say what?!

I have had this dumb cold for a while now. I can tolerate feeling crappy, but I ended up calling my midwife because at my last appointment she said "as long as you don't... you'll be fine." Yes, I forgot what she said.

So, I called the office, told her after 2 weeks of the head congestion (pregnancy symptom-so I'm told) I developed a rather deep nasty cough. So, 5 days into that I was wondering if this was what "..." was and if I should be doing something different. She gave me a few suggestions of Mid-wife approved medicine, reminded me to drink lots of water and make sure to sleep and rest as much as I can.

SAY WHAT??

How is one supposed to do this? My day consists of being up and out the door by 6:50am! I consider it an accomplishment to brush my teeth and eat breakfast before work! Home by 4:30 in time to make dinner, clean up the kitchen, pay bills, sort mail, take out the trash, laundry, etc... How is one supposed to get MORE sleep and MORE rest.

So Saturday rolls around and I plan to watch movies and sit my lazy bum on the couch all day. But alas, this did not happen either. I'm not sure who really expects me to rest, but it just isn't happening. There is way too much to do, weather to enjoy and the couch all day just doesn't cut it for me.

What is one to do?