We've had a great winter thus far - lots of cold, lots of snow, wind, ice - you name it, we've gotten it. It's a feeling of long, forgotten days growing up when -30 was the norm. We had to trapes through at least a foot of snow for trick or treating and 2 to 3 days without electricity was expected sometime during the course of the season. So it's good to get a little taste of that back. However, the seasonal cold is MUCH worse than I ever remember it.
Elephant standing on my chest, throat on fire, head ready to explode are just a few descriptors of how I feel and I don't ever remember the common cold making me feel this lousy when I was a tyke. Climate changes, viral changes. Indeed. Stress. It's a week before our big musical revue concert and I always end up getting sick just before it. Granted, the cold bug has been going around, but each year I come down with the exact same thing. And by the time we tour the Elementary schools, my voice will be almost completely gone. Just like clockwork. Just like the snow and the cold and every other seasonal event - it's here. Hang on, Ellie. 5 concerts in 2 weeks - you can make it! After all, it's just a cold.