What’s Up Wednesday? I’m Laid Up On the Couch…

I’ve just had the biggest inconvenience appear in my life that’s required me to press the pause button. The one where I have been forced to stop everything and just take up residence on the couch!

What seems like a lifetime ago, I was in Mexico having a much-needed family vacay.  After getting back, I came down with a 103 C fever and I chalked it up to a flu bug I picked up on the plane. Without getting into the gory details, after several days I realized it was more than the flu. My stomach has been rumbling and grumbling and doing summersaults ever since.

I had brought back a “special friend” with me. Two weeks later, I’m on heavy duty antibiotics and feeling sicker than a dog. Just when I think I’m feeling better, WHAM, I’m back to being laid up on the couch.

So what’s a girl to do? Ah, that is the question.

NOTHING.

Nothing?!

Yes, nothing.

“Practice What You Preach” Time

The good ol’ “practice what you preach Leigh Ann” is rearing it’s ugly head. But no matter which way I dice it or slice it, I’m female and doing “nothing” is hard work because there is just so much to do right?!

WRONG.

I’ve had to come to terms with myself (so has my man!). It’s time for some radical self-love. And I don’t mean getting a massage or pedicure. I mean recognizing my body needs downtime and just allowing it.

The laundry is piling up,

My man has been doing the brunt of the cooking and cleaning,

My bathrooms are dirty,

Today is Wednesday and I’m supposed to do my “What’s Up Wednesday” Facebook live broadcast,

I’ve missed so many of my workouts that I love doing,

and I need to get back to work because, well, I’m an entrepreneur and I just took a week off and I’m already behind…

Radical Self Love

But I realize none of this really matters right now. I need to say, “fuck it! The only thing that matters is ME and getting ME BETTER.”

“Paulina the Parasite” has been a gift. And yeah, I named her. I’ve had a lot of time on the couch you know! At least I still have my sense of humour to get me through.

So today I will chill. Can you tell I’m trying to convince myself? Have an epsom salt bath with some essential oils in it, hmmm maybe peppermint. Put on the kettle and make some ginger tea. Turn on Netflix or better yet, pick up my book that I’ve been reading since the summer. And take my meds like a good girl.

Yep, today is going to be all about me and I need to just surrender to it. And next time, when I’m healthy, I’m going to lie on the couch because I can not because I have to!

Photo by Patrick Perkins