1.) My mom's chicken and rice. It always involves potatoes and those little starry shaped noodles. And her chicken is just always so much better than the way mine turns out when I try to make it. It's the ultimate in comfort food: made with love, consumed for the soul and spirit with mommy care in every tiny grain of rice.
2.) Daisies. Such friendly flowers; Meg Ryan really got it right in You've Got Mail, which is also one of my favorite sick day films. The romance, the bookstore, New York City; it's such a lovely little movie.
3.) My copy of Eclipse that my far-flung friend Cory annotated for me. I almost always revisit it when I'm feeling under the weather and his short notes in the margins and long notes in the back cover make me feel just like he's not across the country and here to give Texas-sized bear hugs.
4.) A cup of Earl Grey, with a splash of milk and a little bit of honey, alternated with cups of Lemon-Honey Theraflu. I'm certain that most of the world's problems could be solved with a cup of tea in the afternoon.
5.) Surprise sick day visits from people who love you enough to brave your germs to come keep you company. Even the kind of visitors that stay generally out of the way of your personal space to try to stay not sick, but still talk and watch movies and bring things for cheer and comfort (including bot not limited to food, gatorade, orange juice, films, books, magazines, bits of gossip, etc.)
6.) Coloring. Seriously. When bed bound, I have been known to bust out the crayons and my Princess coloring book and color away. Maybe it's because I feel like I'm 7 and a little bit helpless when I'm sick?
7.) NyQuil Comas. I feel like this is self-explanatory. Is there anything better than the cozy wake-up from a healing nap when you are under the weather?
8.) The Cool Touch Kleenex lotion-y tissues. They don't destroy your nose when you have to blow it a hundred times an hour and that's awesome!
9.) Reading new books/ watching new movies and tv shows. It's always a little escape to see or do something new which is always lovely. I've been on a huge How I Met Your Mother and 30 Rock kick lately, due to their availability on Netflix and both shows keep me in constant stitches. (Also, I really really relate to Liz Lemon in a serious way.)
10.) My sick day sweater. It's an adorable purple cowl-neck that I bought from Target on clearance after Christmas a couple of years ago. It's so soft and warm and snuggly. Perfect sick day ensemble paired with leggings and seriously fuzzy socks. (No one said sick can't be fabulous too!)
On that note, it's back to bed with some tea and a bowl of Trader Joe's Minestrone (So much better than most canned soup!). Wash your hands and stay healthy this weekend!
Kisses,
AJS
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