I am sick. I am sorry but there will be no blog post today :-(

Sick as a small hospital :-(

I have had one flu, after another cold, after another infection, after another dose.  I am as sick as a small hospital.  I awoke today to the joys of a chest- and sinus- infection and a real, genuine, flu - together with temperature, sweats, exhaustion.  My blood pressure has tanked and I haven't managed to get past one dose before I get another - it's going on for months now, and I'm pretty fed up of it.  I haven't been this run down in - oh I don't know when ever.

I wanted to say apologies in as many languages as I could, then I thought, sod it, my head is splitting, I'll let Google Translate do it for me.  I can't attest to the accuracy of most of these - I haven't even proofed the ones I can read/write/speak in... but here goes:

English

I am sick.  I am sorry but there will be no blog post today :-(

I encourage you to take two minutes to look down through the remainder of these, and remind yourself what a beautiful, culturally, socially and linguistically diverse world we live in.  Look on some of these beautiful languages and their scripts...

I'm very grateful that I have readers all over the world, and I like that I can speak a (very very tiny) minority of (some of) these languages.  I'm extremely fortunate to have visited some of the countries where these languages are spoken.  Much as I might prefer to flex my creative muscles in a more full-time capacity, I enjoy also working in a multi-national company who prides itself on the importance of communication, and I am grateful for the opportunities it has afforded me (in a very short space of time) to get to know many different people of differing races and backgrounds.

Communication is everything.  A hug, a phrase, a touch, a word in someone else's language, knowing when to listen and when to be there, and when to back the hell off, can mean the world.  I'm back from a trip around my tiny part of the world, catching up with some of my friends and family where, despite my lack of much voice, and despite feeling like death warmed over, despite sleeping in the car between each visit ;-) I communicated with, caught up with, some wonderful people.

Anyhow, I need some down-time.  I'm trying to keep up with work, as well as blogging, as well as make-overs and bridals, and I just need a break, so I am taking at least today off, maybe tomorrow too - but don't go anywhere!  I'll be back!  Just bear with me for a day or two while I try to give my system a re-boot.  I'll re-post some older posts for newer readers.  Older readers, please give me your patience :-)

Afrikanns

Ek is siek. Ek is jammer, maar daar sal geen blog post wees vandag

Albanian

Unë jam i sëmurë. Unë jam i keq, por nuk do të ketë asnjë blog post sot

Arabic

أنا مريض. أنا آسف ولكن لن يكون هناك بلوق وظيفة اليوم

Armenian

Ես հիվանդ. Ցավում եմ, բայց չի լինի օրագրում Հաղորդագրություն այսօր

Azerbaijani

Mən xəstə deyiləm. Mən üzüldüm amma bu gün heç bir blog olacaq

Basque

Gaixorik nago. Sentitzen dut, baina ez blog-mezua ez da, gaur egun,

Belarusian

Я хворы. Я шкадую, але там не будзе ніякіх блогу сёння

Bengali

আমি অসুস্থ বোধ করি. আমি দুঃখিত কিন্তু আজ কোন ব্লগ ​​পোস্ট থাকবে

Bosnian

Ja sam bolestan. Žao mi je, ali da neće biti blog post danas

Bulgarian

Болен съм. Аз съжалявам, но няма да има блог пост днес

Catalan

Estic malalt. Ho sento, però no hi haurà cap entrada al bloc avui

Cebuano

Ako masakiton. Ko Pasayloa apan walay blog post karon

Chinese

我生病了。我很抱歉，但不会有今天的博客文章

Croatian

Ja sam bolesna. Žao mi je, ali neće biti blog post danas

Czech

Jsem nemocný. Omlouvám se, ale to nebude mít žádný blog post dnes

Danish

Jeg er syg. Jeg beklager, men der vil være nogen blog indlæg i dag

Dutch

Ik ben ziek. Het spijt me, maar er zal vandaag geen blog post zijn

Esperanto

Mi estas malsana. Mi bedaŭras sed ne estos blog hodiaŭ

Estonian

Ma olen haige. Mul on kahju, kuid ei toimu blogi postitus täna

Filipino

Ako ay may sakit. Sorry ngunit walang magiging blog post ngayon

Finnish

Olen sairas. Olen pahoillani, mutta ei ole mitään blogikirjoitus tänään

French

Je suis malade. Je suis désolé, mais il n'y aura pas de blog post aujourd'hui

Galician

Estou enfermo. Sinto moito, pero non haberá ningún post no blog hoxe

Georgian

მე ვარ ავადმყოფი. ძალიან ვწუხვარ, მაგრამ არ იქნება დღიურში დღეს

German

Ich bin krank. Es tut mir leid, aber es wird kein Blog-Post heute sein

Greek

Είμαι άρρωστος. Λυπάμαι, αλλά δεν θα υπάρχει θέση blog σήμερα

Gujarati

હું બીમાર છું. હું દિલગીર છું, પરંતુ આજે આ બોલ પર કોઈ બ્લૉગ પોસ્ટ હશે

Haitian Creole

Se mwen menm ki malad. Se mwen menm ki regrèt men pa pwal gen okenn pòs blog jodi a

Hebrew

אני חולה. אני מצטער, אבל לא יהיה פוסט בבלוג היום

Hindi

मैं बीमार हूँ. मैं माफी चाहता हूँ, लेकिन आज कोई ब्लॉग पोस्ट नहीं होगी

Hmong

Kuv muaj mob. Thov ko koj ib hnub no zoo tab sis muaj yuav tsis muaj hnub no blog ncej

Hungarian

Beteg vagyok. Sajnálom, de nem lesz blogbejegyzés ma

Icelandic

Ég er veikur. Ég er hryggur en það verður ekki blogg í dag

Indonesian

Aku sakit. Saya minta maaf tapi tidak akan ada posting blog hari ini

Irish

Tá mé tinn. Tá brón orm ach ní bheidh aon blog post lá atá inniu ann

Italian

Sono malato. Mi dispiace, ma non ci sarà nessun post del blog di oggi

Japanese

私は病気だ。私は申し訳ありませんが、今日全くブログ記事は存在しません

Javanese

Aku lara. Nyuwun pangapunten nanging ana bakal ora kirim blog dina

Kannada

ನಾನು ಕಾಯಿಲೆ ಆಮ್. ನಾನು ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ ಆಮ್ ಆದರೆ ಇಂದು ಯಾವುದೇ ಬ್ಲಾಗ್ ಪೋಸ್ಟ್ ಇರುತ್ತದೆ

Khmer

ខ្ញុំឈឺ។ ខ្ញុំសោកស្តាយនោះទេប៉ុន្តែវានឹងមិនមានការប្រកាសកំណត់ហេតុបណ្ដាញនៅថ្ងៃនេះ

Korean

내가 병. 미안하지만 오늘은 블로그 포스트가 없을 것

Lao

ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າເຈັບປ່ວຍ. ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຂໍໂທດນໍາ, ແຕ່ຈະມີບໍ່ມີຕອບ blog ໃນມື້ນີ້

Latin

Langueo. Aenean nunc felis sed nulla doleo

Latvian

Es esmu slims. Man žēl, bet nebūs blog post šodien

Lithuanian

"Aš sergu. Aš atsiprašau, bet nebus dienoraštyje šiandien

Macedonian

Смачено ми е. Жал ми е, но нема да има блог пост денес

Malay

Saya sakit. Saya minta maaf tetapi tidak akan ada blog post hari ini

Maltese

I am morda. I am sorry imma se jkun hemm l-ebda blog post llum

Marathi

मी आजारी आहे. मी दिलगीर आहे, पण आज नाही ब्लॉग पोस्ट होईल

Norwegian

Jeg er syk. Jeg beklager, men det blir ingen blogginnlegg i dag

Persian

من بیمار هستم. من متاسفم، اما وجود خواهد داشت بدون پست وبلاگ امروز وجود دارد

Polish

Jestem chory. Przykro mi, ale nie będzie blog po dziś

Portuguese

Estou doente. Sinto muito, mas não haverá nenhum post no blog hoje

Romanian

Eu sunt bolnav. Îmi pare rău, dar nu va fi nici un post pe blog astăzi

Russian

Я болен. Я сожалею, но там не будет никаких блоге сегодня

Serbian

Ја сам болестан. Жао ми је, али да неће бити блогу данас

Slovak

Som chorý. Ospravedlňujem sa, ale to nebude mať žiadny blog post dnes

Slovenian

az sem bolan. Žal mi je, vendar ne bo blog post danes

Spanish

Estoy enfermo. Lo siento, pero no habrá ninguna entrada en el blog hoy

Swahili

Mimi ni mgonjwa. Nasikitika lakini hakutakuwa na leo baada ya blog

Swedish

Jag är sjuk. Jag är ledsen, men det blir inget blogginlägg idag

Tamil

நான் உடல்நிலை சரியில்லை. நான் வருந்துகிறேன் ஆனால் இன்று எந்த வலைப்பதிவை இருக்கும்

Telugu

నేను జబ్బుపడిన am. నేను విచారిస్తున్నాను కానీ నేడు ఏ బ్లాగ్ పోస్ట్ ఉంటుంది

Thai

ฉันป่วย ฉันขอโทษ แต่จะไม่มีการโพสต์บล็อกวันนี้

Turkish

Ben bıktım. Üzgünüm ama bugün hiçbir blog yazısı olacak

Ukranian

Я хворий. Я шкодую, але там не буде ніяких блозі сьогодні

Urdu

میں بیمار ہوں. میں معافی چاہتا ہوں لیکن آج کوئی بلاگ پوسٹ ہو جائے گا

Vietnamese

Tôi bị bệnh. Tôi xin lỗi nhưng sẽ không có bài đăng blog hôm nay

Welsh

Fy mod yn sâl. Mae'n ddrwg gennyf, ond ni fydd unrhyw swydd blog heddiw

Yiddish

איך בין קראַנק. איך בין נעבעכדיק אָבער עס וועט זייַן קיין בלאָג פּאָסטן הייַנט

With thanks to everyone at Google and anyone who works on their Translate tool - it gets a lot wrong, but with peer reviewing, it learns and corrects and is an amazing tool for helping to communicate in different languages!