Its not because I can't handle the discomfort of being sick. Its because I hate the unproductive, utterly wasted time you spend in bed or laying on the couch when you are sick that drives me crazy! Since Sunday Night, i've been pretty sick - you know the typical winter malady made up of a cough, aches and pains, lethargy, bedridden type feeling. I missed Monday and Tuesday at work, for two reasons. One of which is I don't wish to subject my coworkers to whatever plague i'm carrying right now, and the other reason is I just couldn't muster enough power to drag myself out of bed for any length of time.
I guess it was only a matter of time, everyone around me is sick. Various people at work have been sick over the last couple of weeks. My wife had pneumonia for the last 2 weeks - and missed a total of 8 days of work! (and her, like me, seldom ever misses work) My kids have been going in and out of various colds brought home from school, etc. The list goes on, but basically, everyone is carrying something this time of year! (or so it seems)
Nothing about being sick bugs me more than the loss of quality time it brings. Time spent with kids, time getting work done, even time playing games or going out.. Its all thrown out when you are sick, and you lay in bed, wasting away the day.
It sucks!