The flu bug has made a visit to my body. Thankfully it wasn't the pork variety. Happily it is the regular kind. Although it certainly makes the body ache and it brought along its companions nausea and coughing, I feel blessed that it isn't the
H1N1 variety. My heart goes out to those fighting that deadly bug.

I'm most frustrated by the zapped energy. My 10,000 steps a day have withered down to 283. Hmm, how do I know you may wonder? I know this because I put on my pedometer out of force of habit on Monday. My couch is located close to the bathroom and my bed. Even the kitchen is just a few steps away. Mostly there was no stepping just laying. It's like having a cold on steroids.

Today I am feeling better. To any of you who are currently battling your own flu bug, I wish you a speedy recovery.

Below are some fun quotes about good health:

The best six doctors anywhere
And no one can deny it
Are sunshine, water, rest, and air
Exercise and diet.
These six will gladly you attend
If only you are willing
Your mind they'll ease
Your will they'll mend
And charge you not a shilling.
~Nursery rhyme quoted by Wayne Fields, What the River Knows, 1990

He who takes medicine and neglects to diet wastes the skill of his doctors.
~Chinese Proverb

If I'd known I was going to live so long, I'd have taken better care of myself. ~Leon Eldred

Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.
~Mark Twain