Shattered Sun

I’m going to the dentist tomorrow. About my tooth. I’m so not looking forward to it! And the cost. Ugh. Why is dentistry so dang expensive? I mean, I don’t want it to be cheap. I just wish that I could get a break, ya know? It’s the bane of my existence. And on that note, I’m heading to bed. My head hurts from this blasted tooth and there’s this whole stress thing in WoW. Which is silly, it’s just a game. And yet, I’m stressed. Time for a WoW break, I think.

How cute is the above photo? I just think he’s the most adorable child. This was taken prior to the session, actually. He was just standing there, looking at the ducks and I moved very fast to get this shot.

Anyway, my day was something else. I took the day off to go to the dentist. The news was not what I had hoped for. I have this infected lump inside my mouth on my jaw. It’s basically just below my cheek bone. We thought maybe he missed a root when he did my root canal, but that doesn’t appear to be the case. Turns out that I probably have a hairline crack. It’s just big enough to be infected, more or less. It bites. I’m off to see the specialist about it on Tuesday. Wish me luck on that one! I was really hoping that it would be taken care of in one visit, but egads, that’s my luck!

How was your day?

Losing weight in the beginning is so easy. Really, it is. You’re motivated and everyone is motivated to motivate you. After the first couple of weeks though, that motivation starts to wain a little bit. And then you find yourself having little “cheater” moments. You know how it goes. And we all do it. I don’t know anyone who’s tried to lose any amount of weight and not struggled after the initial push. And yet, we still try. Human nature? The need for acceptance? I’m not sure what drives everyone else, but for me, I just miss being thin. I’m not a fat person. I don’t know where this person came from but I’d like her to give me my old body back.

By the way, an interesting story is Back in skinny jeans which started as a weight loss journal of sorts and has kind of morphed into a “how to take it off and keep it off” kind of journal. She’s lost the weight (almost) and has taken up running. Pretty motivating site!

I find myself just stressing out right now even though work has gotten better now that the move is over. I’m feeling ill, honestly. I think the boys and I are simply passing this head cold thing back and forth. It sucks major butt, let me tell you! If you can avoid getting it, do so. Take that Airborne now!!

I’m otherwise having a fine old time. Bit of a rough start for Zacky in school this week but that’s to be expected. He’s not prone to change very well (as we all know) and taking two weeks off his routine through him for a loop. It’s also his birthday on Friday, which is exciting stuff! Mostly. I wish that he wasn’t getting older. He’s the baby, after all. But it is what it is, right? They all get older and they all grow up. But I don’t think they ever really leave you.

And on that note, I’m going to bed to sleep some of this cold away. I hope. Look for my weight stats in the morning!

Sometimes, it doesn’t take much for you to be in awe. I’ve done some recent photo sessions and word of mouth is a powerful thing. I’m thrilled with the results that have been coming back to me. I really really need to update wekeli’s photo galleries to reflect some of the awesome new photos. But I haven’t yet. Someone kick me!! In other news, I’m still working on some back end stuff for the site, trying to do something I should have done a long time ago, and that’s actually go through old posts. From the beginning. Why on earth would I do something that crazy? Well. They need tagging for one. And for two, after moving hosts like three times in the life of this blog, there are internal links that have broken down and smilies that have disappeared. I’m just going to do a bit of clean up. It seems a little silly honestly. But heck, why not? It’ll make everything nice & clean and we all love nice & clean, right?

How is everyone doing, by the way?

Oh, as with most photos I post at this size, the above best viewed large.