Being Ill Isnt Sick

Yes it's that time of year again when we're all a bit knackered from the party season and cold, flu and generally crappy illnesses are rife.

It has always struck me how being ill can instantly revert you back to being a stroppy needy child. Tossing and turning at 3 in the morning in your grown up room with your grown up 'artsy' posters and nice bedding suddenly turns on its head with the effects of fever and crankiness...the bottom lip comes out and 'muuummmm' is embarrassingly on the tip of your green tongue.

Despite your housemates best efforts the bottom line is they like you very much and would like you to feel better but they're not going to put up with your whimpers and definitely don't want what you've got. If you can make it home, do it.

There, despite still feeling ill, you can enjoy all the comfort of being molly coddled, endless food and the medicine you think is too expensive to buy yourself. But most importantly, the permission to do sweet f.a. all day (something that, as a full time worker and ex-student is very precious to me).

Despite losing my voice completely, not earning any money and feeling and looking rough I plan to spend my day having cuddles with the dog, eating and having a nice fat nintendo session including classics such as Monkey Island, Bomberman and a bit of Mario.

Keep wrapped up, eat well and avoid raves on the ice (personal downfall) but if you are ill try and make the most out of it. Peace.