Mental Health Days

[velvetpage]

At some point over the next few hours, I'm going to develop a life-threatening illness. It will be directly related to the fact that tomorrow is the only day of the week in which I have no prep time and when I DO have a lunch duty. I'm thinking of a good name for this mysterious illness, which comes and goes at will (mine) and rarely lasts more than one day. It never seems to hit on weekends, but nine times out of ten will come on either a Monday or a Friday. Post-grade 7 stress disorder, perhaps? Any suggestions? (I'll be home all day tomorrow to answer them!)

Comments

[pyat.livejournal.com]

Gold-Bricking, I calls it! :)

[thebitterguy]

I'd just say "the baby is sick".

Everyone believes THAT. The infants, they're so fragile.

[velvetpage.livejournal.com]

The problem with this idea is that I then have to make up an imaginary illness which has no long-term side effects or need of medication, which won't cause worry to all the nice people I work with. I find it easier, overall, to simply not comment on my day away. Let them wonder.

[velvetpage.livejournal.com]

Frankly, she gets sick a lot less than I do. But of course, that's because she doesn't get any benefit out of being sick, whereas I get a day at home with her.