Flu struck!
Whew! I didn’t see it coming, but my household ended up with a case of the flu the past couple weeks. First my son got it and was pretty much glued to me for over a week, and then well after I thought I was out of the woods and he was well on his way back to health, I ended up getting it myself. But it wasn’t so bad, really (truly! a couple days of a sore throat, followed by just 36 hours of that true flu aching and all-over ick before I began feeling much better), and other than having pretty much no voice to speak of as I’m writing this at the tail end of a very long day, I honestly feel pretty good. Another solid night’s sleep and I’m golden — other than a slightly scratchy throat and an odd inability to taste anything the past few days.
The silver lining here — something I’m always looking for because it’s always there — is that we really didn’t get all that sick. Back when I wasn’t into the healthy lifestyle thing several years ago, the last flu I had wiped me out for 2 solid weeks. Missed work for 2 entire weeks (lived abroad at the time and did a lot of work from home, as I recall, in utter misery because it was deadline time). And this time it was almost … easy. (Yes, easy.) Even for the little man.
If that’s not motivation for nourishing your body with healthy food, I don’t know what is.
I’m annoyed, actually, that I got sick to begin with. :) After spending the first 30ish years of my life sick all the time (including every virus that went around), the past several years I’ve had at most 3 of the world’s mildest-ever colds, a reaction to a couple foods I’ll never eat again knowingly and otherwise haven’t been sick at all. I like my new track record, and I’m mentioning it not to brag, but just to share that when you switch over to a healthy lifestyle, there are benefits involved that you may not have anticipated. Like not getting that sick (and rarely getting sick at all).
Cool stuff, folks. Good nutrition and keeping your body strong begets HEALTH on top of looking and feeling how you want day to day.
It’s been quiet around the blog while I ensured that my little boy had as much mama-time as he needed, and I’ve got something HUGE and exciting in the works that I’ll be announcing to you in the next few days that I know you’ll love and immediately want to be a part of. I’ve also got some video ideas I’m itching to turn into reality to inspire you, but it may be a little bit before that happens.
In the meantime, live well and embrace your lean green side. It’s good for you. :)




