You never know how bored you can get, till you are sick. I’m not saying that the time I spent laying around or sleeping wasn’t helpful, but there is only so much time someone can remain inactive. I really hope, however, that I can make it through today’s classes without getting more ill. I’m certain that it is just a cold, but it has really knocked me off my feet this time. I was thankful to only have some reading to do for each class today, of which I probably retained part of it.

I have a writing assignment this week to do. I will know what it is about after today. My Mesoamerica class is hard, and I dread the essay exams, but I am sure that if I maintain my hard work ethic I should do fine. My other classes aren’t hard by far. I’m sure that I can do well in those. I do have to attend six recitals or concerts before the end of this semester and I am already procrastinating. Master just shakes his head. He doesn’t have to attend them, so he just watches me grumble about needing to go. I guess I should look at the schedule and see if there is one to go to this week.

I’ve not been writing about my diet lately because I have slipped and lapsed back into my bad habits. Last night I took a look at my old diet book to help me formulate my new plan. I have got one solution that I need to make work. Exercise darn it. I have to get my ass out of the chair and do exercises every other day to start, working up to daily after about 6 mo. I am certain that exercise alone will help me feel healthier and motivate me to do more. I have looked into my eating, and yes I have some problems there, but I think the reason I lapsed was because I was doing too much at once. Baby steps this time. I haven’t told Master that I’m going to change things up a bit, but I’m sure he will support my renewed attention to my health. After I feel better I will be working out again (hopefully by Friday). I’m going to start keeping a food diary so that I can monitor my eating. I don’t plan on dieting heavily until I get into the exercise habit, but this way I’m still conscious of what I’m eating and when.

Master has gotten a few freelance jobs. He will be working all day every day for over a month to get the big project done. It’s great money and I’m hopeful that he will be able to keep earning some money so that we don’t have to worry at all. He seems so excited to be working, and he is getting a laptop so that he can work and I can still use the computer.

As far as a job goes for me, I need to get feeling better and then figure out what I can do to work. I’m awfully hesitant for many jobs that require standing. Right now my size makes it painful for my knees and back to work standing up. I’ve sacrificed a lot of good days to pain when I was working hard. I do know that I need a job, and will be looking into it more next week, after my cold subsides.

I’m really happy that my website has gotten so much attention, and I keep adding things every day, making it more useful, and easier to navigate. I know Master is proud of it too, even if he is tired of hearing about it. Guess I should just shush about it and not bring it up with him for awhile. See if he notices the changes on his own.

–luna