I have not been running or to the gym since mid November. I really miss it.   Not being able to workout and run is really frustrating me. I can also tell it is starting to affect my mood. Working out and running helps me clear my mind, relax, think and recharge.  I have been having to find alternative ways to do that and it is not easy.

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I am still working on editing photos from our trip to Seoul.   I am also still working on blog posts for the things we did. I am determined to document our whole trip on this blog. I want to remember where we went, what was significant about the site, including a little history or background and details about our visit. I also want to give others an inside to what they can find at the sites, if they choose to visit.  In addition to documenting our trip on here I am building out a hardbound photo book.   I am also on working on several post about the half marathon I did in Las Vegas; along with some post regarding my first visit to Las Vegas.

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Winter finally arrived. November and December was unseasonably warm. The last couple of days have made up for it, however. The high today was 15 degrees and I think the low was around 5 degrees.   We had a little snow yesterday and last week but nothing that exciting. They are predicting more snow this coming week. I love watching our cats react to the cold weather; sometimes I think they hate the cold weather and the gray days which comes with winter. I think they miss watching the birds and other wildlife in our backyards

They fight over who gets to lay in front of fireplace and love to watch snowfall out the backdoor.

 

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My husband is awesome … today he knew I was stressing about making sure the house was clean before I had surgery and he took it upon himself to steam clean the carpet down stairs and he also cleaned the couch.   This absolutely made my day!!!!

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I do not think there has been single day this year that I have felt good.   Between the tears in the tendons in my knee, the kidney stones and allergies this year has started off miserably. I find myself lacking energy and sleeping a lot, which is just not like me.  I am just ready to get back to my old self both mentally and physically.  I keep trying to stay positive but sometimes it is hard.   My hope is that I get over all this and I will not be sick for a long time.

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Being laid up has made me think a lot about research.  I miss doing historical research and I miss teaching (and learning about) history and I miss having group of people to discuss historical topics and research with.   Working in an archive I work with history first hand but in a different way than when you do research or teach.  I miss researching, analyzing information and writing. I have several research topics I would like to explore but I feel if I did the work would be for nothing, for I have no way of sharing my findings with the academic community.