By: Gabriela Yareliz
Hi everyone. Here is a personal post. I thought today merited one. My friends who follow, tell me they really like my personal posts, and I don’t post often on things just pertaining to me. But here goes:
Today, was awesome. It was a strangely relaxing day. It was absolutely pouring, and it is 64 degrees right now (Farenheit for my awesome followers in other countries. 17.77 C–I think.), which is warm compared to last weekend’s 38 degrees. (I wore to church last saturday tights, a long and covering outfit, a coat, scarf and hat–get the picture?)
I went to this fabulous store called Trader Joe’s and bought veggies and tomatoes. DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG IT HAS BEEN SINCE I BOUGHT TOMATOES?? Everywhere I went, they were so expensive. So now, I found a place where I can buy them. And APPLES!!!
I found these awesome Tofu-pea-carrot nuggets which I made today, and I ate them with a huge yummy salad. (I have decided this week, that though I am a vegetarian-practically vegan, I am going to make an even bigger effort to be vegan.
I also went to whole foods and found an air neutralizer and something to disinfect my living space since I have been sick as a dog this week. It is called “Air Scense,” and I got it in orange. I love it.
This Monday, I was sitting in Civ Pro with the sniffles and a tissue in hand. Everyone around me, I am sure was getting nervous and praying because no one wants to get sick. As the day progressed I got sicker. In my only break, I ate lunch and ran to a pharmacy because I realized that even though I have taken Echinacea all month (good to strengthen the immune system), it was not going to hold me up. I bought Tylenol Cold and Flu Severe. I suffered through Legal Writing (from 4:30-7:30). I was cold and fighting a fever. I was shaky even– not fun. I went home, and I just wanted to cry. Makeup didn’t even help me that day. With concealed and a bright eyeliner, I still looked like death.
Tuesday to Thursday I was on meds. I am not used to pills and stuff so, all the swallowing made me nauseated. I was trying to keep my eyes open, even though it is nondrowsy. Crazy week–but today was really relaxing. I didn’t read. I got my sleep, cleaned, went food shopping, which I really like now.
This week I even took cold-hot showers (which are good for immune system/circulation). I didn’t even have to try. The dorm showers are so fickle. I would try to make it hotter and it would go colder. I guess this is my training for an internship in a place with no hot water–good to be prepared for anything.
I am hoping a friend will come to visit today, and I am waaay better. My voice is still weird. whenever I get sick or sleep deprived, my voice changes. It gets deeper than it already is and raspy. We call it my sexy voice. My math teacher in high school said it was my Marilyn Monroe “Happy Birthday Mr. President” voice.
But I am feeling way way better!
Anyway, I love Trader Joe’s, and the rainy weather was not so bad. I looked hilarious in my green poncho with my green grocery cart.
Thank you God for this relaxing and good day. I saw the sunshine today even though the sun wasn’t even out.
A good day to be alive, I tell you.
Rain, I won’t even ask you to go away. Because it is warm, you have permission to stay.
GABRIELA YARELIZ 