A Sniffle During Covid & A Shocking Development

I had MLK Day off so I went walking. Might have been ill advised because it was very windy and slightly chilly. The following day I woke up stuffy. My allergies always hit me this time of year. It’s clockwork. 2020 early February I had the same thing. Often they develop into a sinus infection. I’m so used to the way it feels I know the difference between it and some viral infection, but when you show ANY signs of COVID symptoms you are chastised for being in public. No one wants you in the work space. I feel the same. Stay away!!!

When I walked into the office the first thing I told my coworkers was that I’m a little snotty but otherwise feel great. Seasonal allergies. They have worked with me long enough to know this. Well, all but, let’s call her “Janine”. I call her this because she reminds me slightly of the original “Ghostbusters”. That’s not a bad thing. Being that she is a germaphobe on a normal day, COVID days have dialed her to 11. Poor girl. To ease her mind I made a point to wear my mask in the office. I put it on when people arrive anyways, but working with this small group it’s not generally practiced all through the day. The mask is to protect others so it’s the least I could do. I must also add that during these times a certain paranoia overcomes you. I was second guessing myself. What if I did have COVID!!! I guess that’s natural. I recalled back in March how a slight tickle of the throat had me concerned. It’s good to be aware of things and also know the difference. So for my coworker well being, I wore a mask.

I had a 3 day week and it’s was gloomy and glorious. We ended up with .7 an inch. So being stuck in the office was a real drag. I would have liked to have been able to get out in it. Janine had her fair share, which ended up giving her the sniffles. When we were together in the office we all were in a heavy joking mood. I don’t know if it was the weather, but everyone seemed spirited. I do mean all of us. Not every day do we all just hang out. Not much was going on either.

That’s why it was such a bummer Thursday to discover one of us had welcomed COVID into our midst. We all received an email informing us of the unfortunate situation. We were to go home & then we were not to go home. Conflicting responses from HR. That’s another story all together.

Our little group almost made it a entire f***ing year without the nasty little b***** penetrating our walls. So uncertain what next, we all go home and play “wait & see”. At least I had Friday off and could get away from everyone for a long weekend. Which I went full circle and walked in the wind again, sure to flare up the allergies again and bring concern to those around me that I truly do indeed have COVID. Oh what a life. Cant even sneeze without getting a death glare.

So here I am, just kind of waiting to see. I hope none of us get.

Song of the Week: How To Disappear Completely by Radiohead. Perfect for the gloomy days.

Jalapeño

International hot & spicy foods day. I made some Asian jalapeño chicken stir fry with some sriracha green beans.

Breakfast casserole. Threw whatever I could find into this. Spicy breakfast sausage, diced potato, jalapeño, onion and red bell. Top with eggs and cheese. Basically no different that a crust free quiche.

BBQ steak bits w/ slaw & grilled corn.

Teriyaki chicken.

Egg roll in a bowl. Lord. What can I say. I love egg rolls. They have carbs. This was the perfect meal. It took maybe 20 min. Wonton strips and sweet chili sauce topped it off.