sickly

i have been sick so often lately, it's starting to really suck. my throat started hurting last night and it hasn't gone away. another cold? the same one? i have no idea, but i'm feeling too restless to just lay down. i went a little crazy at the dollar store today. it's way too easy to get caught up in the "but it's only a dollar" thing. i have the same problem at target - i have banned myself from all target stores, at least for the time being. this is of course in support of my half serious new year's resolutions. half serious is not really right, but my self improving is an ongoing project not a once a year declaration. currently at the top of the list are decluttering & organizing, trying to not be so into the consumer culture, be smarter with money.
now it's saturday night and i didn't go to a gathering at my friends house for fear of spreading germs and spreading myself too thin. my hands are having this incredible itch to make something, and my mind is completely blank. i could sew some covers for the couch pillows, but i'm afraid the dog would just tear the new ones up same as the old ones. he was good for a few weeks, but this week ate some mail, took things off the kitchen counter, dragged the cushion off the chair up to his stairway perch (?!). he's bumped himself way back down the trust ladder.
the kids my worker and i discussed at our last meeting are not for me either. one is too aggressive and the other needs a stay-at-home parent. where do you sign up for that? she still is trying to contact one kids worker though. i'm keeping my fingers crossed, but not holding my breath.

no news is bad news

well, i met with my worker on tuesday. nothing too much came of it. she is checking into a few kids for me. one sounds pretty promising. here's hoping.
and if you have been sleeping for the past week, you must check out this link judy bachrach of vanity fair refusing to fall in line with the fox news adoring coverage of the inauguration. awesome.