Boy do I seem like a broken record.  I’m so sorry I’ve been MIA.  We’ve had a lot going on in our lives over the past few months.  Add Christmas to the mix (cards are just the most time consuming, so husbands be thankful if your wife takes care of this each and every year), birthdays, family visiting, son being tested for autism and other things, volunteering at church, etc…  I’ve been slacking on all three of my blogs.

On top of all that (yep, another excuse coming), I’ve been sick (in week 3 now).  *sigh*  I would start to feel better, then worse, then better, and just this past weekend, I went to an all time worse.  Ugh!  I haven’t slept in days.  I could barely even keep my eyes open this morning.  My doctor is closed in observance for the New Year today and all of the Urgent Cares are packed (hours worth of waiting).  No thank you. I’m waiting it out. I’m hoping to call the Urgent Care tonight around 6:30pm to see what their wait time is then (they take their last patient at 7pm, but are open until 8pm) and if all else fails, I’ll call my doctor first thing in the morning to see if I can get in (surely they’ll be open tomorrow, right?) or go to the Urgent Care when they open at 8am tomorrow.

I’ve heard many people have what I have.  They all say it’s a virus and lasts three weeks and just needs to run its course.  After getting much worse this weekend, I’m starting to wonder if it’s a sinus infection (I usually get one each year), but just know that if I go to the doctor (take the time and spend the money), it’ll be nothing and I’ll be no further off than I am right now.

I do have some fun things planned for this year.  I, of course, want to make it to goal this year.  I’ve been so off track with the holidays and yummy food.

I plan on changing my blog name and the look of my blog (still thinking on the name, but narrowing it down and got a great deal on a web designer creating something simple).  Both will reflect me.  I also want to make this blog more about me and what’s going on in my life.  I love reading the blogs that talk about personal things, not just stick-to-the-point weight loss and that’s it.  You don’t get to know the person that way. I’ve come to love some bloggers because they “let me in” to get to know them better.  I can also identify with them more.  While this blog will still be about weight loss and me reaching my ultimate goal, I’ll also be more personable on it.

One of my favorite blogs, Fat Girl Wearing Thin, is written by my friend Ellen.  She has some great insights on life, weightloss, and is so personable.  I’ve come to know her quite a bit this past year through her blog posts.  She truly has a knack for writing and can engage any reader with what she has to say.  I’m not promising that I’ll be engaging (I certainly don’t have the gift for writing), but I do hope to open up a bit more and let people in.

I hope you’ve all had a great New Year!  So hard to believe it’s 2012. What a way for me to start the year off (sick).  Here’s to the year getting so much better!

Off to take a nap, but I promise to be better about blogging once I’m on the mend.

UPDATE:

Went to Urgent Care tonight (found an AWESOME one about 20 minutes away that basically takes reservations).   I walked right in because I had a “reservation”.  Cool, huh?  I was sent home with three prescriptions.  I just got my son to bed (a bit later than usual) and am off to Walgreens to pick up my prescription so I can be well on my way to recovery.