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Tired, snotty, with cold

by Cellobella on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 · 3 comments

A photo of me at the moment would not be a pretty sight so I’m distracting you with a lovely sunset. I am not a great patient. I am grumpy and tired and I’ve eaten too much today. Being home all day near a refrigerator is another bad idea. And I’m clumsy. As I was [...]

Nothing like a biosolid necklace to make you feel better

by Cellobella on Friday, April 25, 2008

I’ve been feeling poorly over the last 24 hours. Vomiting. And I never vomit. In fact I reckon you can divide the world into vomiters and non-vomiters. Vomiting is much more stressful for a non-vomiter. Such a shock to the system. Anyway, it’s all been a bit bleah. Luckily I live with Groover who cheered [...]

Petrichorically speaking…

by Cellobella on Tuesday, February 5, 2008

It’s hot in Perth today. Sticky, muggy, please will you just rain and get it over with, kind of hot. And we don’t have air-conditioning except for the bedroom and my computer where I have been working from home at is not in the bedroom. I’m at home because my daughter, due to start school [...]

A not so emergency patient

by Cellobella on Thursday, November 8, 2007

Junior Poshi was ill today. I took her to mum’s for some TLC and she called me at about 11am to say she felt worse. Last time she had a tummy ache she saw the doctor who said go to emergency and she threw up and felt better and we went home. So I picked [...]

Oh. My. God.

by Cellobella on Saturday, July 7, 2007

So my boy came down with a sudden flu on Wednesday. He’s been hacking his lungs up. He’s had a high fever barely controlled by Panadol and this morning I hear this on the news: Princess Margaret Hospital in Perth has experienced an influx of young patients with flu-like symptoms following the deaths of three [...]

Chicken Soup and Lemongrass

by Cellobella on Friday, July 6, 2007

I’ve come home early today. I think I’m coming down with Hugamuga’s Flu. He was hit hard Wednesday night and has a cough that lifts the rafters. His slight frame seems too fragile for such a nasty cold. He’s been in bed ever since. Well… in bed, on the computer and lying in front of [...]