Drama lama

I wasn't planning for this blog to be so much about my daily life, mainly because it's quite mundane and uninteresting at the moment. It's so much more exciting with all those little thoughts and ideas that intrigue me. However, there actually has been a little bit of drama in my life lately. If you carry on reading you'll see how. Just to warn you: this post also includes whining and self-pity, so if you're not a fan of that, stop reading now. :)

Right now I'm home sick - and insanely bored. It all started Friday morning, when I was extremely tired. Ok, I'm usually very tired in the mornings, since I'm not a morning person, but this was something different. It never disappeared. Also, I had this pressure in my head, and I felt somewhat nauseous. Thinking it would go away, I kept having my lessons as usual. I started feeling better, but suddenly, as I was explaining something to my 7th graders standing up, I felt dizzy; waves of heat came over me, my mouth felt extremely dry and my legs wouldn't carry me anymore. Yep, I was about to faint. As calmly as possible I just said "I'm just going to sit down for a moment" and then carried on explaining. As soon as I was finished, I blurted out "Now read pages 58-59 in the textbook aloud to each other!" and rushed out to the bathroom. I drank some water and sat down for a while. Then I went back to the classroom and finished the lesson.

What would a normal person do after this? Go home and lie down of course. What did I do? Skipped lunch and lay down in the teacher's lounge, hoping I would feel better. And I did. I was actually able to go through with the rest of the lessons that day. In hindsight, I should have gone home. But I haven't been on sick leave since that one day in 2009. Additionally I'm extremely headstrong, so it takes a lot for me to admit defeat.

But wait! The worst part isn't over yet. I had invited a bunch of people over to my place that night, and I didn't have the heart to cancel. Consequently, I went straight to bed after work, trying to recover the best I could. Unfortunately, I was still very feeble and weak when I got up, and I couldn't even stand up. What would a sane person do in this situation? Call it off! What did I do? I guess you know it by now.

Anyway, I was able to hold it up for most of the night, but finally I just had to go to my sister's apartment and rest. And I left the party at my place. That's just insane.

That night I couldn't sleep properly because of fever chills. Let me also add that the little food I had during the day I was not able to keep. Yuck. Yesterday I spent all day in bed watching Friends. That's all I had the strength to do. Today I've spent most of the time in bed with a slight headache and a sore throat, but as I said, I'm beginning to feel extremely bored. Despite everything I have to do: correct essays and plan next week's lessons, I'm going for a walk. And buy some ice-cream for my sore throat. In my mind that's only fair.