Happy Birthday to FLU - random thoughts, as promised

Last Friday was supposed to be a fun day. Birthday, to be exact. Unfortunately, I spent the entire day in bed with a wicked virus. Thankfully, it was short lived, but I am still recovering a bit mentally - the foods I ate the day prior are on the banned list right now...

It actually was a good day, in spite of the fever and fatigue. The dogs stayed in bed with me ALL day, and I was able to just relax. They started getting antsy sbout 3:30, and really wanted to go for a walk. Thankfully, two neighbor girls, Sommer and Madison came by to walk my dogs at about 4:15. They took Ruki and Tally for nearly two hours! They made more money ($10) than they ever thought they would get walking dogs, and I got piece and quiet!

I did get to spend some time on the phone with friends and family, something that I neglect a bit now, as I am on the phone for work all the time (in 5 minutes I have a call). My spirits were definitely lifted, and I think I'll try and be a bit more proactive in reaching out to folks (along with that new years resolution to write one hand-written letter a month).

The whole Facebook thing is still makes me laugh. I received birthday wishes from so many people with whom I haven't spoken in literally two decades. Granted, it's not as though we are best friends now that we are linked on Facebook, but it was a little sociological experiment of sorts. I think I need to act a bit more and actually reach out to folks and get together! I guess it's time to get back out of my shell and try to be more social!