Tuesday, October 14, 2008

the great cold pandemic

ok, that's a bit of an exaggeration. how about: the minor cold infection? still not right? how about... i'm sick and it sucks?
that probably sums it up nicely!
well... it has begun, cold and flu season. and per usual - i am among the few that gets it first. many years, i'm like the groundhog who predicts spring - i predict cold and flu season. as a kid i caught EVERY bug that was out there. as an adult i probably get 1 out of 4. i was hoping i'd missed this round of cold sickness - but alas i didn't.
oh well. it has afforded me the opportunity to stay home from work today - sleep massive amounts and drink the little soup i had in house. now i REALLY have to go grocery shopping. darn it all.
i am actually not full blown ill - but ill enough i canceled all my meetings - yes, all of them. i'm mostly taking these precautions because i like to practice safe travel. i don't like to potentially get others sick and traveling always makes me more sick - so i'm trying to lift the base line. besides i'm running the meeting all day thursday - and a coughing facilitator doesn't make an effective facilitator. or a believable one!

i look not to blame anyone for my sick state - though i do have a suspect or two... and i'm watching to see if you have any more nefarious plans to sabotage my health!

so as the OG predictor of cold/flu season - i see a mild cold and yet a heavy flu season - so take your vit c, zinc and get plenty of rest. get a little bit of exercise everyday and listen to your body. except when it says it wants more chocolate or one more glass of wine, because then it is just lying to you to get it's evil... oh, um, never mind.

stay healthy!

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