I\u2019ve been practicing not complaining for the past couple of months. I wear a purple wristband to remind myself to not complain, and it\u2019s been a very illuminating journey. I\u2019ve had to start over several times, but each time, I learn something new about myself. It\u2019s pretty cool. Now, here\u2019s my dilemma: I have the flu. How do I write about having the flu without complaining? It\u2019s an interesting puzzle. I\u2019ll make an attempt: I started with a little cough on Sunday night, but I didn\u2019t think it was anything serious, but went to bed at midnight (early for me) because I needed to wake up at 5:15am Monday morning to go work out with my trainer for the first time in 6 months. By Monday night, it was a substantial cough, but was I still buzzing from my early morning work out, and unfortunately stayed up until 2am (my normal wind down hour). I decided to sleep in Tuesday morning, and felt ok enough to go ahead and run my errands, teach my students, practice piano, etc. By Tuesday night, my cough had worsened, so I went to bed at 11pm(!!!!), hoping that I\u2019d save myself from dealing with a serious cold. However, I woke up this morning with no voice, a severely sore throat, a mild fever and an even worse cough. I\u2019ve spent virtually the entire day in the bed. I appreciate the fact that I have the option to not push myself, and to allow myself to recuperate today. I was successful in rescheduling my students, my interviews with potential roommates and interns, and am spending the day nursing myself. I expect to be on the way to full recovery by the morning! How\u2019s that? Did I complain??<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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