I am Minnie Mouse!

I have been losing my voice for a couple of days.  By the end of the day yesterday, I sounded very hoarse.  However, when I woke up this morning, it was down to a complete squeak!  I sound like Minnie Mouse.  I have no idea why this is happening.  I haven’t been yelling at my kids! (true story)   I don’t feel sick, and I haven’t been talking any more than normal.  And by normal, I mean the astronomical amount of talking that I do on a regular basis.  Seriously, I’m just not a quiet person. J

It’s my business to talk.  I have tried all morning to avoid talking.  But, my phone keeps ringing.  Have you ever tried to negotiate a deal when you sound like Minnie Mouse? Well let me tell you that I don’t really feel like I’m accomplishing much when the person on the other end of the line chuckles.  I lose the power of negotiation when one word comes out really deep and the next one cracks in a high pitch.  THIS IS NOT FUNNY! I had an agent finally say “I’m sorry, I just really can’t hear you.  It’s not my phone, it’s you!”  Then she laughed hysterically. HA!  Well, I laughed too, only it just sounded like a big goose honk!   That just made it worse.  I think I was laughing to keep from crying!

I haven’t had laryngitis since I was a high school cheerleader.  So, this is a little awkward.  I don’t know why it’s happening.  Maybe it’s God’s way of telling me to be quiet for a day or so.  Is he sending the ‘Hey Kathy - If you won’t shut up, I’ll shut you up!’ message that I really need to hear?  Probably not!  Since I’m sure he can read my thoughts, shutting down my voice doesn’t really shut me up. J  

Or perhaps it’s Karma.  I was really frustrated with an agent this week for a ridiculously low offer, and I decided to hit some tennis balls so I wouldn’t hit her. (smile) But that’s a good thing, right?  I didn’t lose my cool with her., I just took it out on the tennis balls.  Other than that, I was really sweet this week (smile again!)  So… probably NOT Karma.

So, I guess it’s just allergies or a virus or something.  But, I’m worried it’s going to last a really long time because I just can’t shut up long enough to give my voice a rest.  Asking a chatty person to be quiet is like expecting a child not to call you when you sit down on the potty.   It’s Mission Impossible!    I shall try my best, though.  But in the meantime, I’ll just enjoy making everyone laugh.  Even if they are laughing at me, not with me!  Minnie Mouse would be proud!