Downtime

There's a saying that good teachers get sick during school breaks. Good employees get sick on weekends, or use them to recover at least. I am definitely one of those and ever since I switched to a four-day (work) week I am even more grateful for those long weekends. Last week I developed a weird cold that didn't introduce itself with the usual sore throat (in fact, I didn't have this symptom at all), but the "star" of the show was a horrible cough of the kind I last remember having as a child. It started when I suddenly felt incredibly weak and tired last Monday at my book club. It was as if a switch had been flipped. I suddenly got shivers, knew I could not finish dessert (for which I usually always find space) no matter what and longed for my hot tub. I dragged myself home and took a bath as well as some flu-relief hot drink. I powered through until Thursday, entertained our visitors (Highflyer's sisters) for 3 days and then felt really grateful I had most of Saturday and all of Sunday to recharge my batteries before next week. Seriously, sometimes I wonder how I managed life with a normal two-day-weekend...