Being Sick Stinks

Is it especially bad for a health educator to get sick? The sniffles began Sunday night, followed by a full day yesterday of sneezing and watery eyes. I definitely prefer sneezing to having congestion that makes it hard to breathe, but it's still no picnic. I have a presentation to deliver this afternoon and another to attend this evening. Fortunately, neither of them have anything to do with cold and flu prevention. If they did, I think my credibility would be shot. Bring on the vitamin C supplements and fruit juices!

Frozen...literally

No kidding, my hair actually froze on my head this morning on the walk from my car to the office building. Apparently that's what happens when you don't dry your hair after your morning shower and the air temp is -6 with a -16 windchill. My grandmother always warned me that going out with my hair wet would give me pneumonia, but she never told me that it might actually lead to icicle formation on my scalp! I suppose I should feel fortunate that none of my hair broke off while I was removing my coat, scarf, and ear muffs....