It got me :( in Adventures in paradise

Ergh, I think I may be predicting my first sickness this year. Usually I'm pretty healthy and don't get sick too often, but at the end of my shift tonight at work, I felt that hoarse cough, and I knew that wasn't normal :( So I'm currently writing this sitting upright in my bed with my blankets covering my chest, trying to keep it warm, in the vain hope that this pisses off by morning.

I think I got it because when I got to work, the milk fridge was empty, so I filled it and I noticed someone had taken the jacket that's normally hanging outside the big pull-out door :( Typical. Eghh, I have to wonder about a lot of the staff I work with - how hard is it to put shit back when your done with it? Anyway, because I had shit to get done, I filled it without the jacket on, and it probably explains why I don't feel so good right now.

I had intended to go do a leg workout tonight, but I just felt like crap, so I came home and pretty much crawled under the covers. My housemate had some guy over and I walked in there, said a brief "hi" and grabbed some snacks and went to the bedroom. I'm currently curled up watching the Wimbledon men's semi final, hoping it'll be a Federer/Djokovic final. I went back to the kitchen before and popped a few Aspro Clear, so hopefully that helps me sleep tonight. I've still got another shift to do tonight, and I don't want to call in sick. I haven't called in since even once in the two years I've been back there.

One of my workmates confided in me last night that his girlfriend has really been on his back lately about them having a child. The problem is, he doesn't want a kid, and she really does.
I was honoured he asked me for my advice, not that I have any clue about kids.
I just said to him that this is a conversation he really needs to have with her. Apparently she's 33 and is mixed-Italian, so family is really big to her, not to mention her biological clock is ticking. I was asking my workmate why he doesn't want a kid, and he reckons he finds them annoying and expensive and not really for him. He's worried that if they have this conversation that she will leave him. Personally, I find it amazing that he doesn't want to have a kid of his own, because I think he'd make an amazing dad. I told him this too and he agreed but still is really against having one. I told him that there are government handouts and all sorts of things to help with raising a child, and that some people have kids just TO get the handouts.
I then told him my views on children and that I would love to create a life and have a kid, and then I actually found I had to stop myself from tearing up when I said to him, "..but as luck would have it, I turned out gay."

So it just goes to show different people's perspective's and situations. I understand a kid would be a lot of work, but when I think about it, there's no amount of hardship that would outweigh the pro's of doing so. He tells me a lot about his girlfriend and how wonderful she is, and to hear him confiding in me that he is afraid of losing her because he feels she will move on because of this, made me pretty sad to hear. I totally understand it is not fair on her and could understand if she did in fact move on and find a man who wants to be a father. I just kept saying to him that this is a conversation that needs to happen between him and his girlfriend, sooner rather than later. They are both in their mid-30's, but I guess I've heard of women having children into their 40's these days, so who knows. I look forward to hearing how that conversation goes. I don't think it'll be an easy one.

One of my workmates is apparently taking on the management position, which totally hit me for six this week lol. It'll certainly be interesting hearing how he handles it. I also heard that they are apparently getting rid of 2IC positions. My God. Sounds like the WORST time to take on management without a 2IC! That job will be so difficult without one. There's just too much work. Of course my workmates were asking me if I'd take on the position, and I said I wouldn't even think about doing it for less than $65,000 (especially with no 2IC), and there is no way in hell they'd offer that :P So someone else can deal with it. Will be interesting to see how things go staff-wise over the next month or two. I'm expecting new staff to be starting, now that we're into a new financial year.

Anyway, boring entry. I just wanted to write how crap I'm feeling and that hopefully I'm not to ill to go into work tonight.

I did go to gym last night though, and worked extra hard to make up for not going the previous night because it was too cold. Now I'm not going tonight because I feel sick, but I've decided to be sensible and try and feel a bit better before I go exert myself anymore than I need to. Of course I took a selfie. So sick of my hair, it's so long!