Comments on: A Little Bit Sick http://thewritermama.wordpress.com/2007/10/27/a-little-bit-sick/ Career-building tips for mom writers from the author of Writer Mama, How to Raise a Writing Career Alongside Your Kids. Sun, 12 Oct 2008 05:56:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: sagecohen http://thewritermama.wordpress.com/2007/10/27/a-little-bit-sick/#comment-7181 sagecohen Tue, 30 Oct 2007 04:51:13 +0000 http://thewritermama.wordpress.com/2007/10/27/a-little-bit-sick/#comment-7181 I have the crud, too! Raising a cruddy glass to you! xo I have the crud, too! Raising a cruddy glass to you! xo

]]> By: Laura http://thewritermama.wordpress.com/2007/10/27/a-little-bit-sick/#comment-7167 Laura Tue, 30 Oct 2007 01:21:34 +0000 http://thewritermama.wordpress.com/2007/10/27/a-little-bit-sick/#comment-7167 I recommend warm ginger ale, fuzzy slippers, a toasty fleece blanket and a comfy chair. Then add in a good book or old movie, and don't move for several hours. Then when just before you head for bed, try my grandfather's recipe for cough syrup... (keep in mind I don't drink, but I do make this: hot tea with a healthy dollop of honey, with a half shot of something alcoholic. My grandfather recommended whiskey, but I prefer schnapps. This is the only alcohol kept in my house..just for this purpose! It works. Get well soon! I recommend warm ginger ale, fuzzy slippers, a toasty fleece blanket and a comfy chair. Then add in a good book or old movie, and don’t move for several hours. Then when just before you head for bed, try my grandfather’s recipe for cough syrup… (keep in mind I don’t drink, but I do make this: hot tea with a healthy dollop of honey, with a half shot of something alcoholic. My grandfather recommended whiskey, but I prefer schnapps. This is the only alcohol kept in my house..just for this purpose! It works.

Get well soon!

]]> By: Heather http://thewritermama.wordpress.com/2007/10/27/a-little-bit-sick/#comment-7140 Heather Sun, 28 Oct 2007 20:51:21 +0000 http://thewritermama.wordpress.com/2007/10/27/a-little-bit-sick/#comment-7140 Ugh. It's going around here, too. Hope you get over it soon! Ugh. It’s going around here, too. Hope you get over it soon!

]]> By: Marianne http://thewritermama.wordpress.com/2007/10/27/a-little-bit-sick/#comment-7131 Marianne Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:05:39 +0000 http://thewritermama.wordpress.com/2007/10/27/a-little-bit-sick/#comment-7131 Being sick takes on a whole new meaning when you have a family! I love taking care of my kids when they're sick--clean sheets, Seven-Up, chicken soup, books, and naps--it's a lot of effort, obviously, but I remember how it felt when my own mom fussed over me. I'm still educating my family on how to take care of me when I'm sick! The whole concept seems impenetrable to them at this point. Recently I swore to my husband that this was my year for the Flu Shot. He peered at me over his cup of coffee, eyebrows raised, and said, "Are you an at-risk population?" "Yes," I said, smacking my palm on the kitchen table. "I'm the mother of two children whose husband is so busy taking care of everyone else with the flu that he can't make it home to take care of me!" Tim laughed and looked sheepish. He's an internist, so Flu season is a busy time for him--especially with his older patients, for whom Flu can be deadly. I don't resent his chosen career. But I'm a freelance writer working from home, trying to meet deadlines and the schoolbus all at the same time. The Flu is deadly for me, too--just not in the same way. I remember the last time I had the Flu. I was standing in front of the toaster with a high fever, trying to remember what went into this device. Toast. Yes, that was it! Now, where do I put it in? This slot on the top? Yes, of course! I called a friend and asked her to pick Claire up for preschool. A person who can't run the toaster shouldn't be driving a vehicle. I have learned that the best thing I can do is take care of myself all of the time--rest well, eat well, exercise, play. It helps me work harder and get sick less. But when I get sick, I try to do only the essential things and put my feet up as much as possible. I ask for help if I need it. I used to try to tough my way through viral illness like the Flu and that never worked! I try to give my body what it needs and pretty soon I'm on the mend. I'm not sure the family knows exactly what to do yet when Mom's sick. But we'll keep working on it. Being sick takes on a whole new meaning when you have a family! I love taking care of my kids when they’re sick–clean sheets, Seven-Up, chicken soup, books, and naps–it’s a lot of effort, obviously, but I remember how it felt when my own mom fussed over me.

I’m still educating my family on how to take care of me when I’m sick! The whole concept seems impenetrable to them at this point.

Recently I swore to my husband that this was my year for the Flu Shot. He peered at me over his cup of coffee, eyebrows raised, and said, “Are you an at-risk population?”

“Yes,” I said, smacking my palm on the kitchen table. “I’m the mother of two children whose husband is so busy taking care of everyone else with the flu that he can’t make it home to take care of me!”

Tim laughed and looked sheepish. He’s an internist, so Flu season is a busy time for him–especially with his older patients, for whom Flu can be deadly. I don’t resent his chosen career. But I’m a freelance writer working from home, trying to meet deadlines and the schoolbus all at the same time. The Flu is deadly for me, too–just not in the same way.

I remember the last time I had the Flu. I was standing in front of the toaster with a high fever, trying to remember what went into this device. Toast. Yes, that was it! Now, where do I put it in? This slot on the top? Yes, of course!

I called a friend and asked her to pick Claire up for preschool. A person who can’t run the toaster shouldn’t be driving a vehicle.

I have learned that the best thing I can do is take care of myself all of the time–rest well, eat well, exercise, play. It helps me work harder and get sick less. But when I get sick, I try to do only the essential things and put my feet up as much as possible. I ask for help if I need it. I used to try to tough my way through viral illness like the Flu and that never worked! I try to give my body what it needs and pretty soon I’m on the mend.

I’m not sure the family knows exactly what to do yet when Mom’s sick. But we’ll keep working on it.

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