Home For The Holidays

As the title of the post explains, I was sick at home all day yesterday. The winter is prime time for catching something as most of us know and probably have experienced (I would be surprised to hear of someone that never had a cold or the flu during wintertime). This caught me a bit off guard, however, and felt more like torture than sickness- but then again I hate being sick, especially when I have important things to do. Like making Tarot videos and blogging. Thankfully I'm feeling better today, so back to blogging I go.

Quite a few things have happened in the last few days, including my 28th birthday, which was a lot of fun. I went to a Christmas/Zumba party, and there's nothing like sweating for 1.5 hours and then enjoying some pretty cupcakes and carrots with hummus. That doesn't sound appetizing really, but when you've burned over 1500 calories in one sitting you'll take just about anything. So yes, amazing birthday, amazing workout. The whole day was awesome.
Yesterday though, not so much, but sometimes you just have to accept the negative with the positive. In this case there was more positive than negative, thank Goddess. Honestly, I'm sure if I hadn't done a few rounds of mantras last night to Guanyin I would have probably felt just as worse for wear today. Guanyin, as always the merciful ray of hope, probably saved me from further suffering. Sleeping all day helped a bit too.

Now that I'm more mobile and alert, I thought I would mention more about the Yule giveaway that I have set for next week, December 21st. I would like to give a special Yule reading for the winner, and a few little extras thrown in. I've mentioned before that I make my own soaps and knit my own washcloths, so the winner will also be getting one of each; not anything serious, just a few handmade items crafted with love to spread some cheer this Yule. It's not the gift, as they say, it's the thought that counts.
Which leads me to something else that cropped up a day ago other than my sickness- apparently I'm going to be solo this year during the holidays. It's not the first time I've been alone during the holidays, far from it. I am, however, a bit depressed and not quite relishing the idea of an almost-empty house on Yule and Christmas. The holidays with my family weren't the greatest I will admit, but being alone without my sisters throws a portion of my holiday joy out the window like a vagrant snowball. Oh well, such is life I suppose.

Now I'm just wondering what I'm going to do with a 20 lb. turkey?