So this is less a proper blog post, and more an update to let you all know I’m not dead.
I ended up with the flu and have spent nearly the last week huddled up on the sofa with the cats playing The Sims 4.
It was miserable.
BUT, I did make a few good discoveries.
First, Coffee Over Cardio. They’re a great female owned and operated brand out of Texas. And they have GREAT coffee. They also support a healthy fitness lifestyle, and quite frankly, their packaging is adorable.

Second, I got to schedule my interview for my doctorate application.
Yes, DOCTORATE.
Keep your fingers crossed for me. This will be a HUGE deal if I get accepted.
This also led to me spending quite a bit of time prepping for my interview by listening to podcasts and refreshing my knowledge of political science. FYI, doing this on cold/flu medicine is very difficult. I spent a lot of it trying not to fall asleep.

Today is still blah in regards to being back at full health. My whole body doesn’t ache anymore and the sneezing/coughing has calmed down, but I still can’t breathe through my nose. Can’t have everything I suppose.
I have finally gotten around to formally hanging my medals, though! They were totally not all thrown on a bent wire hanger in my closet all this time. Nope.



Hopefully this week I’ll be back running and kickboxing. Stay tuned!

(Side note, I took a bunch of pictures for Jean’s podcast while I was bored and sick. They’re somewhat relevant.)