Sick
So very, very sick.
Remember how it felt like when you were a little kid and you fell on your knees while running in gravel? Little pieces of stone sunk deep into your pink kiddy flesh; the shock turned some areas of the wound dead-white, but where the rocks bit deep enough, blood started to seep out, just before your tears. Remember how you hated to tell your mom because you knew she'd clean your knees up and douse them with something germ-killing, and that whole process hurt even more than the fall? Remember grimacing and sucking in your breath and that silly huffing wail that you let out when you finally allowed her to touch your bloody knees? Remember all of that?
That is how my throat feels right now.
So I've got my hot mug of lime juice and honey.
I've gargled with hot salt water, swallowed more than my share of Vitamin C, gulped down plenty of knock-off brand Airborne, but no success yet. You got more solutions out there?
Remember how it felt like when you were a little kid and you fell on your knees while running in gravel? Little pieces of stone sunk deep into your pink kiddy flesh; the shock turned some areas of the wound dead-white, but where the rocks bit deep enough, blood started to seep out, just before your tears. Remember how you hated to tell your mom because you knew she'd clean your knees up and douse them with something germ-killing, and that whole process hurt even more than the fall? Remember grimacing and sucking in your breath and that silly huffing wail that you let out when you finally allowed her to touch your bloody knees? Remember all of that?
That is how my throat feels right now.
So I've got my hot mug of lime juice and honey.
I've gargled with hot salt water, swallowed more than my share of Vitamin C, gulped down plenty of knock-off brand Airborne, but no success yet. You got more solutions out there?
Comments
As we both know, moving knock you around. Love the baked lemon idea, though. Brilliant.
Your throat is bringing back bad memories of having glandular fever (mono) for months on end. Nasty.
I've been known to gargle chili vodka. Homemade and potent.
Naps and a little tea and sympathy is good medicine.
Half Baked: Why, thank you!
Lucy: Thanks for the well-wishes. My throat doesn't hurt anymore, but now I'm just a drippy bag of mucus, pouring from everywhere possible spot. Argh.
Emma: Garlic is indeed very good stuff. Thanks for the suggestion.
AOF: Gargling chili vodka? Why, you are my kind of woman! What a brilliant, half-mad, wonderful idea!
Hope you are feeling better soon!
Lots of sleep and lots of oranges is my advice.
Hope you get better soon. x
A little recommendation, I found these to be so delicious and useful in my kitchen: http://bajoseasonedsalts.com/
Cheers.
John