Today, I Am The Stupid One!

All bundled up to face the cold.

All bundled up to face the cold.

Lots of random pictures for this post!

Still feeling pretty awful, but the headaches, neck aches, and spine aches have mostly left. Unfortunately, I still can’t quite think straight. My cough has gotten worse, so today I took with me my Gloomy Bear face mask to work. For $1 USD, it’s actually a great fortifier against the cold. I put that on, plus wrapped my scarf around my face and pinned everything down with ear muffs. The 14°F wind still bit at my eyes sharply, but it was much better than feeling the icy wind against my entire face. At work, the face mask stayed on; my boss sits next to me, and he has a 10 week old daughter. Not someone who should be associating with sick people. There’s a surprising amount of ease a face mask can give a person…not having to cover your own mouth when you cough really frees up your hands to do actual work!

Though of course there are some who would say I should have stayed home.
But this is the life of a Freelancer. If you don’t show up to work, you don’t get paid. And how will I live *then*?

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