Immune to immunity

Well, I've been sick for over a week.

Naturally, this shouldn't be alarming, in February.

But, last weekend, after a stint as an undie model at The Javitz Center, (yeah, yeah, they wanted actual breast cancer patients for these "survivor" bras... I'm not changing careers to "old lady model" anytime soon - unless someone's asking?), I was exhausted after both show days. But, I'm used to being busy, working, not sleeping - this was different. I thought, maybe it was emotional, to be on the runway line with a bunch of 20 year olds who don't seem to eat a lot, and definitely can't fill in their own bras yet...

But, the day after day 2? Holy crap. Like I had just come home after a 2 month stint in the snowy alps, without more than a romper to wear, some flip flops, and a receipt from the grocery store. Any grocery store.

I couldn't move. I could cough and sneeze. A lot.

I continued the week as such. Until now.

And today? Achy like a mofo. Been having hubby Gua Sha my back every evening. It never gets too red, but it happens fast, and it's gone by morning. My body has a ton of bad qi and heat. Before you judge or "ewwww!", try it. Find someone who does this (or cupping is easier to find and just as effective, but I like the scraping motion a little more, but that's personal taste!) or get a chinese ceramic soup spoon and have someone do it to you. Warm up the muscles with massage (ahhh!) and be sure to use a good lubricant or you may have damaged skin. I'm sure there's some good youtube available out there - I'm just too sick to look it up for you. See: first line of this entry.

So, I've made tons of soups this week. I've been doing my best to not die. So far it's going pretty good.