I woke up this morning with a worse sore throat than I went to bed with, but given that three different people had recommended that I gargle with salt water (and I had), it could have been worse.
Accordingly, I stayed home today, seeking the warm refuge of hot tea, comfy sweaters, and bed—but not all at the same time (necessarily).
In other words, a perfectly bland day.
On the upside, the odds that I am going to go to South Africa in 2007 have shot upwards dramatically—although my initial dip into ticket prices was a bit shocking ($2,500 for the proposed dates—I will probably go earlier or stay later in an effort to reduce my costs). It’s exciting to think that soon the furthest south I will have ever been is Cape Town and its environs.
Hopefully I will be able to say that the lowest elevation is also in South Africa (right now I imagine the lowest I have been is 20-40 feet below sea level, probably in the Netherlands).
More on that later.
Hi there, sorry your not feeling so good.
I’ve been pimped here by the Queer Chef!
Yup that is a good remedy for a sore throat. Anyway, hope you get well soon dear!
hey pumpkin! i’m so sorry you’re feeling like a pile of crap 🙁 i hope you start feeling better. rest, lots of fluids, and bad television will make you feel better.
As for your throat–my ENT (ear, nose, and throat) doc thinks using a very dilute solution of water and peroxide is a good thing to gargle with. just make sure it’s pretty dilute, like 2water:1h2o2. i gargle with both (alternating every few hours) when i have strep.
yay for trips!!