Cold of doooooom

Howdy, everyone...I promise I'm still here and I still care.  I have been tied up with the worst little cough/cold that I've had in years!

For over a week I've had a never-ending productive cough, sneezing, depressed energy levels (not to mention patience levels) and a fuzzy brain.

None of my normal allies are much help right now, much to my confusion:
Elderberry cordial is tasty but isn't moving anything forward.
Osha tincture makes me grumpy and sleepy (meaning my body is fighting harder? Unsure...)

All I want to eat is SUSHI and hot broths and tea. Om nom nom, nori and miso and fish...

And sleep. Lots of sleeping!

*sigh*

I'll be back when I'm more coherent, lovies.

This is important.

If you aren't paying attention to SOPA and PIPA, please do.

Winter Health and Motivation

Akasha and I are not fond of winter
(Image by Modern Scribe Photography)

Oh, yes, January, I remember you well.

This is the time of year where I am too cold to think, to move, to do anything good for myself.

I won't drink water, no, water is too cold. Water makes me shiver, and warmed water is boring.  Coffee or tea fills that gap instead, something warm and with flavor.  Or booze. Alas, too much coffee, booze, and not enough water leads to upset kidneys and urinary tract infections and jitteriness and chapped lips.

Chapped lips! Yes, breaking, cracking, owie lips.  I've misplaced my lip balm from Spirit Horse Herbals, and must find something else, and soon.  The past few mornings have me waking with the taste of blood from my dried lips...either it's dry lips, or I'm a day-walking, food-eating vampire with a heartbeat. I'm not ruling that out.

Sore muscles...it's just so hard to convince myself to do yoga and stretch and move in a chilly house, when all I want to do is bundle up in too many layers, much less pull myself out of bed.

I'm such a grumpy winter pixie, y'all.  Pshew!

I think I need to suck it up and get on with things...so tell me.  What do you do to motivate yourself in your dark times and cold nights?