I feel sick...oh, wait. I am.

This has felt like the longest week. And guess what? It's Tuesday at 9:30 in the morning. I got strep throat last Friday (well, probably before then, but that's when I started feeling the effects) and was sick all weekend. I swear(!) I've never had it this bad before. My lungs hurt. My throat hurts. My body aches. I'm having a hard time breathing. And to top it all off, I'm so groggy headed I can't think straight (if you knew how many times I had to try to spell straight right just then, you'd laugh).

The one thing I always appreciate about being sick (especially when your lungs and mucus are involved) is how your voice drops an octave. I sound like a man (at least in my head). For some people this might be considered a bad thing. However, I, who sound like a girl most of the time, get the chance for a few days to imagine what I would sound like had I been born a boy. Another thing about being sick that goes along with this is the spitting. Now, I don't mean to say that only boys spit, because that just isn't true. However, when I think of spitting, I think of baseball players and cowboys. Well, the point is I am spitting up lots of phlegm. And I feel like a man.

Last, I think that I would like to say that part of the reason I am so sick is because of the stresses of my new position. I love what I do (meaning I love working), but sometimes it gets to be a bit overwhelming. There are times at work like now, when no one is here, and there are times when it is super busy and 15,000 people are standing around your back asking you questions all at once. I've just got to get used to it. I figure that it will slow down after these first couple of weeks. I guess we'll find out...