Changing of the seasons is fun when it comes to getting to wear forgotten favorite fall clothes and enjoying homemade treats. Snuggling up in my mom's awesome sweaters from the 70s and enjoying fresh apple pie from the farmers market (reheated in my oven so I can pretend I made it myself) provide me with end-of-year excitement. It's the little things, right?
Chilly weather also has its bite. Hand shakes and hugs loaded up with cold and flu germs, and toxins we endure from our environment are waging war against our bodies. Even if we are eating all organic greens and fresh fruits and vegetables, our bodies are in a tough battle.
It happened to me this week, or did I happen to it? Whatever the perspective, my body decided that it was cold and therefore was time to shut down. Not a big deal, one of those still-functioning "I may be sick if I let myself be" days. Body ache, tiredness, mild headache, all minor but a slight setback.