So Denis and I (and CootieGirl for that matter…okay, let’s lump in CootieBoy, too) have head colds. For the past several days we’ve been a tissue-using, constant-sniffing, can’t-be-sleeping bunch. Last night I woke up at 1 a.m. without the ability to breathe through my nose AT ALL until I sat up for a few minutes. I then struggled for the next 5 1/2 hours to get some sleep, occasionally waking up to sit up for a few minutes to let my sinuses drain a bit. Then at 6:30 a.m. CootieBoy joined us in bed for a morning cuddle and all thoughts of getting one more hour of rest went out the window.
On my lunch hour I went out and bought another Vicks Vapor Inhaler. I bought one a few months ago but during the move there’s no telling where that thing ended up and besides which, I’m sure it has expired since the inhalants have a short lifespan. I’ve gone from being a mouth breather in the morning to about 90% clear in the afternoon.