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I am your typical housewife living in high maintenance suburbia. I have a handsome husband, 2 kids and a flock of pet chickens. I try and feed my family with $100 a month. With the help of coupons, gardening and bartering I am able to squeeze the most out of our grocery budget and still manage to have a little fun along the way.

Too Sick To Blog

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puggle dog plastic egg bedLast night was a rough one. I went to bed around 7 with a fever and chills. No matter what I did {heating pad, layered clothing, 4 blankets} I couldn’t get warm. I woke up about 30 times, tossing and turning. I was hot, then cold, then had to make a run for the bathroom.

Early this morning I passed out in the bathroom. Luckily I knew it was going to happen and was able to get low to the ground. The HH found me and then slowly walked me back to bed.

So I’m taking the day off. To sleep.

Let’s hope this is just a 24 hour thing because I feel awful. 🙁

~Mavis

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  3. Oh Mavis. I am so sorry to hear this. Don’t give us humble Mavis-groupies a second thought, You just take care of you. Hope you feel better soon.

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    • Oh Mavis!!! I’m SO SORRY!! Please feel better soon! I got sick about a month ago, feeling similar. It helped to lay out in the sun, it was a way of warming me through my aching bones. Drink your tea, keep your fluids up, cuddle Lucy, and REST. We will all be waiting for you when you are better.

      Signed,
      Another Mavis Groupie

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  4. Wondered why there was nothing new on the blog today. Hope you mend soon! Being sick is no fun. Hope the HH is a good nurse :).

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  8. Oh no, so sorry you’re sick! Being sick in the summer is infinitely worse than being sick in the winter for some odd reason. Sending warm thoughts and healing white light to you – feel better soon!

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  14. Mavis – Please, please do a thorough tick check. If you find one, or if you’ve had a tick bite earlier this summer, don’t count on a bull’s-eye rash to be your clue. A lot of people don’t have that.

    Hoping this is just a regular old flu – not Lyme disease, or any other serious thing. Hoping you feel much better quite soon!

    Jean

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    • Jean, you are absolutely right! I didn’t even think of that.

      Mavis, rest and know we will be here when this is all behind you!

      Hugs to your HH for taking good care of you, too. 🙂

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      • Lyme is what came to my mind because your feeling sick., fever and fainting was exactly what happened when I had Lyme. Be sure to check because there are several nasty tick born diseases. I ended up with meningitis. Good luck and feel better.

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    • Not that it is entirely impossible, but Mavis lives in Western Washington t and we do not have Ticks here. (That I know of) Unless she has been traveling then it could be that.

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  16. Yes, feel better soon AND consider Lyme disease if you don’t get better quickly. It is an elusive and tricky thing. As said earlier, many people never show the bulls’ eye rash but do have Lyme. I usually hear headache as one of the symptoms.

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  17. So sorry, Mavis! I wondered if you were traveling or something when nothing showed up this morning. Please get better!

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  19. Mavis I hope you feel much better by the time you read this! Sending good vibes your way, and I will be holding good thoughts for a full, speedy recovery.
    Beverly from North Carolina

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  20. Oh no!!!!! I’m so sorry you’re under the weather, Mavis! Wishing you a speedy recovery from the Southeast. Take care 🙂

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  22. Holy Moly!!! Passing out is not good….maybe you should go to the doctor just in case!! Hope you feel better soon, get lots of rest!!! x

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  26. Mavis, so sorry to hear you are under the weather. Wishing you a very speedy recovery. Don’t worry about us readers, we will all still be here when you are feeling better. 🙂
    Jean from CT

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  32. I hope you are back on your feet soon, Mavis. This sounds awful! I imagine you just want to be out playing in your garden rather than feeling miserable and sick. Take care, and we’ll “see you” when you are better.

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  33. So glad you realized the impending fainting spell, take it wasy and get well. Don’t forget about your chicken soup..

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  34. Try oscillococcinum for flu and flu like symptoms. I take it at the first sign of feeling wonky and it works for me; that is it keeps me from developing full onset of flu symptoms.

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  35. Aweeeeee…a day without Mavis is a day without sunshine.I sure hope you are better real soon! Rest up!

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  40. Mavis Get well soon. Your health is #1 priority. Your family needs you and us “Mavis Groupies” will always be here when you return. Take care.

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  42. I absolutely agree with Rosaleen and Jean about being checked for Lyme’s. It’s nothing to fool around with. Luckily, (if u can call it luck?!), both times I had it, I had the bulls-eye. Argue with your doctor about getting tested if u need to – undetected Lyme’s can really mess u up.

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  43. Will keep you in prayer. Get plenty of rest and don ‘t allow yourself to get dehydrated. Suck on ice chips if you can’t keep down fluids.

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  44. Hoping for a quick recovery! Take it easy. Hopefully you have some chicken soup in your freezer and ginger tea in your cupboard!

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  47. So sorry you are sick!! Take it easy and rest…you are always running full tilt & now it’s time to recharge your batteries!! Let someone else do for you for a change!!
    Sending you hugs & prayers for a speedy recovery!!

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  50. I hope the HH is spoon feeding you chicken noodle soup! I am praying for you to feel better by tomorrow. May your night be restful, your sleep peaceful, and may your body be back to normal by morning.

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  52. I hope Mom & HH are spoiling you…maybe some hot tea with sugar ir honey and milk will sooth you. Rest and feel better my dear.

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  55. So sorry you’re feeling sick. It sounds like an especially awful bug. Take care and feel better soon!

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  56. Don’t worry about us. Rest, rest and more rest!

    I wonder if it has anything to do with your switch back to “non-zombie-emergency-30-day-challenge” food, with your body’s systems going through an adjusting period.

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  59. Oh Mavis,
    I wish I was there to smooth (smoof) your brow and get you cool drinks. That’s what my Mom used to do for us kids (5 of us) when we were sick. I did it for my kids too, now ages 31 and 30. It didn’t really do much but it was great moral support. I hope you’re better soon.

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  62. Hope you have a down blankie and a cashmere sweater to keep you warm, while you “chill” out in our lovely hot weather. Wow, you need to put a fainting couch in that big bathroom you remodeled. So sorry you got hit by something. At least you have 3 people and your pug to take care of you and cook and make tea for you. Maybe you are suffering from tea deficiency from last month. Get well, I miss your cheery overly optimistic way.

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  63. Hope you feel better. Take care as we understand why you don’t or can’t blog. Your health is more important.

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  64. Praying for you Mavis. It’s hard to be sick in the summer. There are flu-ishh type sicknesses going around our area. 🙁 What a surprise you will have when you see the growth in your garden when you’re able to go out again! 🙂

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  70. Hope you feel better real soon Mavis. I been dealing too with red ants from my garden. I had an allergic reaction so am still dealing with random hives. I think the worst of it is the prednizone they have me taking.. I makes you feel very strange. Hope all turns out well for you soon. And if you have any red ant tips, I would love to hear them.

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  71. Hope you are back to your spirited, life loving, self soon! Lynne in MN 🙂
    (and hoping that the puggle is snuggling you close, too!)

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  72. Hoping this message finds your feeling better and keeping your HOA on their toes. 🙂 Missing you and Lucy!

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  73. Well some days have passed since this post was written, so I am hoping you are much better by now. Feel better soon!

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