This whole week has been a struggle. I’ve been stung by the flu bug. My site has suffered for it. I’m sure most people have been sick at one time or another. This can often times lead to calling into work, missing appointments, and spending the days watching bad television instead of doing the much needed work. So how can a blogger, who should be on point everyday, recover and stay strong through the sickness?

First, a little backstory to get the muse primed.

This afternoon I went to the bank to deposit a few checks. Afterwards, I went to the office taking a backroad. The backroad has one stop sign behind the Assembly Hall (where the college basketball team plays here). For some reason, I followed the car in front of me right through the stop sign, not paying attention to anything I guess. I’m out of it. The combination of a sinus cold and medication made me entirely not focused. Anyways, there was a cop sitting at the stop sign. That’s right — a cop! I had run a stop sign with a cop right there. When he asked what the hurry was, I told him I was in no rush, just had the flu. He let me off with a warning, but I couldn’t help but wonder how much else had I missed in the past week.

The muse seems to take a vacation when I’m sick. I usually just sleep it off, similar to how sports players just walk off injuries. Occassionally I’ll catch something that digs its claws into me and doesn’t let go. Such was the case this week. So how can I expect my blog to survive the next time this happens? Cause, I’ll be frank (instead of Jason), my site statistics have fallen dramatically. Here’s how I plan to combat the flu in the future.

1. Write extra blog posts, at least five. This way I won’t be without material when my head feels like a logger has done his business to my noggin’.
2. Invite guest bloggers to come on in and take over for a few days. I’m sure some of you out there would write something compelling for the extra exposure.
3. Never get sick again. I know — I should be superhuman. My head shouldn’t be what’s exploding, right?

I think I can do one and two. So my advice would be to find a few bloggers who could take over if things get too difficult. Aside from that, I’m not sure what else to do in a situation like I’ve been in. Do you have any advice and/or comments on the subject?