lessons and a sorta foodie friday

Guys, I have seriously been so sick for the last week. 

Like, SO SO sick. 

I'm finally doing a little bit better, but I basically cried every single day at some point, and I've been so weak that I could hardly handle showering ha!

Also, this cough?

It's out of control. It's been so bad at some points that I can feel my ribs pop AND it's so deep and strong that it's made me gag more than once. 

(I'm thinking I have a post-cold/flu bronchitis because literally nothing is helping. Has this ever happened to anyone?)

Anyways, my point in saying all this is NOT for sympathy, but rather to tell you how awesome I am. 

Because for the first time in a week, I attempted to exercise today. 

*ROUND OF APPLAUSE*

Zumba was probably a little too intense after having been sick all week, 

but you can't keep a good woman down!

So I was coughing and coughing in between each song haha I'm sure I looked ridiculous. 

Actually, I KNOW I did because at one point during the class, a lady came up to me all worried and said:

"You really should remember your inhaler next time" 

And I just had to laugh for a few reasons. 

First, my doctor totally gave me a temporary inhaler on Monday, just to help alleviate some symptoms.

(It's complete crap, by the way. All it does is make my mouth taste icky)

HOW DID THIS LADY KNOW MY DOCTOR HAD GIVEN ME AN INHALER?!

AND I definitely don't have asthma, so I thought it was pretty funny that this lady thought she needed to say that to me. 

I then went on to try and explain that I've been really sick and she was all:

"I bet you have exercise-induced asthma"

HAHA. 

This certainly didn't upset me or anything. 

In fact, it made me happy that someone was concerned, because I'm pretty sure I was coughing so hard at one point that I almost puked and THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN SO AWKWARD. 

More than anything, it gave me a nice valuable reminder 

No matter how smart  or intuitive you think you are, you NEVER know what is going on in people's lives. 

(I'm probably the number one offender of this)

That lady, however good her intentions were, had NO idea that I feel better today than I have in over a week. And that I definitely don't have asthma, I'm just sick. 

There are so many times in life in which we pass judgement and make assumptions about other people, and more often than not, we are completely wrong!

It's harmful both to ourselves and the people we are judging. It can damage relationships, cause a lot of unhappiness, and more than anything, it isn't what the Savior would do. 

This is something I'm sure I will have to work on for my whole life, but wouldn't the world be amazing if we could all be a little better at not judging others?

At simply loving people, regardless of our own personal motives, because it's the right thing to do?

Just some food for thought. 

Speaking of food, wanna know what Christian and I have consumed this week?

Basically we've had to eat out for lunch AND dinner for the last 4 straight days because we have NOTHING to eat.

(although sometimes I think popsicles and applesauce should be their own food group.... which they basically have become at our house....)

and I refuse to go grocery shopping at the moment. 

This has its perks, however. 

All those pesky dishes we normally have piling up?

NONE.

All week long. 

And it's AWESOME. 

Next time I'm sick, remind me of that little blessing wontcha?