octolilly [through the years]

Even though I’m coughing horribly, can barely breathe, and have started writing my list of What People Will Get When I Die, I would like to pause in my pain brought on by the Worst Cold/Sinus Infection Known to Mankind™ and remember that January was really good for me.

I have been, GASP, socializing!

At a recent party, a friend sighed and exclaimed, “I’ve just decided to say yes to everything. That’s the only way I’ll go and do things.” I have been running with the same mantra and have therefore enjoyed parties, play-dates, dinners out with friends, pedicures, and Skype dates and amazingly, being more social hasn’t killed me. Yet.

Of course, I have to hide away at home with The Internet or a stack of books to get back to find my normal but that’s fine. No one is complaining. Yet.

Speaking of stacks of books, I have read SEVENTEEN books since January 1 (my favorites being: The Hunger Games, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Fortune’s Rocks, The Fault In Our Stars, The Elegance of the Hedgehog, and Fahrenheit 451). This means more trips to the library, evenings wherein all we do is form pillow and book piles, and less TV.

Project Get Healthy is alive and well. I’ve lost 9.6 lbs so far and when I get over this Horrible Sickness and stop stuffing my face with cough drops and anything that feels good on my throat, I hope to make February have as much progress.

I did give up on Flickr 365. I need a better camera so I’m putting that project on hold for now.

Weirdly, I’ve started playing the flute again. In a decluttering fit, I found a stack of classical etudes and got really emotional as I remembered taking lessons from Mrs. Kitterman in the gazebo on the lake (where we hid from the angry geese). Even though Drew rushes into the office with his hands over his ears and a “YOU MUST STOP THIS NOW” look on his face from time to time, I’m playing through all my old pieces and really, really loving it.

January, thank you.

February, we need to have a talk.

P.S. We also had a lovely six year anniversary. I’m not sure how I forgot about that. -3 marriage points.

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