The Snots

Ethan has had a stuffy nose for probably two weeks now.  In the mornings it is really bad especially when he can't breathe to nurse.  I know kids are germ magnets and all but when does it go away?  I have to suck his nose out daily, I would do it twice a day if he didn't scream and thrash as if I was beating him.  I first use a nasal saline to loosen things up.  The stuff that comes out is sometimes cloudy white and thick and at times there are chunks of a yellowy-green snot.  I understand what they say about green snot and its sign of an infection.  However, the last time he actually had a cold and had this greenish colored snot I thought for sure it was an infection only to find out after a doctor's visit it was nothing but a cold.  Hence my hesitation to run back to the doctor.  By the way, I am also running a cool-mist humidifier every night.  He appears to be acting normal, so much so I caught him getting his groove on earlier.

Move It, Move It from Christine Levesque on Vimeo.

Hahah, I love this clip.  He is such a funny guy.  Anyways, another reason I think this muck should pass is that I too have to blow my nose in the mornings which is giving me the same production he has and I feel fine.  Is it winter allergies? Is there such a thing?  Are we inside too much because of the cold weather?  I need to get to the bottom of this.

As promised, here are the pics of the new backdrop flooring.  I LOVE IT!  That's it, I WILL order the backdrop tomorrow no matter what otherwise I'm going to end up waiting until it is too late.  I wish this house we are renting had this beautiful stuff throughout.  But I did some figuring and just to cover say 800 sq ft in the laminate flooring alone you are spending $8,500.   Man oh man, but does it make a difference though.

I will note that the planks are on a rug so they are not really lying flush at the moment

Here is another direct mail piece I have been working on.   Our management/marketing meeting is tomorrow and I need to get our next mailing artwork together to present.  I drained a chunk of ink on printing this one.  I feel bad saying this but I am looking forward to some adult time as strange as that sounds.   Lil man will have to go to daycare for the day.  Not that that is a bad thing, he needs to socialize, it just feels weird without him with me.

I haven't mentioned this yet, but I signed up for Ipsy back in December and I wanted to quickly say how much fun it is and how I love finding new products.

If you aren't familiar with it, Ipsy is a subscription box that you sign up for monthly or yearly.  This one is only $10/month.  You answer a questionnaire in the beginning and based on your answers they will hand select sample size and full size beauty products.  January is the first month I received my bag and this is what I received.

My favorite is the Mojito Lip Balm.  It has the sheen of a lip gloss and feels wonderful on my lips.  I am using the eye cream too since the lack of sleep is wearing on me.  Can't wait to see February's goodies.  If you love make-up like I do, I really recommend this subscription.  Seriously, you would pay $10 just for the brush alone at Sephora.

On to the end of the day drawing.  Ethan has a book his daddy got him called "Trout, Trout, Trout - A Fish Chant" by April Pulley Sayre and the illustrations by Trip Park are amazing.  I may do several more from this book over the next couple of days.  They are fun to do.

Image from Trout, Trout, Trout - A Fish Chant by April Pulley Sayre

Its 9:15 and I'm starving and exhausted.  The last few nights I just have not slept well.  Maybe if I hit the sack now, I won't think of my grumbling belly and I'll get some better zzzzz's.