Getting ME back

So it's been a lot of family time- I guess that is what Thanksgiving is about- especially if your whole family flies in for your brother's engagement party. I've totally been in hiding, my computer powercord was up in the Bronx, I got a nasty cold and was just plain in hiding. I spent Shabbat with my family and went to Will's engagement party last night but other than that I have been sleeping, reading and doing little else. I am on top of my schoolwork but I REALLY need to get an jump on my end of the semester stuff. I didn't poise myself to be able to coast for the last month of school. I need to deliver. And while I have been legitmately sick, I also know that I don't need to indulge a cold the way I have been indulging this one. And I know it's not the way to make me happy. Last Tuesday I was in school from 8 to 8:30 and then went out to dinner with Dani, I got home at 11:30 and I felt great- I had been busy and productive and in touch with what I loved about my life.
I think I need to focus on eating right, exercise and working hard at school for the next month. Will's wedding is coming up fast and I HATE the kinds of comments that I got last night from "well-meaning" people. And I know that if I left like I looked good and felt in touch with my projects and work that I am proud of then those comments wouldn't get to me.
I did try to get to bed early last night and get a good start on the day but I couldn't breathe while i was laying down and kept coughing. Hopefully that will start to resolve itself and I have to push past it to get my Me back.