I've been fighting for the last two weeks, but now I've been at home in bed for the last two days to try and get myself better for Monday. And also not to infect others at work as I figured that it may have proved to be a slightly unpopular move in the festive season. This however has meant missing work, money and even worse, our little Christmas party which we organised ourselves. It also meant that none of the others were able to open their Christmas presents as I wasn't there and I had one of them. Lesson one of how to pee on other peoples Crimbos, as I received updates via text yesterday saying that the party was flat, party poppers were lame and that they were going home early.

Damned those winter superbugs wannabes. Not only have I Catholic guilt over the others having a pretty pants last day (as there is only three of us in the office), but I was nauseous and feverous last week, which then developed into a full blown cold with racking cough and continious sneezing for over a week, which is only dying off now. So despite that fact that the office Christmas party was a bit of a flop by text accounts, I am slightly solaced by the fact that the cold's dying off just in time. It has however, left me a Christmas present of it's own as I am now the proud owner of bright red nose. Bright red on my gorgeously golden brown skin. Just in time for Christmas.