I know you’ve all been sick before and I know it sucks to hear people complain about it, and I know that my being sick isn’t terribly different, but I’ve done a lot of math here and…ok, don’t be scared, it’s not a LOT of math…but it’s there, so don’t click away yet, alright? Ok. Thanks. You’re the best.
5 Boxes of Puffs with Lotion, $11.95
2 Boxes of DayQuill, $15.96
1 Box of NyQuill, $7.98
1 Bottle of Mucinex, $13.59
1 Box of Sudafed, $6.49
2 Bottles of Zicam, $13.98
1 Jar Vaseline to heal cracking nose, $1.99
1 Tube Natural Ice to sooth chapped lips, $1.57
1 New Concealer to hide burst blood vessels in my face, $4.49
1 Waterproof Mascara to mask drippy-watery eyes, $4.63
2 Gallons of Orange Juice–no pulp, $6.37
2 “Coldbuster’s” from Jamba Juice with an Immunity Boost, $12.94
1 Humidifier–thanks Handsome!–to help me breathe at night, $23.69
1 Box Clorox Wipes to sanitize work station, $2.37
My B.O.S.S. is a soulless, merciless man who refused to let me take a few days off work to deal with above issues because “It’s the busy season and you can’t afford not to be here”–hearing him start coughing and complaining of a sore throat…Priceless.
**It should be noted, all drugs were taken in strict accordance with instructions on box/bottle and were not ever combined. I did not have freaky-psychotic episodes in the middle of the night after NOT taking Sudafed and Mucinex together where I believed myself to be 5 different people, and was actually convinced that this was my new life. Five different women; Rose, Leslie, Becca, Theresa “my friends call me Tessa”, and Siobhan. Nope. That absolutely didn’t happen.
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yep i get that when i’ve been ill, revenge is sweet, especailly when they have not been at all helpful or sympathetic!
Comment by grungedandy 2009 March 9 @ 4:21 amhope your feeling better seeya hugya *G*
Best revenge ever! Isn’t it sort of against the law not to permit employees to use sick time?
Comment by Operation Pink Herring 2009 March 9 @ 6:03 amI hope you’re feeling better! Hehe, have you seen United States of Tara?
Comment by Margarita 2009 March 9 @ 6:34 amBeing sick is a big ball of crappy. Although Leslie is quite charming…
Comment by Britt 2009 March 9 @ 7:24 amAwww. Poor you! Feel better!
Comment by Jess 2009 March 9 @ 8:13 amIf my boss refused to give me sick time off, I’d purposely get her sick. *Cough cough* on her files. Rub snotty nose on her pens. You know, general sabotage.
Comment by Sra 2009 March 9 @ 9:35 amHaha! So priceless! Feel better soon
Comment by Jenkneebee 2009 March 9 @ 11:09 amOh noooo. If only you had coupons! Hope you feel better soon!
Comment by Jackie 2009 March 9 @ 11:14 amThis is certainly a new spin on illness. I like it. Sorry you had to suffer through it though.
Comment by Lindz 2009 March 9 @ 11:26 amWow. Your house must look like a pharmacy. Did all of that stuff really work? I had a cold last week, but a little rest, lots of water, and a gulp of NyQuil for three nights before bed fixed it right up. Oh, and a garlic pill every morning with breakfast. That’s my secret actually, but I’ll let you in on it. Take a garlic supplement and a vitamin C supplement in the morning with breakfast, and your cold will go away faster and be less severe.
Hope you’re feeling better!
Comment by sov 2009 March 9 @ 12:03 pm
Isn’t it great when your boss/parents/teachers/whoever suddenly finds out what it’s like to have a bad cold and they have to start apologising?
Comment by Allie 2009 March 9 @ 12:27 pmTessa sounds awesome
Comment by Sarakastic 2009 March 9 @ 1:39 pmoh good gracious lady i hope you’re feeling better. and your boss is lame for not letting you take a sick day, oy.
Comment by katelin 2009 March 9 @ 2:02 pmI’m always horrified when I realize what I’ve spent on Being Sick Accoutrements. Like, do you know what I could have bought if it weren’t for this cold? LOTS OF CHEESE, THAT’S WHAT.
Feel better!
Comment by Moose 2009 March 9 @ 3:47 pmWow, that is a LOT of drugs. Hope you feel better!
Comment by Larissa 2009 March 9 @ 6:49 pmBeing sick is expensive! Hope you are getting better every second.
Comment by Erin 2009 March 9 @ 6:51 pmLOL! You crack me up. Sorry you’re sick, though. May you heal quickly. I’ve been sick, too, and I hear this particular cough takes 4-6 weeks to dissipate. Here’s hoping yours is different.
Comment by Caryn Caldwell 2009 March 9 @ 7:00 pmi think it worries me that there exists something called clorox wipes for sanitizing your work station. i think the US is really germ conscious in a way that i have forgotten (or perhaps it wasn’t really like that when i last lived there). there was also no such thing as “jamba” juice last i knew. i’m learning so much here!
did any of it help?
xox,
Comment by julochka 2009 March 10 @ 12:25 pm/j
Um, why didn’t you add those up for me? Now I have to do math and it is all your fault. Stupid being sick makes you not think clearly. Love you!
Comment by Miss Erika 2009 March 10 @ 1:08 pm