Proof.

I saw this while browsing my feed reader at lunch and couldn’t resist passing it on.

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And I’m Back.

Thank you for your patience during this time of bronchitis and pleurisy (which I didn’t even know people could still get). I thought i was recovering nicely from my bout with what I thought was a flu bug only to be sidelined again Monday afternoon. After some severe back pain, a doctor’s appointment and some nice chest x-rays I’m happy to report that I’m now on the true road to recovery. Thank god for antibiotics!

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My Current State.

This is me today.

I’m at work, but absolutely everything hurts. My ears, my sinuses, my head, my muscles, even my skin. I’m convinced I’ve contracted every strain of everything going around this cold and flu season and made a big decision: next year I’ll be first in line for a flu shot!!!

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The Big Sickness.

I was M.I.A. yesterday thanks to some mutant strain of cold. It struck me down Monday afternoon initially and didn’t let up until sometime last night. Ugh! It was not pretty to say the least.

In the midst of my four waking hours (unfortunately, I’m not even exaggerating), two things really, truly brightened my day.

1. Design for Mankind’s inspiration e-zine: issue 2
Erin did a bang up job last month with the launch of one of her newest additions to DFM and the second issue that came out yesterday is equally inspiring. (Download it for free right here!) Alright, alright, I’m a little partial since Design Crush is a part of this issue! Thanks for all of your hard work and dedication, Erin. Can’t wait to see what else is up this girl’s sleeve!

2. Mackin Ink’s Karey M. and her sweet words!
Seriously, this lady knows how to build up a girl’s ego. And what did she say, you ask? “her posts are so crazy-diverse and happily inspiring that i gleefully look forward to her finds. i knew i had it bad when i found myself deleting the first, second, and third drafts of a rather talk-me-off-the-ledge comment on her blog. let’s just say it was a three-day weekend. and she took three days off.”

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