Diet Coke, Hot Baths, and Kleenex
Tomorrow, I’ll be putting on a dress, pinning up my hair, and driving to the Union Township Branch of the Clermont County Library to give a book talk.
(4450 Glen Este-Withamsville Road, 4450 Glen Este-Withamsville Rd, Batavia, OH (513) 528-1744)
This library visit has been planned for months, and I’m very excited for the event! This branch is part of my local library system, and one of my dearest friends is a librarian for them. If you live nearby,(it’s just east of Cincinnati) I hope you’ll join me! I’ll be there at 2:00, and will also be selling and signing copies of Daybreak as well as the rest of my novels.
To be honest, on Wednesday morning, I was a little worried that I would have to cancel this event. I picked up a little cold on the tour that turned into a sinus infection and a bad case of bronchitis. I am rarely sick, so it threw me for a loop! Luckily, I went to the doctor, got some antibiotics, and was told by my kids and husband to drink Diet Coke and take a couple of hot baths. 
There’s a story there, of course! For years, a Diet Coke and hot bath has pretty much been my answer to everything. Sad? Tired? Out too late the night before? Sip a Diet Coke and take a hot bath! That is always my ‘go to’, feel-better cure. (much to my kids’ amusement)
I did take my medicine. And drink juice. Tried to sleep, too. But by Wednesday afternoon, I found myself on the couch, sipping a Diet Coke in a glass with ice and a straw…right after I had taken a hot bubble bath. Oh, and the box of Kleenex was on the couch too. As were two dachshunds.
I had a stuffy nose, a fever, and a bad cough. It wasn’t a pretty sight. Actually, I was really glad to be home alone. But by yesterday evening I felt better. I even picked up the house and did the dishes for my husband who flew home last night! Today? I’m still a bit stuffy, but have almost returned to my usual self. By tomorrow I know I’ll be ready to get back to my regular life, and I’m thankful for that.
If you’ve been under the weather too, I hope you will feel better soon! And, please, let me know if your family has any favorite ‘cures’ that seem to do the trick!
In the meantime, perhaps I’ll see you on Saturday at the library! (The basket of books will be the giveaway!)
Shelley
