I left work a little bit early today, it was midday but I'd been in early so I guess I'd been there for a little longer than half the day.
The past two nights I didn't sleep well. I kept waking up, which is not like me. Sunday night I figured it was the wind storm but last night, well I had no excuse. It's distressing and frustrating when you are exhausted and are wide awake.
This morning I went into the office to help complete a report. It was due by the end of the day today. There is a big meeting on Thursday and this report needed to be incorporated into a slide show. When it was done and sent off to the person who is compiling everything, I was done.
Mark picked me up and we stopped off at the store for some supplies on the way home. I was so happy to get home. I didn't sleep this afternoon, just hung out on the sofa. I have a bunch of symptoms but nothing specific. I don't know if I have a cold or the flu. I have sore knees and a stiff neck and my ears hurt and I cough sometimes and then there is the not sleeping thing.
I feel like if I could sleep, everything else would be fine. I'm not sure when that will happen though.
Showing posts with label health. Show all posts
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Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Thursday, February 07, 2008
stacked up lunch
Folks are dropping like flies this week. Over in our central admin building (where I don't have to be much anymore), I keep hearing about folks getting sick. Some of them have had a bizarre stomach bug, others have suffered terrible colds, pneumonia, serious shit.
Around our little office today, I kept hearing "I think I'm getting sick." I'd holler across the room "no you're not" and shove the anti-bacterial gel at them. Sometimes the bugs really do get you but other times, you let yourself get got.
I've been sneezing a bit lately, been feeling stuffed up a bit too. I'm not giving into it though. I just try to keep my fluids up and sleep as much as I can. It seems to be helping. I eat a lot of carrots too. Not sure if that helps but they are crunchy and sweet and are full of good stuff so they can't hurt, right?
Around our little office today, I kept hearing "I think I'm getting sick." I'd holler across the room "no you're not" and shove the anti-bacterial gel at them. Sometimes the bugs really do get you but other times, you let yourself get got.
I've been sneezing a bit lately, been feeling stuffed up a bit too. I'm not giving into it though. I just try to keep my fluids up and sleep as much as I can. It seems to be helping. I eat a lot of carrots too. Not sure if that helps but they are crunchy and sweet and are full of good stuff so they can't hurt, right?
Friday, December 07, 2007
good news for kids
I was happy to see this. Mark and I both get really peeved when we see folks driving around with kids in the car, smoking. It's a step in the right direction I think!
MPP bill calls for smoking ban in cars with minors
The Canadian Press
Ontario was under growing pressure Thursday to become the first province to ban smoking in cars containing young passengers as health advocates rallied around a private member's bill that would outlaw a practice critics liken to child abuse.
Although Premier Dalton McGuinty has said such a ban would be a dangerously slippery slope, health activists say the likelihood of children developing cancer, asthma and heart problems is good enough reason to force people to butt out after they buckle up.
"Second-hand smoke is a killer," said Rocco Rossi, CEO of the Heart and Stroke Foundation. "Therefore we should be protecting our children from it."
Jurisdictions in the United States, Australia and the town of Wolfville, N.S., have all banned smoking in cars where children are present. In British Columbia, a New Democrat politician tabled a private member's bill last month that would also ban the practice.
The private member's legislation being introduced Thursday by Liberal David Orazietti faces a steep battle, since such bills rarely become law unless they are adopted by the government.
Ontario has already banned smoking from bars, restaurants and workplaces, Rossi said. Protecting children in cars from second-hand smoke is a "natural" next step, he said.
"We already regulate in the car - we require seatbelts and child seats to protect our children," he said. "We're not breaking new ground. We're not going down a slippery slope, because the state is already in the car."
Michael Perley of the Ontario Coalition for Action on Tobacco said the province already has all kinds of other laws protecting children from abuse, so a ban on smoking in cars with kids should be no different.
"These are very young people who are not in a position, in that environment, to do anything to protect themselves," Perley said.
"They can't stand up and step out of the car at 60 miles an hour. The youngest ones aren't even in a position to know that anything bad is being done to them."
Health experts say second-hand smoke is extremely detrimental to a child's health - particularly in a car. Cynthia Callard, executive director of Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada, said smoking one cigarette in a car is worse for a child's health than taking them into the smokiest bar.
The exposure can cause a whole host of illnesses, from ear infections to cancer, she said.
"Parents do not have a blanket right to harm their children, and putting a child in a car with smoke is certainly harming the child," said Callard, adding areas that have brought in a ban have seen people voluntarily obey the law.
The government's reluctance to adopt a ban seems to say that the Liberals are more concerned about interfering with parents that they are about the health of children, she added.
Irene Gallagher, with the Ontario division of the Canadian Cancer Society, said it would be nice if parents voluntarily refrained from smoking around their kids or kicked the habit altogether.
"We feel that when they buckle up, they should butt out," she said. "They should be thinking about the effects of second-hand smoke."
But until that happens, Gallagher said children need to be protected in law.
MPP bill calls for smoking ban in cars with minors
The Canadian Press
Ontario was under growing pressure Thursday to become the first province to ban smoking in cars containing young passengers as health advocates rallied around a private member's bill that would outlaw a practice critics liken to child abuse.
Although Premier Dalton McGuinty has said such a ban would be a dangerously slippery slope, health activists say the likelihood of children developing cancer, asthma and heart problems is good enough reason to force people to butt out after they buckle up.
"Second-hand smoke is a killer," said Rocco Rossi, CEO of the Heart and Stroke Foundation. "Therefore we should be protecting our children from it."
Jurisdictions in the United States, Australia and the town of Wolfville, N.S., have all banned smoking in cars where children are present. In British Columbia, a New Democrat politician tabled a private member's bill last month that would also ban the practice.
The private member's legislation being introduced Thursday by Liberal David Orazietti faces a steep battle, since such bills rarely become law unless they are adopted by the government.
Ontario has already banned smoking from bars, restaurants and workplaces, Rossi said. Protecting children in cars from second-hand smoke is a "natural" next step, he said.
"We already regulate in the car - we require seatbelts and child seats to protect our children," he said. "We're not breaking new ground. We're not going down a slippery slope, because the state is already in the car."
Michael Perley of the Ontario Coalition for Action on Tobacco said the province already has all kinds of other laws protecting children from abuse, so a ban on smoking in cars with kids should be no different.
"These are very young people who are not in a position, in that environment, to do anything to protect themselves," Perley said.
"They can't stand up and step out of the car at 60 miles an hour. The youngest ones aren't even in a position to know that anything bad is being done to them."
Health experts say second-hand smoke is extremely detrimental to a child's health - particularly in a car. Cynthia Callard, executive director of Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada, said smoking one cigarette in a car is worse for a child's health than taking them into the smokiest bar.
The exposure can cause a whole host of illnesses, from ear infections to cancer, she said.
"Parents do not have a blanket right to harm their children, and putting a child in a car with smoke is certainly harming the child," said Callard, adding areas that have brought in a ban have seen people voluntarily obey the law.
The government's reluctance to adopt a ban seems to say that the Liberals are more concerned about interfering with parents that they are about the health of children, she added.
Irene Gallagher, with the Ontario division of the Canadian Cancer Society, said it would be nice if parents voluntarily refrained from smoking around their kids or kicked the habit altogether.
"We feel that when they buckle up, they should butt out," she said. "They should be thinking about the effects of second-hand smoke."
But until that happens, Gallagher said children need to be protected in law.
Thursday, April 12, 2007
almost there
I know that this has turned into a short week for me (well really short - being off Monday and then being sick on Tuesday) but it's feeling really long.
The problem with days off (the only problem really) is that the work on my desk waits for me. So this week, having 2 days out of the office, the 3 days that I am in are sort of nuts. Today particularly was hectic. I was only at my desk for 2 hours. I'm tired now. The meetings were quite good but tiring.
The rain is getting me down too. It's been raining here this week, a lot. It's cold too, colder than it should be.
On the upside, I feel like I'm over my bug and my back is almost better. I'm such a whiner, aren't I?
The problem with days off (the only problem really) is that the work on my desk waits for me. So this week, having 2 days out of the office, the 3 days that I am in are sort of nuts. Today particularly was hectic. I was only at my desk for 2 hours. I'm tired now. The meetings were quite good but tiring.
The rain is getting me down too. It's been raining here this week, a lot. It's cold too, colder than it should be.
On the upside, I feel like I'm over my bug and my back is almost better. I'm such a whiner, aren't I?
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