Dear body, get well soon (aka NOW). I'm BEGGING you. Much Love, Erica

Of course now that I have time to do things (since I don't work 60 hours a week every week anymore) I am freaking SICK. I don't know whether to blame the weather, my friend Brian (who really can't be blamed... I did invite him to taste my beer), or the lack of Slim Rite in my diet.

Slim Rite, you wonder? Well, Slim Rite is Kroger's brand of Slim Fast. I personally (if I were indeed trying to lose weight) would want to achieve this the correct way and not the quick way, but whatever. Anyway... Slim Rite is a lot cheaper and it tastes a lot better than Slim Fast. Slim Rite is also a lot cheaper and tastes a lot better than the nutritional beverage seen in every adult over the age of sixty's tight grip, Boost. Boost comes in small little plastic bottles (which are bad for the environment too) and come in packs of 6 for like, a million dollars. It really is like 8 or something seriously. Slim Rite on the other hand comes in 12 oz CANS and are like, 8 bucks for a 12 pack... So yeah. Anyway... That doesn't answer WHY I was drinking 2 to 3 cans of Slim Rite a day...

So I was drinking 2 to 3 cans of Slim Rite a day because #1 they're delicious. ESPECIALLY if you get the Creamy Milk Chocolate flavor. Don't get me wrong, Chocolate Royale is ok too, but ironically it does not have as rich a flavor as simple old Creamy Milk Chocolate. #2 they're also cheaper than Carnation Instant Breakfast (for the excuse to drink them in the morning)... #3 have you ever looked at the nutritional value of one of these 12 oz cans?! JUST IN ONE, ok, you have 35% of your Vitamins A, D, B1, B2, B3, B6, B12, Magnesium, Panthothenic Acid, Manganese, Chromium (not the kind that had Erin Brockovich's panties all in a twist), and Molybdenum. You get 50% of your Calcium, 20% of your dietary fiber and protein, 15% of your Iron and Zinc, 25% Vitamin K, and 30% of your Folic Acid. If all those things aren't great enough as it is, you ALSO get a whopping 100% of your Vitamin C! All within a 180 calorie tasty beverage.

#4 I have problems with my stomach and the amount it likes to contain at one time. For me to be able to get all those nutrients from EATING is like, IMPOSSIBLE. Not to mention before when I was working 60 hours a week I barely had time to eat during the day anyway. So then it was REALLY impossible. #5 I am skinny. Like, stupid skinny. I am in no way healthy though. Some people just assume if you're not fat then you must be healthy. Very common misconception. Absolutely faery story, myth, urban legend. I don't eat right. Even when I try it doesn't quite work out for me... I don't really work out or anything either. I mean, sure I weigh very little so I can do things like push ups etc, but it's not cause I'm strong. It's cause I'm just so light it isn't much work. I just can't gain weight. I've been the same size since like, freshman year of high school. SO anyway, #5 I'm skinny but unhealthy so I could use the nutrients. #6 Not only am I just generally unhealthy, I also get sick A LOT. BUT the entire time I was drinking these said drinks I showed no signs of cold, cough, sore throat, etc. SO! Coincidence? I think NOT. You can't exactly beat 300% of your vitamin C for keeping illness at bay...

In no way was I using the tasty beverages as a means to lose weight. I drank these in ADDITION to all the other food I ate. I did not replace meals with these. I actually would even drink them as my drink for my meal. Anyway, now that we have all that cleared up and no one thinks I'm a crazy little skinny girl who thinks she needs to lose weight....

Monday after I got home from work I was crazy tired. This really should have been a sign. But anyway. I went to sleep and slept all afternoon. Blogged the night away when I finally did wake up. Then slept all day on Tuesday. The times I DID wake up (and obviously decided to go back to sleep) my throat felt funny... not really sore, just like i needed to clear my throat. Then when I did get up I felt like someone had left a spigot dripping down my lungs, slowly filling them up.

Wednesday I got up, still feeling somewhat awful and went to work. It wasn't terrible. Not yet anyway. It was great fun (just as I expected). The Professor left half way through for some meeting and I was left in charge of the class. AND I found out I make a dollar fifty MORE an hour than origianally agreed upon! After class though was when it all started to go REALLY down hill.

Sunlight does not like me. On a regular ol' cloudless day it is too bright to live. Driving is not particularly safe on a sunny day as my eyes have an unnatural urge to close and stay that way. So on top of just feeling not very well and beginning to show signs of fever I also had to drive 45 minutes with my eyes squinted nearly to closing cause of the terrible sun. Squinting gives me a headache. By the time I made it home I was MISERABLE. I had a fever. I had chills. I had a headache. I had higher blood pressure than usual. I had a leaky faucet dripping in my lungs. And now my throat WAS sore. I took 2 Advil and slept all afternoon. Literally. from 3 to 10 I was out.

JD had gone to the store and bought me some soup. Cambell's Chunky Chicken Noodle, NOT the Healthy Choice version (which tastes like shit. Well, not literally I am assuming, but it's not very good), which was nice. After watching a little "TV" aka Netflix (which is awesome by the way. You can click instant play and watch nearly anything instantly through your Xbox without having to wait on it to come in the mail) more sleep ensued and then I slept all day today as well.

I'm trying home remedies and Apple Cider Vinegar and drinking lots of water and keeping away from sugar and dairy and getting as much rest as possible cause I'm trying my best to at least FEEL better (if not BE better) by tomorrow at noon--Naked coughing fits are not sexy in the slightest.