Sore Throat From Hell and My New Experiment

The past week has definitely NOT turned out like I expected. This time last weekend, I was finishing up a weekend at home with family. My body was beginning to feel a little lousy but nothing really worth complaining about. And as I drove back up to school last Sunday night, I was mentally trying to prepare for the dreaded Operations Analsis exam the following day.

Little did I know that within 24 hours, I would be back at home…and lying on the couch, where I would spend the next 7 days while not at the doctor’s office.

A major storm had raged through Cedarville earlier that Sunday evening. The winds were strong enough to litter the streets and yards with piles of leaves, branches, and tree limbs…some of them big enough to block the road. Electric poles and power cables were down all over the place, leaving the entire town of Cedarville (and beyond) without electricity. Classes were cancelled on Monday, much to my relief since I didn’t really feel prepared for the exam. And because I woke up on Monday morning feeling like total crap.

I spent the whole day on the couch sleeping. And when 9PM came around and the electricity was still out and I figured that classes would be cancelled for Tuesday as well. Knowing that I had no classes until 2PM on Wednesday if Tuesday’s classes were cancelled, I threw my luggage back in my car and drove over to pick up my little sis from her dorm and go back home.

My sickness got progressively worse over the next 4 days, despite a doctor’s visit on Tuesday morning and a couple of meds. But after another doctor visit, I got the correct meds and the swelling began to go down. At this point, I’m feeling much better…but my throat hurts like it’s never hurt before. It’s really a sore throat from hell. Seems like it’s lasting forever, too…hopefully it’ll be gone soon.

Anyway, it’s Sunday and I’ve already missed an entire week of classes, minus last Monday when classes were cancelled anyway due to the power outage. It looks like I’ll miss at least another couple of days this week.

But whatever. It is what it is. In the meantime, I’ve been writing a lot of copy for Guy and the project for our Short Sale My Home eBook. Almost finished with the follow-up email campaign and a whole new to-do list of copy will follow. It’s fun though…and great experience. The project has a ton of potential.

OK…now for the “decisions, decisions” part…

As I mentioned on here a couple of days ago, I just recently finished a four week experiment called, “How much better would I feel if I ate ONLY natural, organic, liver-friendly foods?” Despite the challenges, it was a fascinating experiment and resulted in some worthwhile benefits. So, I’ve decided to make it a habit to do a new 4 week experiment every month. Which brings up the all-important question: What should October’s experiment be?   

I’ve taken some time to think about the options based on my own desires/needs for improvement, and came up with the following list of three possibilities:

1) The Morning Priorities Experiment. This experiment would answer the question, “How much would my productivity increase if I developed the habit of completing two items from my to-do list that will bring me closer to my goals each day before 11AM?”

2) The Internet Income Stream Experiment. “Is it possible to build an Internet income stream from the idea stage to a profit of at least $500, in only four weeks, with only 1 hour of work per day?”

3) The Focus Experiment. “Is it possible to improve grades, highten focus, and lower stress by focusing intensely on homework and school-related work ONLY during weekdays between the hours of 9AM and 5PM…and forbidding yourself to even think about school outside of those times?”

Those are my three options. I’ve got a break of about 9 days to rest until the 1st of October arrives and the new 4 week experiment begins. So, there’s a little bit of time to decide. If you’ve got any suggestions or advice as to which of the above options I should choose, leave me a comment!

~ by Young Entrepreneur on September 21, 2008.