A few updates …

So last weekend I was in Napa speaking at Tim Ferriss’ OTR conference, which was such an incredible experience I neglected to sleep much of the time. Awesome, except … I got myself sick.  I called my doctor back in Chicago, listed my symptoms, and got a recommendation to go on antibiotics.  I’m not a huge fan of them, so after flying to LA yesterday I headed to my doctor here. She checked me out and agreed, so I started a Z-pak today.  Yay.  I’m not contagious, but I don’t think it’s a good plan to fly internationally - which means no Paris trip for my friend Natasha’s birthday at the chateau. I’m very disappointed, to say the least.

As it stands, I’ve been doing everything possible to get myself better. Vitamin B shot in my BUTT this morning (um, it hurts like a B!), hiked in Runyon this afternoon, got a massage tonight, slept 14 hours last night, plan to sleep another 12 tonight.

I banned myself from my friends - just focusing on getting well, and am staying at the new hotel called Mr. C’s in Beverly Hills.  I’ll probably remain in LA for the next few days just trying to get myself back to normal.  (I’m speaking at a conference tomorrow, as well.)

Lesson learned: don’t burn candle at both ends!

Oh yeah … and I’m going to Burning Man on Wednesday.  So I have to be 100% by then!!  My doctor said I would be fine by Saturday, so … I’m giving it an extra few days just in case. Which is good, as I have Social Studies columns to write, plus a lot of crazy pink costumes to purchase!