I thought about that, Emily, but 1) I had a flu shot, (not that it totally protects you) 2) I normally have those kind of body aches when I am sick. It's some kind of of immune reaction, almost like arthritis. It started on a regular basis when I had all of those health issues in 2007 3) I am not coughing 4) No fever... well there a couple of hours I felt like it, but it passed.
It's all in my head now, nose running, sneezing. I slept well last night. Still feel tired, though. I was able to go out for dinner last night, but I don't think any of us will be doing any outdoor activity today. The wind chill is going to be -45 F here today and tomorrow. There is a wine and chocolate festival we will probably go to and maybe a movie.
I don't do well with nose blowing/snot. Mostly, I have bronchial stuff when I get really sick, and rarely have what most people term a cold. I think this is more than a cold, but viral. I get worried about pneumonia, mostly, and the flu, which I had in 1995. I had a 104 degree fever for 4 days, and ended up with a residual cough (which may have been pneumonia) for about 8 weeks. I remember not being able to teach my aerobics class for 2 months, and having to swim for exercise, something I suck at.