What Day Is It?! // Playing Catch Up

Whew. What an interesting end to the year it has been. And by interesting, I don't mean that interesting things happened... I just mean it was unusual. Christmas came and went in a more-or-less normal way. We had several lovely days afterward filled with reading, and cuddles, and fun. And then I woke up with a tickle in my throat. A tiny tickle which has transformed into a full-on mystery cold, with a vengeance.

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Yep, woke up on the 28th with a tickle, and am still down-for-the-count. I haven't been to work, I've barely been out of bed, it's been totally nuts, not a normal cold to say the least. I'm so over it, but can't do much other than keep trying to get better.

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Not exactly how I'd hoped to spend my last 6 days off work, our 6th anniversary, or a belated Christmas celebration with my family. So, I am very much hoping that I will be well enough this weekend to at least have a very belated Christmas with my family, and maybe see a movie with KC.

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Speaking of KC, he's been an angel, and luckily has the immune system of The Hulk, because he's only had an odd tickle or sneeze here or there. He has been so great in getting me anything that I need or want, and driving me to the doctor, etc. Thank you, babe.

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I also feel like I've missed out entirely on the "New Year" buzz. Which, silly as it may be, is one of my favorite times of year. I've not had time to focus on actual goals, get anything organized, or reflect too much on last year.

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So, if you're wondering where I've been... why I haven't posted much of anything, anywhere, why I dropped out of LYBHolidayL, etc. ... or not... I've just been sleeping. Please send good vibes and prayer my way if you're into that kind of thing that maybe it will really be over this weekend!!

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I want SO BADLY to be better and to get on with ending 2017 and starting 2018.

What have you guys been up to?! I hope that you all had a lovely holiday and end of the year.

XO,

Alexandra

November

A normal November for me is filled with lots of cold air and gray skies while Coldplay's 'Rush of Blood to the Head' is playing in the background. Dreaming of holiday and family time in the coming weeks. Taking more than my fair share of cranberries at every holiday gathering. It's a magical time of year.

This November has been a little different. Our temperatures have been in flux between too warm for a coat and hovering right at freezing, I've had very little Coldplay playing. I'm making lists for the upcoming holidays because we've been so busy I feel like I'm already behind. I am now in the middle of my second cold for the month. I'll tell you, being a substitute teacher (especially at a preschool) is probably not the best job for someone so prone to getting sick as me. 

But, in this time of being sick and busy, I'm finding myself focusing a lot on gratitude. I'm so grateful to have a job that I have to call in sick to. I'm grateful to have a kitten that eventually stops attacking things in the room and cuddles with me while I rest. Grateful that daytime TV consists of hours of Boy Meets World and cheesy Hallmark Christmas movies. Grateful for instant hot chocolate, real fruit pop sickles, chicken soup and cough drops, which are currently my 4 food groups. Grateful for my wonderful husband who keeps me stocked with my aforementioned foodstuffs, nyquil, humidifier, cuddles, slippers, real food, love and countless other things I need and want. :) 

I am also grateful for what it feels like to be well again and knowing that it should be coming soon. Grateful for the upcoming holidays and the pies I get to make to share with my loved ones. Grateful for family traditions both old and new. And those cranberries... 

So apologies for the lack of posts, but at least some semi-seasonal ones will hopefully be on their way before the month is out.

Hope you are all having a lovely November!

Alexandra