"I'm not sure what's more impressive - the fact that I managed to write this at 4am or the fact that I'm doing so while fighting off a nasty case of COVID. Either way, I'm not letting a little thing like a global pandemic (or a lack of sleep) stop me from expressing myself.
When you're this deep in the "sick zone," your world shrinks. Success is no longer measured by productivity or social standing. Success is: Finishing a whole glass of electrolyte water.
The Review: "0/10 stars. Would not recommend this 4:00 AM 'spicy air' experience. Send electrolytes and sanity." i wrote this at 4am sick with covid
Yet, there’s an urge to document this. Why? Maybe because being sick with COVID in the mid-2020s feels different than the flu of the past. There’s a lingering cultural weight to it. Even though the world has "moved on," being back in the grip of those familiar symptoms—the loss of taste, the crushing fatigue—feels like being pulled back into a collective trauma we all agreed to stop talking about. Survival in the Small Things
Step 5 — The temperature tango
You’re either freezing or burning up. Solution: "I'm not sure what's more impressive - the
—a "dark night of the soul" where the walls feel closer and time stretches thin. The Physical Toll of the Night At this hour, the symptoms seem to peak. The chills and night sweats make sleep impossible, and the heavy feeling on my chest turns every breath into a conscious effort. It’s a rollercoaster of malaise
But for now? I'm going to hit "publish" and pass out face-first into my blue-stained pillowcase. Success is no longer measured by productivity or
Small Wins: Taking one sip of water counts as a productive hour.