Trying to catch a breath

With a title like the one above, a reader might assume this post is about how busy I am with a new child, potential new home, and trying to make ends meet. Sorry, but I'm going for something more literal.

My current cubicle state

This is what you would see if you walked to my desk. Every fall-to-winter transition I get a cough that leads into other illnesses. I start wheezing and my breathing becomes very shallow. I have a case of (very mild) asthma. Most of the time I'm rarely bothered by it except around this time of year.

It is moments like these when you start to ponder your life decisions. I have cold-air triggered asthma and I choose to live in Wisconsin.