Sick

I have been suffering from a sore throat since Sunday evening when, right before bedtime, I felt a horrible sensation like a coating of concrete over the back of my throat. The pain has improved, but a repeatedly running nose, headache, dizziness and horrible high temperature have all taken its place. The bedroom is too hot and too noisy for resting during the day so I have spent most of the last three days listening to music on the computer and getting frustrated when singing along results in a painful coughing fit. In short I am feeling sorry for myself and the sticky, hot weather and terrible daytime television schedule have only made the situation worse.

I am dreading returning to work tomorrow. I know I will be unable to control my body temperature and will feel sweaty and uncomfortable within moments of entering the office regardless of what I wear. I will have to check whether anyone has helped out with any of my work and whether any new tasks have arisen since Monday - often extracting this kind of information from my colleagues can be like the proverbial letting of blood from a stone. I enjoy many aspects of my job and I do like my colleagues' company, but I loathe the office environment and the constrains of not, for example, being able to work naked, with music on or at the time of day that I choose. In future I hope that employers will take advantage of technological advances and enable staff to work from home more frequently, thereby reducing the carbon footprint of commuters.

At least it is lucky that my three days of illness have coincided with three out of very few netball-free days in the year. I haven't missed out on any training or games which is a relief.


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