not enough to completely dampen down the symptoms. It started on my right side for two days, then I thought I was over it because I had very few symptoms on Sunday, but then it returned on Monday at full strength, this time on my left. I wonder, do other people experience colds like this—starting on one side and moving to the other?
2. Today was my first run since last Friday due to the cold. It was a little tester (5K) and I’m pretty sure I’m recovered. G took Riley for a walk and I met him at the park, then we picked up hot drinks on our way home.
3. The girls both have the day off and they arrived here at 11:30 am, which is not going to do wonders for my productivity today. I’m jealous of them working on the puzzle, but as soon as I finish this post, I need to get a bit of work done, and vacuum the apartment before I can think about doing that.
4. Can you believe the explosion of NaBloPoMo participants this year? The list started out entirely manageable, but now it is a lot, but it is exciting to read some new to me blogs, although my Reader will be getting entirely out of control. I will have to downgrade my expectations for commenting on participant blogs, but know that I am reading, and I’ll be commenting periodically on everyone one of them.
5. The weekend is looking like a good mix of scheduled time with some clear space. I think we will go into the Tan tomorrow morning to meet up with our run club for a run and breakfast. We also have lunch booked on Sunday for E and Ks’ birthdays. We had originally booked Bounty of the Sun in Balaclava but they rang to say that there was a festival in Balaclava on Sunday and so they were not doing a normal service, just drinks and roving canapes with live music. Then we booked Mya Tiger in St Kilda before realising that the triathalon is on there on Sunday, but I could not be bothered trying to make a booking at another restaurant. The roads will be opening around 12:30 so we’ve decided we’ll probably take an UBER so we don’t need to try to find a parking spot.
I want to know—do your colds switch sides half-way through? Do you have plans for the weekend?
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26 responses to “Five Things Friday”
I have had sinus colds switch sides, is that what you had? HORRIBLE.
If NaBloPoMo gets much bigger, we won’t have to even try to keep up. Actually, that’s me now. I’m doing my best, but not going to stress out and make it miserable.
Yes, a sinus cold. Hate them! Well, you’ve been reading here for a while so I guess you will realise that I will not be making it a stress.
Like J above, I also stopped trying. If I get to the post, I’ll get to it. If not there will be another. I also have zero expectations of people commenting on my posts. But I do write every day, so that is sort of a goal.
Feel better soon! Colds are not fun.
POsting every day is the number one goal.
I don’t know that my cold has switched sides, but I do seem to have more congestions on one side versus the other. I’m sorry you’ve had a cold. Those can drag on for so very long! I hope your dad’s cold is mild!
I thought of you last weekend when I started on my puzzle. I also tried to get the 4 yo to do a “family” puzzle which has big pieces for little kids + small pieces for adult, but he lost interest very quickly. I hope one or both ends up liking puzzles like your family does! It’s a great activity!
Our weekend is kind of up in the air. We are doing a play date tomorrow morning with a friend of Will’s and then the boys have a tennis clinic in the afternoon. Our school district still might strike so if they haven’t resolves the issues by Sunday morning, I will take Will to my parents after church that day and he’ll stay there for the week. I am so stressed about this! We have a plan but it just throws things off. Our school district striked in 2022 but before that the last strike was in 1970 so we kind of figured that we were good for another 20 years after they striked in 2022. But I guess not. 🙁 Our church is providing childcare from 9-3 for K-5 so I’m going to attempt to sign Paul up for that when it opens at 7 this am but I am sure it is going to be so oversubscribed! But hopefully we get a spot for him so he’s at least occupied for 6 hours of the day…
I can imagine a teachers strike would be very disruptive, especially since you are just getting back into work.
Ugh ugh ugh, colds are such a bother. Sorry you’ve been plagued!
I am not following anyone new, unless they happen to comment on my blog. I just can’t! I’m at max capacity!
I will have to see at the end of NaBloPoMo what I do ongoing.
No, I’ve never had a cold switch sides like that! I’m glad you’re feeling better now.
For NaBloPoMo, I’m trying to read and comment daily on all the bloggers I already know. And then I’m rotating through blogs I don’t know yet- I can’t get to all of them every day, but I definitely want to get to all of them many times this month. So many of my blogging friends are people I met through NaBloPoMo, so I’m looking to see if I can connect with some new blogging friends!
I am doing a similar thing with NaBloPoMo. Ones that are in my Reader already get preference and then I use the list on San’s site to visit others as I have time.
I have decided that my goal is to comment on at least 5 NaBloPoMo posts a day and try to keep up with my regular blogs. I’d like to make new bloggy friends, but I don’t want to forget about the other people out here posting like normal!
I am also mainly commenting on my regular blogs and then doing the occasional comment on newer ones.
Sorry to hear you’ve been sick, but glad you are feeling better now. I have had colds that switch sides, it’s annoying, lol. I’m enjoying Nablopomo this year. I plan to go through the participant list again this weekend to hit any blogs that have joined since my first round last week. It sounds like you have a good weekend ahead – enjoy!
I’ve been popping back in to the list as well
I’m not doing NaBloPoMo this year and I’m not really commenting on new blogs (aside from a very small handful that caught my eye). Like Nicole, I feel like I’m at “max capacity.”
I DEFINITELY get colds in one side first. Almost every time. Like I’ll be able to breath fully through one nostril and the other will be fully plugged.
It seems like I am not alone with the cold behaviour.
I have not had a cold take over one side of my nose and then move to the other. Rude! I hope you’re on the mend. We are celebrating Coach’s bday tomorrow with chili and the three older boys joining the 3 girls who are already home and missing the two away at college. His bday is the 15th, but some of the boys couldn’t make it out next weekend. I’m excited for that, but I am in a similar boat – I’ll get very little done. I might even offer to drive down and pick them up to save them the cost of an uber. Plus, more time to chat. coach and I also have lunch with my folks and sibs on Sunday. Celebrating their 60th anniversary!
Your weekend sounds wonderful with lots of celebrating and family time. Enjoy!
Note switch sides so much as being on one side. That’s the sinus infection. I hadn’t heard of the NaBloPoMo before this year. Thanks to a participant writing about it I found out on day 3, and I’d already posted on the 1st and 2nd.
Hi Lisa. welcome.
I know! NaBloPoMo exploded again. It was a short, manageable list and then *BOOM*… LOL
Like some others have mentioned, I’ll try to keep up with the blogs I already read and then try to get to as many new ones as I can… but nobody (!) expects everybody to read/comment on every single post. That is just not possible!
I am glad you’re over the cold. I hate when that knocks you out (especially when I cannot run, I am sure you can relate).
I was lucky that my cold coincided with recovery week, so I didn’t miss too much running. I did miss my long run last week though which was a bummer.
Argh colds are not cool.
I am feeling a little under weather right now unfortunately. I was planning to go on a hike but everything is a bit hurtful and stiff and I am slow. So maybe it’s not the best idea heading into the woods on my own. I did get a flue and covid shot on Thursday so I wonder if that I kicking in late.
I am craving some puzzle time. I will do one over Christmas as I always do. Maybe having the tradition to only do it once a year is what gives me so much joy in anticipation.
I was thinking the same as Julie when I first saw the list of participants that it might be manageable bit I gave that up. I am during to work through them all though bit ask me in a week.
I know, I hope you can shake off whatever you have. I can imagine having puzzles as a Christmas tradition makes it more special.
NaBloPoMo is amazing this year — so many people! It is really fun finding new-to-me bloggers to follow. I am not doing a great job of keeping up with comments, but I’m trying.
Me too!