I promised myself I'd post something today, and I'm following through. Even though I have a piercing sinus headache and my throat feels like I've been swallowing glass all day.
I don't know if I've just caught the man cold Joe had last week (I'm certainly feeling whiny and pitiful, the two major symptoms of a man cold) or if I just picked up some random something somewhere, or what. But this sore throat feels suspiciously like strep, and if that's what it is I will cry. I have too much to do this weekend. I CANNOT BE FELLED.
We're having a smallish, very casual party for Will's birthday this weekend. It was sort of a last-minute decision, only finalized yesterday. We're just having family over for finger foods and (Buzz Lightyear-themed) cake. It should be fun, and hopefully not too stressful for me. I'm excited about it -- and also disbelieving that my BABY is going to be TWO.
It was a pretty good first week of the year -- ridiculously busy, but good. Another of my resolutions (that I forgot to mention in my last post) is to get up earlier in the mornings to allow myself more time to wake up, have breakfast, get ready, etc. I've been getting up at 5:30 AM all week, and I think my body is starting to acclimate to the change. My hair certainly is -- I've been washing and drying it in the mornings, and my office's resident fashionista (and my best work friend) told me that it looks "sleek and shiny." I don't think my hair has ever been called either of those things.
Last night I went to my best friend's house to watch The Bachelor. I played with her sweet daughter and we ate Reeses Cup McFlurries and we talked and laughed and we realized how much we both miss doing that. We haven't made time for each other lately and a friendship deserves to be nurtured. We're going to work on nurturing ours this year.
It's Friday night, a night when my house is usually trashed, a night when I'm dreading the cleaning that awaits me on Saturday. Not tonight, though. I've been keeping up with the laundry all week (doing it! folding it! PUTTING IT AWAY! like an adult!) and aside from the usual detritus that comes with raising two boys, my house is clean. I only have minor cleaning to do for Will's party, and it feels amazing.
I know it sounds ridiculous, but it's like the second the calendar turned over to 2012, I just felt completely renewed. A new year doesn't erase all of our problems, but somehow I'm feeling more equipped to handle them. I've felt more energetic, more at peace, this week than I felt for all of last year. I think somewhere in the middle of 2011 I just gave up and called it a wash, and just started counting down the days until it ended.
Now that it has? I feel pretty great.
I don't know if I've just caught the man cold Joe had last week (I'm certainly feeling whiny and pitiful, the two major symptoms of a man cold) or if I just picked up some random something somewhere, or what. But this sore throat feels suspiciously like strep, and if that's what it is I will cry. I have too much to do this weekend. I CANNOT BE FELLED.
We're having a smallish, very casual party for Will's birthday this weekend. It was sort of a last-minute decision, only finalized yesterday. We're just having family over for finger foods and (Buzz Lightyear-themed) cake. It should be fun, and hopefully not too stressful for me. I'm excited about it -- and also disbelieving that my BABY is going to be TWO.
It was a pretty good first week of the year -- ridiculously busy, but good. Another of my resolutions (that I forgot to mention in my last post) is to get up earlier in the mornings to allow myself more time to wake up, have breakfast, get ready, etc. I've been getting up at 5:30 AM all week, and I think my body is starting to acclimate to the change. My hair certainly is -- I've been washing and drying it in the mornings, and my office's resident fashionista (and my best work friend) told me that it looks "sleek and shiny." I don't think my hair has ever been called either of those things.
Last night I went to my best friend's house to watch The Bachelor. I played with her sweet daughter and we ate Reeses Cup McFlurries and we talked and laughed and we realized how much we both miss doing that. We haven't made time for each other lately and a friendship deserves to be nurtured. We're going to work on nurturing ours this year.
It's Friday night, a night when my house is usually trashed, a night when I'm dreading the cleaning that awaits me on Saturday. Not tonight, though. I've been keeping up with the laundry all week (doing it! folding it! PUTTING IT AWAY! like an adult!) and aside from the usual detritus that comes with raising two boys, my house is clean. I only have minor cleaning to do for Will's party, and it feels amazing.
I know it sounds ridiculous, but it's like the second the calendar turned over to 2012, I just felt completely renewed. A new year doesn't erase all of our problems, but somehow I'm feeling more equipped to handle them. I've felt more energetic, more at peace, this week than I felt for all of last year. I think somewhere in the middle of 2011 I just gave up and called it a wash, and just started counting down the days until it ended.
Now that it has? I feel pretty great.
3 comment(s):
i sure hope you feel better and have a lovely party for will!
Feel better! Pump that vitamin C! Around here, when Nick even starts to sniffle I make him take 2000 units of Vitamin C an hour, which is the max safe dose. And he rarely gets sick. ;)
The party sounds like a great idea. I hope it's awesome and stress free!
Yeah 2012! I am so relieved to hear that you're staying positive and doing better! I hated that mean old 2011 for beating you up so!
I hope you're feeling okay now!
It's amazing what the turning of a page on the calendar can do, isn't it? I'm glad you've got a new outlook and hope you can carry that momentum throughout the rest of the year!
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