throat of fire

So my pregnancy congestion nose combined with the weather change has ended up in a raw throat and coughing fits.  It's fabulous.

I don't feel nearly as awful as I sound... but I must sound pretty bad because The Hater is always telling me to sit down and rest.

Which is a problem, too, because I've not slept well for about a week.  I don't know if that's driven by hormones, the pregnancy, the cold or some kind of awful combination of the three.  Whatever it is, I don't really care.  

I'd just like my non-raw throat back.  (at least, that's my first demand of the universe)