As I write this blog post, it’s Friday morning, 6 am, last week. The previous day I got my most recent COVID booster.

Then came the aches. The side effects the evening after the shot, all that night interfering with finding any comfortable position to sleep, and my general yecch feeling the next day, well, for me every time, I can predict rickety bones, headache, and general fatigue. One difference this time, my eighth COVID vaccine, is this felt worse than I remembered.

So as I pulled myself through the day, my schedule deliberately left fairly quiet with only 3 zoom calls, I felt vindicated that I have not yet had COVID (not bragging, but certainly hoping I am not tempting fate).

I did what I was supposed to: I pulled my weary body into a long, hot morning shower and got some relief from the aches. I took the OTC pain meds as directed. I just waited this reaction out and by this evening I should be OK.

(Blogger’s note: I was.)

I have read that a reaction to the vaccine is a good sign my body knows what to do–fight it off.

I am aching to feel normal again. This was not unexpected (yep, a double negative for emphasis) but being in the middle of the reaction always surprises me.

Get vaccinated if you believe in science. I did and I do.

Cut yourself some slack to recover. I did and am glad.

Get back to normal and among people. We crave person-to-person human company so I got vaxxed in order to be part of some happy events coming soon.

No LinkedIn tie-in or pivot today.

Not enough healthy brain cells.

By the time you read this I will be back to normal (for me whatever that is).  Just connect with great people and if there’s business to pursue, collaborate.

Be healthy doing it.