Today's Meals

Nothing exciting...

Breakfast - apple juice; banana later
Lunch - turkey in usual salad; Ghirardelli square
Supper - baked beans w/brown rice; mint chocolate truffle

Shroom Pepper Pasta

Another real simple, thrown-together supper. Would be delicious as a side dish too :)

SHROOM PEPPER PASTA

1/2 bell pepper, chopped
1/2 big red bell pepper, chopped
1 lb mushrooms, sliced
Olive oil
Salt
12-16 oz angel hair (I used Barilla Plus)
Mustard (the spice, not prepared mustard)

Saute bell peppers and set aside. Saute mushrooms and add to bell peppers. Season to taste with salt and mustard. Cook pasta in salted water according to package directions. Drain. Mix pasta with veggie mixture. Add more salt and mustard to taste.

Starting to Feel Better

Still not back to normal by any stretch of the imagination, but better than yesterday :) And I'm feeling claustrophobic and a little anxious tonight. Wonder if my body's trying to detox something I ate recently?

Breakfast - banana
Lunch - turkey in usual salad; Ghirardelli square
Supper - Shroom Pepper Pasta
Dessert - cafe au lait (1/2 cup decaf coffee, 1/2 cup rice milk and cream mix, stevia); lemon biscotti

Ibuprofen

I took 2 last night. I took 2 about noon. And I'll take 2 more before bed tonight so I can breathe.

I hate taking ibuprofen. I've had a few gallbladder twinges today that I suspect are from taking it :-( But it's either that or not breathe and cough from the throat irritation. Ugh.

I'm sure all the stress last week combined with rationing my supplements really took a toll on my immune system :-(

Still Sick

Should I really expect any different?! ;-)

Sick me + dirty kitchen + hubby offering to work a little extra to pay for me not having to cook supper = take-out

Breakfast - banana
Lunch - turkey in usual salad; Ghirardelli square
Supper - Chili's - black bean burger on wheat bun w/avocado, mayo, mustard, tomato; fries w/ketchup; corn on the cob w/butter; piece of cake

"Uncle!"

I give up... I just took 2 ibuprofen :-( It should take out some of the inflammation and swelling. Everything is so swollen I can't breathe so I can't sleep despite being so tired :-(

The good thing is I've only used ibuprofen once in the past 8 months so it should hit my system pretty hard! And do what it's supposed to.

I'm so cold. It's the same temp in here as usual but I guess the combination of being tired and sick is what's causing it. I took my temp a while ago and it was normal. No fever :-) So I'm under my sheet, quilted blanket, Vellux blanket, and one other fairly thin one. Hope I warm up soon!

Poor Jesse had his first bout of horrible heartburn/reflux in a long time tonight. I think it's from that pizza yesterday. It's cheap for a reason ;-) He's sleeping now but I expect it to happen again tonight. I had some of my green/mint tea left so I poured it for him. It really helps digestive issues for me - hope it does the same for him.

Full. Blown. Sick.

Stuffy head, sneezing, sinus pressure, sinus headache off and on, nose like a constantly dripping faucet... But no sore throat or cough :-)

Last night when I did my neti pot the second time, I was so stuffy I had to be creative to do it. Tonight was better - and I actually flushed at least one thick glop of snot - but that was before I laid down. And of course it's worse when I'm laying down, despite being somewhat propped up.

Last night I ended up sleeping with a rolled-up piece of soft toilet paper stuck into one nostril. That constant watery, thin drip... I may have to do it again tonight. For now I'm just wiping it a lot. And I have VapoRub slathered under my nose. Ugh. Scratch that. I now have a piece of rolled toilet paper with one end in each nostril. Probably looks like a bull with a ring in its nose LOL Beats wiping every 30 seconds though :-P

I got the turkey cooked today! So we have lunches for a few days. I plan to make a turkey stew with the carcass after most of the meat is gone. Mmmmm...

Breakfast - banana (nonorganic)
Lunch - turkey breast in usual salad; Ghirardelli square
Supper - mashed potatoes (8 servings instant) w/butter, parsley, and garlic (5 cloves); Cal veggies; piece of cake