I’m supposed to be leaving for my friends hen party at midday. It’s an overnight thing with dinner, cocktails, nightclub etc.
Last night I found a fucking head louse in my hair whilst I was deep conditioning it. I’m mortified- have never had them before as an adult- can only assume DS has them too. I’ve only found the one so far on the either of us, but there must be more, as it wasn’t tiny. We both have a lot of hair so I don’t doubt the duckers are hiding out. So that’s one thing to deal with.
Then I’ve woken up this morning with a very slightly blocked nose and a sort of pre-coldy feeling- you know SLIGHTLY tickly throat, SLIGHTLY sniffy- which I’ve had first thing in the mornings on and off for WEEKS and it’s never come to anything (and I’ve covid tested etc), but I was sneezing last night, and DS has the Dreadful Cold that everyone’s complaining about for a week now, so I assume it’s the start of that- but I don’t really know. Might be nothing. In the age of Covid- it’s hard (and antisocial) to be sanguine isn’t it. I feel perfectly well but 🤷🏼♀️
If I don’t go, I think my friend will be really upset- we recently reconciled after a few years not speaking.
If I do go, I’m potentially going to make everyone else uncomfortable because I can’t very well go and say “I’m not hugging. Or bringing heads close together. Or sharing hair tools” or sit there periodically sniffing without saying why (and I wouldn’t anyway. I’m truthful to the point it generally causes me more issues tbh). And of course everyone is then going to worry about catching lice, or a cold, which will make them worry about covid.
I’d love everyone to say “go get some Hedrin! Don’t worry about the ambiguous stuffy nose!” but ... I don’t know? I feel like I’m BU either way?!