Well, that was a bust.

I failed the January Photo-A-Day challenge.  In my defense, however, it was because I was sick.  I got the mother of all sinus infections last week, and stupidly waited 5 days to call in to my midwife for medicine.  I catch colds twice a year- once in the winter, once in the summer.  When I'm not pregnant, they last a few days and are gone.  When I am pregnant, they linger for over a week.  But it's always the same process-- head cold (runny nose, sneezing, headache), then chest cold (um, phlegm).  So I patiently waited for my "head cold" to settle into my chest cold.  Only it didn't happen.  After sleepless nights and days of begging my husband to come home early so he could take care of the kids so I could please, please just go lay down and cry, I looked up my symptoms and realized that my cold was a sinus infection.  No wonder the Neti Pot wasn't working (also, how in the hell do you use that thing?!  I kept choking on the salt water.) 

I was prescribed an antibiotic and told to take Mucinex.  I picked that up on Friday, and by Saturday I felt like a brand new woman.  I feel so bad for those of you that suffer from frequent sinus infections.  I seriously thought my head was going to explode. 

So yeah, I stopped taking pictures last week.  Oops.  BUT, the same blogger is doing a February challenge, too!  So hopefully, what with it being a shorter month (heh, by 2 days) I can complete it.

February Photo Day Challenge

More photos

I hate colds.  My productivity has been zero lately.  Lily had a cold last week, and now Ty and I caught it.  While it wipes me out, all it seems to do for Ty is make him cough and give him a runny nose-- still tons of energy, meaning no naps.  For him or mama. 

I kind of cheated on the photo-a-day challenge.  There were a couple of days that I forgot to take pictures, so I just took them the next day.  Sorry!  See: above, re: cold, plus last Wednesday's post about Lily waking up all night.

A woman after my own heart!

A friend sent me this wonderful link today.  I feel her!  We are one!

The Uppers & Downers of Parenting (or, Coffee and Wine)

Also, here is my photo for the day:

Now I am off to the bed in that photo, since my 15 month old suddenly forgot how to sleep through the night, and has been waking up wanting to be rocked lately. 

Photo a day update + intentions

Contrary to (my own) popular belief, I have managed to keep up with the January Photo a Day challenge.

I've also spent a lot of time (meaning: a few minutes here and there) thinking about Resolutions.  Almost everyone comes up with a list of resolutions for the new year.  My sister-in-law said something that made me think-- she doesn't do "resolutions" but she has "intentions."  Great idea!  Because I always break my resolutions.  Intentions, on the other hand, I can handle.  So here is my list of 2012 Intentions:

1. I intend to have another med-free childbirth.  And if I can do it in less than 6 hours (my record with Lily) plus leave the hospital after 33 hours (another record with Lily- MUCH better than the 4 days I was there with Ty), well that's just gravy.
2. After said childbirth, ward off the postpartum depression that manifests itself in crying over shirts not fitting or fits of anger by recognizing the symptoms and getting help ASAP.
3. Maintain my A average in grad school.
4. Start the Couch to 5K again.  Maybe run the Rock and Roll Marathon 5K (is there such a thing?) in November?
5. Eat healthier and more sustainable foods.  In fact, get started on that vegetable and fruit garden we've been talking about for the last 2 years.
6. Yoga class.  Loka Studio is located near me, and I have an in with the owner (in that we have mutual friends).
7. Watch more movies.  I started this intention by watching "Blue Valentine" the other night.  Great movie, but depressing as hell!

Easy enough to do!

Blogging fail

Dude, where did December go?  It all seems like a blur of finals, papers, Christmas shopping, and road trips (17 hours, from Texas to Georgia.  Somehow, we all survived the trip there and back, along with mini-road trips to Atlanta, Chattanooga, McMinnville and Knoxville).

To slowly ease my way back into the blog thing, I'm going to just post some links to some stuff.  Baby steps.

Photo a Day Challenge- I can totally do this!  Although, to be fair, I'm starting 6 days late.  Cut me some slack, I just stumbled across it!  (Who wants to place bets on which day I finally give up?)
Project 30- my friend C-Dre's blog.  She created a list of 30 things to do before she turns 30 this year.  I'm also turning the big 3-0 this year, but a few months earlier.  I was inspired by her list and started trying to come up with my own.  I think I've gotten to 8.  To be continued...
Girls with Glasses- because I can't remember the last time I've worn contacts.  Plus, I've embraced the  hipster frames (they really help to hide how enormously thick my lenses actually are).
xojane- I loved Jane magazine, and was so sad when it was canceled.  Jane Pratt started an online version, that I read on a daily basis.

And here is my photo of the day for January 6, 2012: