I Have a Cold

This is terrible. I NEVER get a cold. Or I guess I'd better say I RARELY get a cold since I have a cold. This is the first cold I've had in years. If I had a job to go to, I'd call in sick. I'm well enough to do some easy things around the house (I washed the dishes yesterday, scoured the kitchen sinks, and began reading for Saturday's class), but I'm definitely not at my most productive.

I woke up yesterday with a stuffy head. All day I sneezed a lot and blew my nose a lot and drank a lot of hot tea. By evening, my shoulders ached and my skin hurt. I thought I was coming down with the flu - and I had declined to get a flu shot because I NEVER get the flu.

Last night, I took an aspirin and went to be early. In the wee hours of the morning, I was having trouble sleeping (that stuffy nose thing) and felt chilled (not a good sign) so took 2 more aspirin. This morninging, I feel much better though not 100%. I'll do what I can today, but not push myself. And I'll continue to drink a lot of hot tea.

I should be all right to lead the senior exercise class tomorrow. How would it look if I can't keep up with women who are 10 - 20 years older than I am?