Auditioning with The Flu
That was me today. I was feeling sicker than ever. Yesterday, the sickness kicked in and it was awful. Today, I have been dealing with that dizziness you get from after throwing up all day. I got a chance to go home and take a nap before heading back out for one of my survivor jobs - babysitting. Man, I am still feeling it right now. Despite the fact that I feel crappy, if I get out of babysitting early enough, I am going to yet another audition tonight - gotta get my face out there - period. It is my job. That is a really sucky thing about this career. There is not time to take off. I mean, I can miss auditions while I get better, but that really is missing out on so many job opportunities. It is a bad idea to stay home even if you are sick. The last job I got - I happened to be feeling a little ill the first day I sang. I went anyhow and dude, I got the job. It is so important to show up. I am not saying kill yourself just to get out there. If you need to stay home, stay home. Health is beyond important. I realize I sound like a big “go getter” in this blog, but I am trying to keep myself going while my body is refusing to cooperate. It is rough. I miss the days when I could just go to mom and curl up next to her. She would let me know I would be okay and there was this general comfort. I don’t have that now. I am on my own and working extra hard to do the best things for myself as a performer.
Here is a clip I have been wanting to share of me in my last show. If I did not show up to the audition because I was ill, I wouldn’t have had the great honor of getting and doing the job.
