64 thoughts on “Thankful Thursday: In Brief”

1. Thanks for the reminder that I would like to get one next week. Considering the benefits, puny for a day is OK with me.

   1. You bet! Puny for a day is nothing.

2. As I’ve just been saying to Derrick – rest, good books, interesting TV – just the stuff if you are feeling under the weather.

   1. Yes, yes! After a day of rest, I am feeling much better.

      1. It’s what we forget. Rest is good, even if we have been raised to kill ourselves working.

      2. I was raised that way, too. Fortunately, as I have aged, I have been able slow down a little.

      3. 🙂 With age comes wisdom . . .

3. Indeed, thanks for all the medical people, researchers, etc., who make life more livable.

   1. You bet! I wouldn’t be here without them.

4. Take care, much to be thankful for! 👏🏼

   1. Thanks, Eliza! Very grateful that Covid vaccines are available.

5. Great minds, thinking alike. I got my annual flu shot yesterday, so we were getting poked at nearly the same time. That’s the only vaccination I regularly get, but I certainly remember my shingles series from last year. It gave me a couple of days of feeling poorly-to-odd, so you have my sympathy!

   1. Funny how different people’s bodies react. Shingles didn’t bother me at all.

6. Enjoy the sofa rest – hope you have a good Agatha Christie by your side!

   1. Actually, it was a Georgette Heyer novel. As a rule, I am not a fan of romance, but every once in a while I like a regency romp.

      1. I loved reading Georgette Heyer many years ago. What fun!

      2. She is fun. Wouldn’t want a steady diet of her, but once in a while I enjoy one of her tasty literary bonbons.

7. Hear, hear re COVID boosters! COVID seems to be running rampant these days, although thankfully not as serious a strain as previous iterations (for most people).

   1. Covid is running rampant in Maine, too. Glad to get the booster.

8. Our younger son has just caught Covid and is feeling a bit poorly too. We won’t get our boosters until next month so we are keeping our fingers crossed meanwhile.

   1. So sorry to read about your son! I hope he soon recovers. And I hope Covid misses you and Mrs. Tootlepedal.

      1. We do too. It would be very annoying to have avoided it for so long and then catch it at this late date.

      2. We are in the same boat.

9. I hope you have a lovely quiet reading day. My mother, who was a very practical nurse, always emphases the power of resting.

   1. Thanks so much! Feeling much better tonight. QTomorrow, I will be back to my usual activities. And your mother was so right about the power of resting.

10. I’m getting my COVID booster tomorrow. I’m thinking about being ready for that conference I’m attending in two weeks. I’m glad to see you are already feeling better!

    1. Yes, best to be prepared. Especially if you’re going to be inside with a lot of people.

       1. Yes, that’s what I was thinking.

11. Hi, Laurie – The COVID booster always knocks my husband out as well. Wishing you a speedy recovery!

    1. I’m always amazed by how different bodies react to the same vaccines. Feeling much better today, thank you.

12. Rest and self care are so important

    1. Absolutely! Feeling much better today.

       1. Yay 😀

13. I hope you’re feeling bright and chipper tomorrow. I haven’t gone to get the latest booster yet. I am sad because my pharmacy closed last month and I don’t know where my favorite pharmacist went. She was SOOOO good at giving shots! Now I have to go to a crowded (because everyone moved their stuff to the new place) pharmacy and have someone I don’t know do it. 😦

    1. Thanks. Much better today. Good luck with the new pharmacy.

14. Laurie, I’m sorry you had a reaction to the booster. We had our boosters yesterday, along with the seasonal flu shot. I’m with you on science and the marvel of modern medicine. I hope you’re back to yourself soon.

    1. Back to myself today. Hope you and your husband aren’t feeling too bad.

       1. We’re both fine. Thank goodness for that.

15. I’m sorry it gets you so.

16. Take it easy dear Laurie and wishing you a smooth recovery 💜 xxx

17. “Rest is best” when you’re feeling poorly, particularly if you can intersperse your naps with chapters from a good book. Take care, Laurie, and stay safe.

    1. Thanks so much! Feeling much better today.

18. I hope you’re soon feeling fighting fit (without the fighting, need I say?) I remember how truly thankful I was when the vaccinations were first available. We all owe so much not just to those who worked on them, but to the people who tried out the first ones.

    1. Well put! Yes, bravo to the people who tried the first ones.

       Feeling much better today.

19. I got it too (before our trip out West). My arm hurt for a bit. Then on Wednesday I got the new flu shot. I didn’t want to get both at once, even though my husband and daughter did. Hope you’re feeling all better today.

    1. Much better today, thank you. All set to go to the first meeting of the Agatha Christie book club at the library.

       1. Enjoy!

20. I can relate, Laurie, since I had my booster on Monday. Tuesday wasn’t good. But yes, thank goodness for science and medicine!

    1. Yes, yes. All better today.

       1. It’s not so bad when you know it will be gone in a day.

       2. One day is not bad at all. And I wasn’t so sick that I couldn’t read, which is always a good thing.

       3. Same here. Didn’t need a nap. 🙂

21. For the same reasons, I’m grateful for medical advances.

    1. I think there are many of us who are in that category.

22. Great minds run on the same track! I got my COVID shot on Wednesday and like you, spent much of the rest of the day recovering. I suffered through chills, achy arm, and malaise for the better part of Thursday, but by Friday, I was better (except for a red, itchy spot where they administered the shot). Take good care, Laurie. As you said, science and technology are wonderful, and I’m glad these shots are available.

    1. I think we had the same kind of day yesterday, right down to the chills and achy arm. Today, all better, and I am glad to read you are, too. Yes, so glad these shots are available. One day of feeling funky is a small price to pay.

23. I have just booked my winter flu / covid vaccination. I haven’t reacted before and hope I don’t this time. You were very wise to stay on the couch and let your body rest – hope you are feeling better now.

    1. Thanks so much! I felt much better on Friday. One day of the blahs is more than worth the protection I will get from the vaccine. Hope you continue not to have any reactions.

24. Hope you’re feeling better and I join you in being very thankful for science and medicine!!🙂

    1. Thanks! On Friday, I felt just fine.

25. I am just catching up and I hope you feel better. I felt that way after the pneumococcal vaccine.

    1. Yes, those vaccines can make us feel under the weather. But they are so worthwhile.

26. A good news.

    1. Yes, indeed

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