Sick and Tired

If you've been following along with my blog posts, you know that I am in a play. A play that opens THIS Friday! So, this past weekend was spent building the set and now we are into dress rehearsals. Costumes, props, lights, sound...oh and actors too, now come together to actually produce a show. This week is commonly referred to as "Hell Week." And for good reason. Rehearsals usually run long into the night because it's difficult to pull all the different aspects of the show together. And then, of course, there are the endless questions by the actors that are just now arising when there is little-to-no time (or resources!) to address them.

I've been fortunate enough to have a few days off this week to catch up on sleep and relax after those long rehearsals. However, Monday (one of my "relaxation" days) was spent waking up relatively early and grocery shopping, shopping for props, creating props and then rehearsing. And then on Tuesday, I wake up to chest congestion, a cough and one hell of a headache. That's right, I'm sick. Perfect timing. So, bring on the overdose of Zicam to help keep this cold at bay for at least opening weekend. And now, I am back at work today and pretty darn tired, not to mention ill, but since I am only working today and tomorrow, I thought I better come in.

It seems like this always happens - getting sick before a show. It seems that the stress and lack of sleep always catch up to me right before we open. You'd think my body would understand that this is what we do and adapt. But no, instead it crumbles under the pressure and will eventually drown in a sea of mucus. Ugh.