Gratitude for Health / 健康に感謝

（日本語は後半にあります）

【English】

The flu is currently sweeping through Japan. According to news reports, the epidemic season has moved forward from previous years, and hospitals in Tokyo are already crowded as if it were peak season. Nausea from a strong headache is also said to be a feature, and I definitely do not want to catch it!

Today around noon I received a short message from the manager of the store where I work part time. The person who was scheduled to work in the evening was absent and had asked if I could fill in for him/her. I work shifts mainly in the evening hours, and I have decided that I will only work on days when my husband is home for holidays or telecommuting.

My husband was at work today, so I replied to the manager that I could not work today. He replied, "Understood," and then, "Please consider if you can work tomorrow and the day after tomorrow as well, as we have had some absences". Maybe the person who was working the shift got sick.

Every year during this season of infectious diseases, I feel that it is advantageous to have a strong body 😅I am probably a pretty strong person, and I have probably only had the flu once in my life so far, and I have never experienced COVID-19 either. I have never missed a day of work since I started working at my current job a year ago, and some months I even make a little more than I was supposed to because I often take shifts to fill in for others who are absent. I think health is really important.

I am sure that there will be more of these kinds of requests (urgent requests to come to work) in the future through early spring. I would like to be in good physical condition so that I can go to work as long as it is convenient.

I went for a short walk in the evening and found a flower that looked like it was wearing a purple sweater, so I took a picture of it.

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【Japanese】

全国的にインフルエンザが流行っています。ニュースによれば、例年より流行が前倒しとなり、都内の病院は既にピーク時期のような混雑状況だとか。強い頭痛からくる吐き気も特徴だそうで、絶対にかかりたくない！

今日はお昼ごろパート先からショートメッセージが入り、夕方からのシフトに空きが出てしまったため入れませんか、と言われました。私は主に夜の時間帯にシフトを入れていて、勤務日は夫が休日や在宅で家にいる日だけ、と決めています。

今日は夫が出勤（そして多分忘年会）だったので、入れませんと断りました。パート先からは「了解です」と、そして「明日も明後日も空きが出てしまったのでご検討ください」と返信がありました。たぶん、シフトに入っていた人が体調を崩してしまったんだと思います。

この時期になると、身体が頑丈だと何かと有利だなーと感じます😅私はおそらくかなり頑丈なほうで（それだけは本当に自慢できる！）、インフルエンザに罹ったのは多分今のところ人生で1回だけ。コロナも未体験です。1年前に今の職場で働き始めてからも休んだことはなく、他の人の欠勤の穴埋めでよくシフトに入るため、予定より少し多めに稼げる月も。健康って本当に大事だなぁと思います。

今後も春先にかけて、こういう連絡（急な出勤依頼）はさらに増えるのでしょう。都合さえつけば出勤できるように、体調を整えておきたいと思います。

夕方に少しウォーキングしたところ、まるでパープルのセーターを着たような花を見つけたので投稿しておきます。

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