As the title of this post suggests, I'm sick. For those keeping track at home, krankheit is, indeed, the opposite of gesundheit. And some of you just knew that. ♥
This is the first time I've been sick since opening my door
(and closing it for clientele privacy). I didn't grow up with the best examples of how to deal with illness. Short of pneumonia, if a soldier is sick, they still go to work. If a massage therapist is sick, we have to close up shop. This hurts, because our natural inclination is to take care of people. Writing the cancellation notice was more painful than my raspy throat. My clients are very understanding, and for that I am fortunate and grateful.Instead of sitting around and sulking, I'm taking the time to catch up on some Massamio blogs, perusing the Massage Therapy Foundation, working out kinks in my website
(and removing Neocities' groundfloor, so it's going to get worse before it gets better), and just taking care of myself. I've read accounts that claim a daily 20-minute bath, while you're sick, can reduce the time you spend under the weather. I find baths to be a boring waste of time, and a huge waste of water."I've seen your twitter sermons. I'm REALLY worried about you wasting water."
My point still stands! In any case, the last time I wasn't feeling well, I followed that advice, and I got through it with barely a tickle and less-painful coughing. This is very anecdotal, so what does the research have to say about it? While I'm not sulking about being sick, I'll do a bit of digging and find out.
