Carrie

I called in sick to work today, first time this year. I'm a little annoyed with myself but I have a terrible cold and sore throat. I can barely speak above a whisper, I've got a cough that sounds like a death rattle and I can only breathe if I'm not trying to do anything else at the same time.

And, since a large part of my role relate to food safety, it's not the best idea for me to be coughing up my lungs all over the place.

Today now finds me on my couch (John works nights, he's asleep in bed and I don't want to disturb him), under piles of blankets. I have hot tea with lemon and honey, I have soothers, I have lucozade, I have cold/flu tablets, I have a box of tissues and Kate is going to be pick me up some chicken soup at lunchtime. I've slept in and am planning a day of napping and horror movies.

I just wish I could get warm

Name: Carrie
Age: 50
Location: England

Describe yourself in five sentences or less: I'm 50, cis female, heterosexual, happily married with two children living in South Yorkshire, England. I'm a fair-minded and social type of person who avoids confrontation. I work in food safety and geek out over human anatomy, physiology, microbiology, food and nutrition, immunology, biotechnology. I have a huge passion for rock music, vampires, home decor, cooking, and old school Nintendo games. I love being outside, exploring rivers and mountains - but I also love to curl up with a good book and a mug of coffee on a rainy day, and stay indoors where it's warm and cozy

Top 5 Fandoms: Having googled what 'fandom' is - Twilight, The Vampire Diaries/The Originals, Underworld, Meat Loaf, Supernatural. I love anything dealing with witches and vampires, fantasy, horror and the supernatural/paranormal

What I Mostly Post About: Books, music, video games, movies & TV that I enjoy. I'm planning on post everyday life entries and talking about my family. I may discuss politics and the world situation. All entries are friend-locked. I have a lot of interests, too many to list here - So, for additional subjects that I sometimes write about, please see the "interests" section of my profile.

Looking for: Friends of all sorts! If we only match on a few things, that's OK. If all you post is fanfiction, roleplay, or political rants we probably won't get along, sorry. Over 18s only please