Mother Nature is indecisive this year.
Over in the European side of the world, specifically in Germany, she hasn’t made a move that makes sense. In Spring, we had Summer, in Summer, we had Spring, in Fall, we had something not quite defined. Now, temperatures dropped to zero (celsius) and briefly dipped into the high negatives, and now we’re back around ten degrees, all the way up to the mid-teens.
This weather is horrendous.
The constant fluctuation hit me hard with a flu and a small throat infection, it seems. Now I have medication (drops that I need to mix with water – yuck) and got written sick until at least Sunday.
Lovely.
I’m taking this chance to catch up on some much-needed rest and might even get some writing done. With the release of my book only days away, it seems like there is so much that I must do and too little time to do it! I’ll carry on, take a step back, and relax. I have plenty of time – five more days.
We’ve passed the one week mark.
When did this happen?
Stay safe everyone, and most importantly: Stay healthy!
December 2, 2011 at 11:44 pm
I like your term “written sick”. I have not heard that before.
December 3, 2011 at 10:36 am
It’s actually an official term in Germany, just translated. Essentially, unless you have a note from a doctor and therefore are “written sick”, you still need to work. It basically says from when until when the note is valid. If you have one of those notes, you are protected by law and can’t be fired or anything, for missing work.
December 3, 2011 at 4:23 am
Get better soon and good luck with your book! I’m so impressed. I’m still just trying to get my first one written. 🙂
December 3, 2011 at 10:37 am
Thank you! This is my first book, as well. Well, the one I’m writing is my first novel. The book I’m publishing is just a collection of short stories. 🙂
Good luck!
December 3, 2011 at 5:29 am
Great post thanks. I really enjoyed it very much.
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December 3, 2011 at 11:14 am
I’m glad you enjoyed it.
December 3, 2011 at 9:22 am
Feel better! I really hate it when the weather messes with you like that. I nearly got a really bad sore throat last week because of the sudden and seriously random dip in temperature. It was 80 degrees Fahrenheit forever and then boom! Hello near-freezing 34 degrees overnight. I felt so out of it. Blarg. I really hope Germany’s weather gets some sense knocked into it soon. Consistency. It just needs some consistency. XD
December 3, 2011 at 11:15 am
Thanks! I’ve been taking my medicine and eating lots of fruit.
The weather really is horrendous and indecisive at the moment. No subtle changes in temperature; just sudden drops.
Consistency would be good!
December 9, 2011 at 1:48 pm
I welcome unpredictable weather to a certain degree, but it can be hard to maintain your health, definitely! Hopefully you’re feeling better now. 🙂
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December 9, 2011 at 2:06 pm
To a certain degree, it’s fine. But right now, it’s fluctuating so badly, that I just can’t keep up. I am feeling a bit better, but haven’t risen to a proper 100% yet.