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Monday, May 08, 2023 | 20 Views |

Honestly I am not very happy that I managed to get sick so early in the winter season. Maybe the past few days of extreme heat in the day threw me off.

It started with a minor case of congestion before bed, followed by a headache and now a cough. My appetite is a little wonky. I feel peckish but can hardly taste anything.

Eating food you cannot taste has to be the worst kind of torture, cooking is even more contentious, besides the fact that I have prescribed bed rest as of today, cooking is tricky because I can't taste and can only catch a slight whiff of the flavours.

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