What is up with the flu???????/

I decided to start my routine back in January, slowly. But not crawling. I've had the flu symptoms on and off now for five weeks. This is not a fun experience. The worst part is that I have not lost any weight because the flu has not affected my stomach at all. I only get sore throat, general muscle weakness, headaches, mild fevers, fluid retention in my lungs, and just the general need to sleep for hours on end. Now you all know that I am working graveyard and this flu does not help. This is the first week that I actually felt better, until I got up from my nap in the afternoon and now I can barely type this now. I am going back to bed. But I am not throwing the towel yet. I hope to start again tomorrow, and every day, for the rest of my life. Keep trying.

Illness be gone

After what felt like a century, I am now beginning to feel less tired, I have my voice back, I am not coughing that much and I feel a lot better. So, if January started with a bang, medically speaking, that only means that the year is going to get better.
The thing about getting sick is that I do not get sick a lot, but I have noticed some patterns. Some times, our bodies are telling us something and we are too busy or too stubborn to pay attention. Some people feel a sore throat, others get a headache. I have a friend who has a hard time falling asleep a couple of days before she gets sick. In my case, I was extremely tired all the time. So, instead of taking it easy, I got up one day (after a month of not doing so) and decided to go for a three mile walk. Not happy with that, I had just gotten my Ipod and decided to walk as fast as before I stopped walking (due to injury, about a month before: OK, it might have been closer to two months, the point is I was inactive). The next day I was in bed and did not get up for a week. I had the flu and I lost my voice, guaranteeing no work for that week.
Now, I feel better. I am still a little sore but I think I can start walking again and following my usual exercise routine. I am confident I will accomplish my goals for the new year, which is going to be the best ever.

Take care of your teeth

This might get a little distasteful so stay with me, I do have a point.
In the last few months a lot has been said about the connection between health and your mouth. What people don't understand is that if you don't take care of your health, you are not going to care for your teeth. Specially if you consider that the average Joe is terrified of dentists.
Recently, I started working on my own dental habits. I have been dreaming of whitening my teeth for years, but I do not want to blow my money on very white teeth that are rotten on the inside.
One of those things that I do is brush for two minutes before I go to sleep. However, there is a catch. I never understood why people flossed after they brushed because no matter how good you are at spitting out, something might stay there. So my solution was to brush for a minute, floss and then brush for another minute. And now it gets ugly. I have plaque. It is all over, but the flossing and the brushing for two minutes, they are working. I still have to go to the dentist's office for a visit. But now he thinks I take VERY good care of my teeth. Little idea does he have on what my dental habits used to be.
What is the point, take care of yourself, ALL of you, ALL the time.