Merry (belated) Christmas and Happy (early) New Year!

I hope everyone out there had a great Christmas.  I did.  I love watching my girls open their gifts and waking up with them on xmas morning to see what Santa brought.  In a time that I haven't had a lot of happiness, that brought me a lot of joy.  Since we have had so much financial trouble since I quit working, my daughters haven't received much extras recently.  It was nice to see them happy to get new things.

As I have already stated, I have had a rough month.  My trip to Atlanta and my muscle biopsy made me feel awful for about 2 weeks.  Then, I had a minor cold.  However, a minor cold puts me on my ass because of my illness. 

The good news...  I have had a great couple of days!  Yesterday I actually had some energy for a change. About the same amount as I have for the last year, not like I had prior to POTS invaded my life.  BUT, any energy is good since I haven't been able to get out of bed or off the couch for the last few weeks.  I actually ran a couple of errands, with Kylie's help.  Then, today, I haven't had as much energy but I forced myself to get out of the house just to return a movie and treat myself to Starbucks with a gift card I got for Christmas.  Yum!  Now, caffeine and POTS do not get along together well, but every now and then I treat myself and deal with the consequences.  When I got home I paid some bills.  I actually had money to pay them, too, which really puts me in a good mood.  And now I'm back to the couch.  After all of that, I'm done.  However, I am still in a pretty good mood.  That's saying a lot.

Now I am looking forward to "girls weekend" in 3 weeks.  A few of my girlfriends and I are going to the lake for the weekend for a little fun.  We are just going to sit in front of a fire, drink, play games, read books, laugh, etc.  I can't wait! 

I also got a good idea from my aunt.  I would've never, in a million years, thought I would start the hobby of knitting, crocheting, or cross stitching.  However, I started cross stitching yesterday.  I needed something other than reading, watching tv, or playing computer games to keep me busy.  I have recently been getting bored with those things.  I think this will be great because I am such a goal oriented person.  This way, I have a goal to complete a project.  I bought something that I can make for my friend's twin boys that she just delivered today.  :-)

Everyone have a Happy New Year!!!  I may actually get out on NYE and go see Tron.  Of course, I'll still be in bed by the time midnight comes around.  Does anyone have any good plans for new years eve?

Much love to all my friends and family!