Without a Voice

So, this week has been so crazy. Monday I started coughing occasionally and it progressively got more regular and worse. Tuesday I basically had no voice. And today is the first day I've come anywhere close to having a normal voice. It's been so incredibly frustrating. Especially since I couldn't really call in sick to work. I worked a 45 hour week and had to use a bell just to get the kids attention. I don't think I'll ever take my voice for granted again!! So aside from that, I skipped my Wednesday class because of my voice issue (shame on me too). However, things are really looking up! Today Josh and I applied for a new apartment and it's definitely an upgrade from what we have now! It has a den and a washer and dryer! I'm so excited! (keep your fingers crossed for me!) I also had my orientation for the Philadelphia trip I'm going on with GMU to work with inner-city youth over Spring Break! AND my little brother is coming from New York to stay with us for a week! I have a lot of great things to look forward to in the coming weeks. However, I'm doing my best to stay present and just appreciate what is going on in my life now. For example, right now I am appreciating the fact that I can talk almost normally for the first time this week.
I tried out the "Stop, Drop, & Breath" practice this week. I found it somewhat helpful. The difficult thing for me is that I'm ALWAYS on the run. I work 9+ hour days not including my classes on Mondays and Wednesdays. I almost never have time to stop drop and breath. I mostly did it in the evening when I was home, but it doesn't seem to be different really from other meditations I've done without the stopping and dropping. I don't know, maybe I just didn't fully understand the concept.
Anyway, I've been hoping to run into you guys also! It's been nice seeing Ariel in our class on Mondays (although not this week.. lol), but I miss Lindsey and David. We still haven't done any kind of get together and I can't believe it! It's just crazy how fast time flies when you're busy! (and boy are we ever!) Well, this week has really snuck up on me and I have a lot of catching up to do this evening (finishing up the other assignments for the module). I look forward to reading you guys' posts next module!