I almost never get head colds these days, but, of course, the week my parents are visiting from thousands of mmiles away, I get a doozy, with the cough, the fatigue, the mild fevers, and everything else.

Just have to struggle through.

But it's got me thinking: How do I dress anywhere close to fab when all I want to do is wear pajamas and huddle under the warmest blanket ever (seriously, it really is the warmest non-electric blanket) with a cup of tea beside me?

I'm coughing, sneezing, and my eyes are running. I seriously don't want to get that on my nice new clothes.

Yes, I know clothes can be washed, and I don't have an infection, so we're not talking green stuff, but it's just the idea! I'm not a neat sick person!

I'm not looking for any solutions - just musing out loud.

I'll probably end up wearing older, cozy stuff (that was good enough not to be rejected by Angie) and not worrying terribly how I look most of the time.

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