And Today's Question Is.....

Is your mind open to suggestions you don't want?

Tuesday we went to get flu shots because the swine flu seems to be a pretty fast-spreading little bug, and I had meant for us to get our shots much sooner.  Yesterday I ran errands during the morning, then started feeling less-than-stellar by noon, and, with a little help from the makers of Nyquil, slept most of the rest of the day.  This morning I felt a bit shaky, which was pretty likely to be the after effects of Nyquil, so I peeled and canned 17 pints of tomatoes.  By the time they were done, I was a bit woozy and went back to bed.

Now, in no way, shape, or form could that mean I got the swine flu from the vaccination--it's a dead virus and I've been getting flu shots for years because I am a HUGE believer in them.  Part of me has been wondering if this is just psychosomatic as EVERYONE is talking about the flu, lots of people I know have come down with it, and I have always suspected that some part of my subconscious mind is just a big ninny anyway.  I have double-checked the flu website, and unless I have had a fever and just not noticed, I do not have the flu (YAY!).  Here's the strange thing:  I can't even decide for sure if I'm sick.  Usually when I'm sick, I'm really bad for a day or two, then fine.  This is really my first "illness" of the year (before when I thought I had a cold, it seems to have been just an allergy), and while I don't feel great, I certainly don't feel truly "sick."  I wish we had some sort of "control" group for our Year of No Processed Foods experiment, because wouldn't it be worth it if it meant that we wouldn't be as susceptible to colds and flu?  That would ALMOST make up for having to go through Halloween without buying one of those bags of candy bars, pretend like I'm actually planning to hand it out to trick-or-treaters, then eat the whole darn thing myself and give the poor kids pencils.  Er....not that I actually do that or anything....I'm just saying it could happen.....