It's so cold I wore Kathy's coat today, since I couldn't wear my ski jacket to a meeting of an industry group I had to go to for work, and after three winters in New York, I still do not have an appropriate coat. When it's like this, I always find myself thinking, "Come on! 50 degrees and foggy in the middle of August isn't so bad, is it?!" There are things I like about winter. Like skiing, and getting to stay home from work for snow days. But when it's not snowy, and the city is crowded with tourists sauntering down the street without a care in the world (and blocking my way!), and I have to walk to work because there are no cabs, I just want to scream I get so cold. And.
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| (look at these cold germs. via here.) |
I have a head cold. That means no getting up and going running, boxes and boxes of Kleenex, and embarrassingly blowing my nose in the aforementioned industry group meeting. And that horrible red chapped nose thing. I never got colds when I lived in California. I do not think it is because they are any less common, I just think my immune system was a lot stronger. Stress and lack of sleep tend to wear it down a bit. I have gotten sick so many times in the last 3 years since leaving California that I can't believe it. When I lived in California, my yoga teacher had a policy that if you had so much as a sniffle, you should stay home, and avoid spreading your germs all over the props. I missed one class because of sickness the whole 3 years I lived there. For real, one class! I have had about 7 colds per year since moving to New York and joining this rat race. Yikes.
And so, what is the solution to this? I haven't the faintest idea. It's not like I can move back to Berkeley and go back to law school. Although that does sound fun. Perhaps some Emergen-C is in order. And a nap? Not likely, but sounding so very appealing.
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