I've been waking up around 5:30 or so for the last several weeks. Not intentionally, it just seems to be when I wake. It is not usually a happy thing.
This morning though, I woke, did some quick calculations, and just felt grateful. I'd slept for 6 straight hours. After a week that contained dreams, a horrific nightmare, and a night where I was awake ill and in immense pain, at 5:30 those six hours felt like an incredible blessing. Especially since I could close my eyes, roll over, and drift in and out of sleep for another couple of hours.
Today I'm moving another load of belongings to my Grandma's house.
While I'm there, I'll check out the paint job. Apparently she loves to paint, and she called me at work yesterday to tell me that the painting is done. I'm a little concerned that she only did one coat, so we'll see, but even if I have to do one more coat, I'm grateful for the help.
Then it'll be on to mom and dad's house, to get a treatment from my mom, hang out and watch some olympic action, and likely borrow a car to accomplish some errands.
A pretty mundane day all in all, but I'm not really sorry for that. It's been a really exhausting few weeks, and there are a few more weeks like that in the works, so I'll be grateful for the slower pace. And, there's maybe even a trip to the mountains in the works for Monday. I would love a little bit of time in the mountains.
So, this morning I'm grateful. For sleep. For a family that is so helpful. And for a much needed long weekend.
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Friday, February 12, 2010
Daily 5 - Day 184
Today's Daily 5:
- newly done fingernails and toenails
- the smell of freshly washed laundry
- a restful evening
- thankful that the painkillers helped
- managing to pack much of the remainder of the living room.
Great Giveaways
The various sites connected to Simple Living Media are giving some good stuff away this week. (Contest closes Saturday.)
Click here for the giveaway post on Simple Bites.
Click here for the giveaway post on Simple Mom.
Click here for the giveaway post on Simple Organic.
I've found some really useful stuff on each of these sites, and I definitely recommend them!
Click here for the giveaway post on Simple Bites.
Click here for the giveaway post on Simple Mom.
Click here for the giveaway post on Simple Organic.
I've found some really useful stuff on each of these sites, and I definitely recommend them!
Slight Improvements
Several hours, an antacid, and a few painkillers later, I'm feeling a little bit better. Still kind of miserable, but better than I felt this morning.
Trouble is that now that the pain adrenaline has faded, two nights of non-sleeping are catching up with me, and I find myself yawning in my office, and maybe even doing the head bob.
I'll stick it out at the office until around 4. Sometime around 4, or shortly before, my parents will pick me up on their way to the airport. It's a beautiful thing that I won't have to take the train tonight.
I'm going to go home, shower, put on my pjs, crawl into bed, and watch Grey's, Private Practice, and see if I can make the live stream of the olympic opening cermonies run on my Mac. Because that would be kind of fun to watch, too.
Less than 2 hours to go!
I'm going to make it!
Trouble is that now that the pain adrenaline has faded, two nights of non-sleeping are catching up with me, and I find myself yawning in my office, and maybe even doing the head bob.
I'll stick it out at the office until around 4. Sometime around 4, or shortly before, my parents will pick me up on their way to the airport. It's a beautiful thing that I won't have to take the train tonight.
I'm going to go home, shower, put on my pjs, crawl into bed, and watch Grey's, Private Practice, and see if I can make the live stream of the olympic opening cermonies run on my Mac. Because that would be kind of fun to watch, too.
Less than 2 hours to go!
I'm going to make it!
Painful
Well, the good news is that I didn't have a repeat showing of yesterday's horrifying dream last night.
The bad news is that I still didn't sleep.
My body has apparently decided that it is drastically opposed to something I ate yesterday, and is manifesting that opposition through incredibly severe indigestion, stomach cramps, nausea, and heartburn. At 2:00 this morning I was in so much pain that I honestly thought that I was going to have to phone my parents, wake them up, and ask them to come get me and drive me to the hospital.
At some point the pain eased off a little and I caught about an hour or two of sleep.
I came into work this morning because there is a major project that needs to go out the door today, and it needed my attention. Thankfully my boss is flexible, and if the pain gets worse it'll be fine to go home, and if not, I've made arrangements to leave slightly early and get a ride home from my parents who are making another airport run and will be in the area about 45 minutes or so before I would traditionally get off work.
I'm still in quite a bit of pain this morning, and at my coffee break I'll be heading to the nearby pharmacy to purchase some form of strong antacid to hopefully bring some relief.
The plan for once I get home tonight is simple. Lay in bed.
Maybe do some things from bed. For sure watch the newest episodes of Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice. Maybe update my budget. Send a few emails, play a game online. If the antacids really work, and I'm feeling like vertical is an option, I might even pack some more of my living room.
But mostly the plan is to rest.
And be incredibly thankful for a three day weekend.
The bad news is that I still didn't sleep.
My body has apparently decided that it is drastically opposed to something I ate yesterday, and is manifesting that opposition through incredibly severe indigestion, stomach cramps, nausea, and heartburn. At 2:00 this morning I was in so much pain that I honestly thought that I was going to have to phone my parents, wake them up, and ask them to come get me and drive me to the hospital.
At some point the pain eased off a little and I caught about an hour or two of sleep.
I came into work this morning because there is a major project that needs to go out the door today, and it needed my attention. Thankfully my boss is flexible, and if the pain gets worse it'll be fine to go home, and if not, I've made arrangements to leave slightly early and get a ride home from my parents who are making another airport run and will be in the area about 45 minutes or so before I would traditionally get off work.
I'm still in quite a bit of pain this morning, and at my coffee break I'll be heading to the nearby pharmacy to purchase some form of strong antacid to hopefully bring some relief.
The plan for once I get home tonight is simple. Lay in bed.
Maybe do some things from bed. For sure watch the newest episodes of Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice. Maybe update my budget. Send a few emails, play a game online. If the antacids really work, and I'm feeling like vertical is an option, I might even pack some more of my living room.
But mostly the plan is to rest.
And be incredibly thankful for a three day weekend.
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