The cold/flu season has hit me already, so sorry for the lack of posting the past week. I had one of those I-feel-terrible-but-not-bad-enough-to-take-a-sick-day kind of weeks.
You know…where you feel like total crapola but you don’t really have a fever and don’t feel like paying the doctor $50 or whatever for them to tell you that they don’t know what you have and to come back if your symptoms get worse.
It’s like being quasi sick.
So, I just pushed through.
I fought back with lots of my Mom’s Get Well Soup (a Filipino family recipe), hot tea, and some hippie medicine.
I seriously love this soup whether I’m feeling bad or not. You may note on the recipe that it says to add 1 to 1 1/2 cups of rice while cooking. If you do 1 cup, you’ll get a more brothy soup. Go 1 1/2 and it’ll thicken up like porridge.
Note Day #2 texture. I guess the rice just soaks all the liquid up. I suppose you could add some chicken broth to the soup while it’s re-heating, but it’s tasty regardless of the texture. I even ate it for breakfast one day, and I really liked it prepared that way.
Oh, and you know what else is pretty great when you’re sick? Oatmeal. I haven’t been eating as much of this for breakfast, but did you know oatmeal actually helps your immune system? It’s true…whfoods.com says so:
“…starting your day with a bowl of oatmeal may boost your immune response in addition to your morning energy levels.”
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Anywho, I’ve been resting up this weekend, catching a few Lifetime movies, brainstorming holiday recipes (cookies and pot luck dishes!), and trying to generally chill out. I’m feeling much better today, so I’m hoping to be 100% sometime this week.
I’m hoping to get some holiday decorations up soon, too. How are yours coming along?
Hope you’re all staying happy and healthy!
Hope you’re feeling better soon! My husband got sick this week and I made an Asian chicken noodle soup that I swear had amazing healing qualities ๐ Soup’s the best when you’re sick, especially when someone else makes it for you!
Sorry youve been sick Hun! It’s going around ๐
โโฆstarting your day with a bowl of oatmeal may boost your immune response in addition to your morning energy levels.โ
YAY! I love my oatmeal in the morning. ๐
Being quasi sick is the best that can happen to you! But you have to be smart and
– go on medical leave as soon as it starts (doctor, i really feel like sick. Could it be a stomach flu?)
– gather books, movies, tv pilots
– have a warm blanket
– have a cup of tea
– relax
** ATTENTION** it only works when you don’t have children. Otherwise you’re never sick enough to skip a nice, relaxing workday in the office ;)))