July 19, 2007

• This week finds me ill with a summer cold, or whatever is plaguing me; thus, the inspiration for my list of thirteen!!!   Thirteen Things I Enjoy About GOOD HEALTH 1.  Lots of energy.  I have always been "on the go" and can't remember being any other way.  I'm pretty sure I was born in high gear and have always counted on myself to get a lot done in a short amount of time. 2.   Independence.  By that I mean, this week I've come to realize I've become dependent upon a box of tissues to be very close at hand (along with a waste basket!), aspirin, lots of water to drink and wash my hands, a restroom (because of lots of water), and Cepacol to suck on. 3.   My sense of taste.   There's nothing worse than fixing dinner and having the sensation of spicy chili on your tongue, but not tasting it!  What a waste of calories!  I DO love to cook and eat!  Tasting is the main reason for eating!!!  4.   My sense of smell.  Why bother burning candles when *I* can't appreciate their benefit?  Same with smelling the perfect rose that is growing on my backyard porch!  I enjoy creating smells in my home with candles, sachets in my vacuum bag AND lingerie drawers, and the smell of meals cooking. 5.   Patience.  It's supposed to be a virtue, but I find it sorely lacking within me when I'm ill.  Patience with my children and husband, patience when doing mundane tasks that HAVE TO BE done, patience with others that would otherwise "get on my nerves," (how many times do I have to be asked to be removed from someone's call list?), etc. 6.   Medium tone speaking voice.  I have worked very, very hard to lower my high pitched voice to a pleasant tone.  Right now I sound like a whiskey bent and hell bound bar partier!  Our cockatiel bird even jumped when I spoke to her yesterday morning!  Does anyone remember Talulah Bankhead or Selma Diamond? 7.   A body with no aches or pain.  I NOW remember what joy it is to get up and walk without feeling like the floor has a giant magnet pulling me down!  I also appreciate being able to roll over at night in bed without groaning, "Ohhhhhhhhhhh!" 8.   Clear eyes.  Not necessarily clear vision because I'm becoming less and less visually acute, as I grow older!!!  But, it's nice to have eyes that don't burn or water when I look at someone who is speaking to me! 9.   Singing.  I enjoy singing, even though, as I get older, my range of notes is diminishing!  At least I can still hit *some* notes when I'm in good health!  Which takes me back to the whiskey sounding bar voice described in #6! 10.  Being close to my children's faces and my husband's face.  I like good night kisses and eskimo kisses and butterfly kisses with eyelashes . . .  Not possible with a scaly nose and germ encrusted face! 11.  The wild abandonment and guilt-free pleasure of drinking coffee.  I still drink coffee when I'm sick, but I feel very pressured to drink lots of water, instead.  So, while I'm swallowing one of my favorite beverages (that I can't even taste!), I'm thinking guilty thoughts of how I should be drinking water. 12.  Washing my hands less frequently.  Now, don't get me wrong, I'm a big hand washer on any normal day.  But, I like the freedom of good health that makes it not necessary for me to wash my hands until they peel and crack! 13.  My pets acting normal.  I like my dog who does his own thing.  I like my cats who play with my slippered feet or lay next to me in bed.  I like my cockatiel who chatters up a storm when I am in front of her cage, engaging her in conversation.  Currently, I believe they are all on a death watch and, I think, worried who will feed them if I don't pull through this!  The cats keep sniffing me, the dog keeps a wide berth, and the bird . . . well I've already described how she squawks and flies to the back wall of her cage when I speak to her. The best, or maybe ONLY,  thing about being ill:  God loves me no matter how gross I become!      Links to other Thursday Thirteens! 1. (leave your link in comments, I’ll add you here!)

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