Sick Days - What Are Those?

No this will not continuously be a forum for me to regale you with all of my pains but some days are just annoying.  My alarm went off at its usual 4:30am this morning and I drug myself out of bed and down the hall to my yoga mat.  I kept telling myself that I would feel worse if I did not go in there and get on that mat and do crazy poses.  I made it through that and then finished getting ready and Erynn also.  By the time I got to the car I was worn out.  Luckily I carpool with my sweetie and he drives in the mornings.  This gives me extra sleep time and more opportunities to make cute faces at my little girl.  When I finally got to work, everywhere ached and my head was killing me. So began another day I wish could be a sick day.  I think I have taken two maybe three days this year due to not feeling well.  I try not to focus on the fact that if I stayed home every time I felt bad that I would be laying in bed 24/7.  I have a hard time remembering a day where there was not some kind of issue or pain.  Right now I sit here typing this with burning pains in my face and arms.  But this is becoming normal.  I get very frustrated with people who have no family to take care of who are constantly taking days off for illness.  I think we should have more days off.  We as a country spent less time off than most other countries and what has it done for us?  Heart attacks, stress, increased cancer risk, obesity, and it goes on and on.  Anyway, I wish I understood what a sick day really was.  Of the two or three I took off I think I might have rested for a couple of hours.  Always too much to do!  Not anymore!  I am striking against not resting!  I am striking against being stressed.  People, my house will need more cleaning and I will be ignoring your bad attitudes and constant questions.  Life is too short for me not to let go and have a restful sick day!