Everything, Everything

Last week I was taken down by what appeared to be a very nasty virus, the sort that keeps you in bed because you have trouble standing upright and everything hurts. I had hot and cold flushes, which (unsurprisingly for me) resulted in a nosebleed, and I spent pretty much all of Thursday with my eyes closed (I still find it painful to look left or right). I finally felt vaguely human on Friday night and managed to drink something other than water (as I'd already used up all my orange squash on Thursday morning). I managed hot chocolate, but made with water as I didn't have any fresh milk, and I didn't have the energy to walk to the shops to get some. My back still hurts quite a lot, and I know I'll ache again in the morning, but at least I've finally managed to get through a day without taking any painkillers. I hope to be at work tomorrow, as there are a number of things I need to catch up on, and then I'm meant to be heading to delightful Slough for some training for the rest of the week. I'm still not entirely sure how much I'll learn from this course.