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Sniffles

Of course I pushed too hard and paid the price of feeling that scratchiness in my nose by mid-morning.  At best I was gonna carry a mild cold through the holidays.  At worst I'd be a write-off for an entire week (which happened to me right after Christmas in 2015).

It's not difficult to realise that I pushed too hard.  Despite being on Startical with its explicit guidelines, there was just way too much to get done before the holidays.  Even my Startical posts for nearly the past week have been placeholders to fill in later.  And now that's caught up to me and I'm starting sniffles.

The challenge now is striking the optimal balance between preventative care and completing my commitments before Christmas: sending out personalised Owl-iday e-mails including the Owl-iday Special I had worked so hard to create.  I think I'll err on the side of preventative care as I really don't want to wrap up Startical feeling sick and useless...
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