{"id":494,"date":"2008-06-27T17:18:00","date_gmt":"2008-06-27T17:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/victoriatheodore.com\/index.php\/i-caught-a-cold\/"},"modified":"2014-07-06T14:59:18","modified_gmt":"2014-07-06T14:59:18","slug":"i-caught-a-cold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/victoriatheodore.com\/index.php\/i-caught-a-cold\/","title":{"rendered":"I caught a cold!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The concert in Michigan went well.  The audience was enthusiastic and  full of joy and love.  I had a great time, but then on the long bus ride to Milwaukee, I felt a sore throat coming on.  I immediately took some zinc based tablets and went to bed, but I ended up getting sick anyway!  I spent the entire day on Wednesday in the bed, but still didn\u2019t shake it! Argh!  I wish I could understand why, despite a very healthy diet, an awareness of keeping my hands clean and away from my face, a healthy exercise regiment and an insistence on getting enough sleep, I STILL GET SICK!  What is that all about???  It must be that if I didn\u2019t take such great care of myself, I\u2019d be sick all of the time.  In any case, it\u2019s quite frustrating. I hate the idea of \u201cwasting\u201d time laying around trying to get healthy as opposed to spending my time practicing or being creative.  Trust me, there\u2019s plenty that I had wanted to do on Wednesday rather than lay in bed all day!  I do everything that doctors and health practitioners tell me to do, yet I catch colds at least twice per year.  Echinecea?  Check.  Zinc?  Check.  Vitamin supplements?  Check.  Tons of water? Check. Daily visualization, affirmations and meditation on being healthy?  Check.  7-8 hours of sleep per night ?  Check (most of the time).  Avoidance of sugar, fats and cheap carbs? Check, check and check!  Sigh\u2026<\/p>\n<p>The concert in at the Milwaukee Summerfest went really well, despite my nose running during the entire show.  I still managed to sing (thank GOD), and had fun.  The response of Stevie\u2019s crowds is always such a beautiful thing to witness and compels me to do my best\u2026NO EXCUSES!  I love this job!  : ><\/p>\n<p>Summerfest photos:<\/p>\n<p>At my keyboard station, standing at the top of the venue with Lake Michigan behind me, a view of Milwaukee<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_CVEzz0Co-pg\/SGUhiwJNo9I\/AAAAAAAAAH4\/g5i95PvWAOE\/s1600-h\/DSCN0164.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_CVEzz0Co-pg\/SGUhiwJNo9I\/AAAAAAAAAH4\/g5i95PvWAOE\/s200\/DSCN0164.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216612624301401042\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_CVEzz0Co-pg\/SGUhjJu1d3I\/AAAAAAAAAIA\/L0FM8x4dqv4\/s1600-h\/DSCN0166.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_CVEzz0Co-pg\/SGUhjJu1d3I\/AAAAAAAAAIA\/L0FM8x4dqv4\/s200\/DSCN0166.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216612631170086770\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_CVEzz0Co-pg\/SGUhjhlMdDI\/AAAAAAAAAII\/loBEW37Bj5s\/s1600-h\/DSCN0165.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_CVEzz0Co-pg\/SGUhjhlMdDI\/AAAAAAAAAII\/loBEW37Bj5s\/s200\/DSCN0165.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216612637572101170\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The concert in Michigan went well. The audience was enthusiastic and full of joy and love. I had a great time, but then on the long bus ride to Milwaukee, I felt a sore throat coming on. I immediately took some zinc based tablets and went to bed, but I ended up getting sick anyway! 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