Going slightly back in time, here is how I handled this year’s Holiday week when a Cold knocked me down.

Earlier in the holiday week, I was very happy with my progress for getting web sites back up, making great progress. I felt I was on track for meeting my goal to have them all back online with at least one post and a page.

Waking up on 12-24-13, I knew my day was going to be not quite how I planned it.
I was  really look forward to working the Commonwheel Artists Co-op on Christmas Eve, and then going to a friend’s house for a “Shrimp Boil” Holiday Celebration dinner.

On this Christmas Eve morning, one of my most favorite days to work in my Commonwheel Co-op Gallery, I felt the start of the cold others had hired me to work for them because they had it.

Too late to find someone to work for me.

I toughed it out and kept a smile on my face with the help of another wonderful member.

She had been hired to work for someone else who was sick. 

She is a great sales person for our Gallery, very fun to work with, knowledgeable about jewelry and a great art packer.

And she stayed more than an hour longer than her paid for shift with not even a tiny complaint.

I am usually a better sales person, when I don’t sound like I had a frog in my throat.
Still, I had people laughing rather than feeling sorry for me with my froggy voice.

We had a $3,000 day!

Better than most Christmas Eve’s that I remember from the past.
And after all the flooding challenges that caused us to be closed too many days in the summer, we needed a GREAT holiday season.

Interestingly, there were people I was suppose to be there to encounter; two strangers and a friend, and both bought books. The stranger has an interesting connection for a mask fund-raiser and he is giving the book to the owner of the Spa Building prominently featured in the book. The other stranger has a dance company and may want masks for some future production.

One of the reasons it is my favorite day to work is that being the day before Christmas, it is the day of giving away the most gift bags.
Every time we offered someone a free gift bag or box for their purchase, big smiles and joyful thanks came our way.
And my selling partner was great at adding a bit of Rafia to the gift bags or a little ribbon on the gift box to make it extra special.

Sadly I had to miss my favorite Christmas Eve Shrimp Boil dinner with friends. Didn’t want to share what I had with another person.

I did use my Young Living Thieves hand sanitizer all day at the Gallery, but still worried I might have shared germs with someone. Yet there wasn’t much I could do to avoid contact with people there, even if I let the the member do most of the wrapping and interacting with people.

I was exhausted and could barely move on Christmas Day.
Luckily I had grocery shopped on Monday and intuitively bought things that I found edible while sick.
I watched “feel good” movies all day on TV, slept, and just vegged – not something I do easily, but that was all I could do that day.

The next day, I made myself some chicken soup, and ate soft healthy foods the next few days, coupled with hot baths, sitting in the sun on my porch, essential oils and as much Vitamin C as my body could tolerate.
Had to do that for many days in a row.
And this Cold had different symptoms each day.
Felt a bit better each day.

Just had to ride it out as best I could.

Sure enjoyed sitting in the sun on my wonder South facing porch each afternoon.

I always marvel at how lucky I am to have that asset in my life!