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I just got home from work... at this moment, my fitbit says I have walked 9886 steps, which is nearly 5 miles. I didn't wear my smart watch (the Fitbit) over the weekend because I stayed mostly in bed or sat in my big momma chair, resting. The extended walking I do at work takes a toll on me. So I have high mileage days some days; other days I'm lucky if my step count peaks near 5K.

You mention, nycfem, that you've been down sick with your cold for nearly a month. When I went on board with my former boss last October, I came down really, reaaallllly sick with a head cold. I was better in about 6 or seven weeks, but I've been hacking up crud since October. I think this has been a serious season for colds and flu. And I often muse if it's because the environment is getting worse, as the years go by? Not sure, but I haven't been this sick since before I was hurt on the job back in 2016. My doctor said that my coming down so sick was related to stressful events when I went back to work; that the stress just accumulated and took a huge toll on my already fragile health. If I am finally over this by February, I'll be happy and hope to not come down sick like this ever again (well, at least not for a long, long time).

Also, I have tons of anxiety nowadays, so I won't be wearing my fitbit to log any hours of sleep. If I sleep, then great. *LOL* If I don't sleep too good, then it will only stress me out more to know that I'm not sleeping as good as I could or should or whatever one might say or think. I'm just happy I get some rest every night. I feel so lucky when I sleep for longer than 8 hours.