Bug In My System

Illness is trying to take me down. I can feel it. I can always feel when my body has some bug in it, trying to make me sick. It’s just a little egh feeling in my core. It feels like regular, full sick, but very light. Just enough of an ache in the body and head to let me know something is wrong.

Whenever I get this feeling, I drink plenty of Dole pineapple orange juice (my juice of choice) and go to bed early. Doing this usually lets my body overcome the bug in me. If I realize the sensation early enough, and take care of myself, I can wake up in the morning like nothing was wrong.

I rarely get sick. I get this little “potential sick” maybe twice a year, and actually sick maybe once every three years. Usually when I get sick, I get real sick – flu, strep, etc. My constitution is pretty good against the light stuff.

I spent the past week around a lot of people, shaking hands and hugging family and family friends. I’m sure that’s where this bug that’s trying to crash my body came from. Plus I’ve eaten a lot of . . . non-healthy foods—damn good foods, but not healthy. I don’t think I ate a single piece of fruit, and very little vegetables; lots of barbecue and cakes. That probably weakened my immune system a bit.

I hate going to bed early. Going down at 8:00 p.m. cuts up to four hours out of my evenings where I could get something productive and/or fun done. But, it’s better than being sick all the next day.

Bullgrit
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