Although I’m still sniffling, I feel a LOT better, and yesterday I put in a full day’s work at my desk trying to catch up my sites.  Today, I hope to get some crafting done, and tomorrow I have to go into Vegas to work a convention.

Although I am lucky enough to have health care, with my 5k deductible, I couldn’t afford to go to the Dr. if my cold had been worse than it was.  Isn’t that a sad state of affairs?  And after reading stories on Obama’s Healthcare site, I see I’m not alone in this.

So I’m fortunate for sites like WebMD that I can research.  Extensive knowledge from past colds what helped me, and the ability to stay home and rest up to get over my illness.  Lots of ginger tea with honey and lemon.  Vitamin C tablets.   Benydril for the non-stop sneezing and runny nose, and a few doses of cough syrup when the cough got so bad I couldn’t stand it. (I really, really, REALLY hate the taste of cough syrup).

The number one biggie though is the ability to stay home and rest.  I’ve only had that luxury the last 8 years since I’ve been completely self employed.  I remember one year I had full on pneumonia, and I was able to take only 1/2 day off work to see the dr, and worked for 6 weeks with it 7 days a week during audit season for a CPA.  I’ve had so many times in my life where I had to work no matter how sick I was, because If I missed so much as a single day of work, I couldn’t pay my bills.

I thank the Goddess every day that I get to work out of my home.  I have some part-time work I have to go into Vegas for, but even that is nice because it gets me out and around people a few times a month.  I am truly blessed and don’t take for granted this wonderful gift she has given me.   And after this past week, I realize I’m doubly blessed.