how's it goin, my lovelies?
i'm having a weird day to what i predict to be a very weird and unusual week. this past week i started doing a nightly winddown ritual to try to help me get a better night of sleep and rest. the reason is for the past month or so, i'll end up wide awake until 1 or 2 (sometimes 4 am) reading or watching crap tv) and then wake up at 5:59am just before my alarm goes off at 6. it's really taken a toll on me and i need to fing a regular good sleep pattern.
hence, the winddown ritural. i'll turn off all devices at 9pm, no food or drink except h20 after 8pm. and i get in bed to sleep at 10:30pm. btwn 9 and 10:30, i work on cleaning out files or cleaning up different areas around the house, sorting. the other night i folded and put away laundry. no "input" just "output". which means... i can't read before bed which has been my go-to for my entire life!! i've noticed in the few days i've followed that routine, i did sleep better and felt the teenseyist, weeniest, tinyest bit better in the mornings. well, last night, i blew it. i didn't eat dinner until about 3 to 3 1/2 hours after normal (8:15-8:30ish), then got so wrapped up in the book i read on my kindle until 10:30. then i just went to bed.
this morning i woke feeling like i'd been hit and run over by an armored truck carrying 10 megaton bombs and hauling a half dozen trucks behind it just like that. and for the next 6 nights i'll be sharing my bed. ugh...
so yeah...not starting great. i've had some nausea meds and luckily (knocking on wood) have not had the gate to levels 8-10 of migrainelandia open and swallow me whole. thank the goddesses and gods for that.
i think i mentioned in my last post that i would have company this coming week? well...he arrived this morning.
meet my just turned 1year old nephew
(the nephew napping whilst i type up this post)
we are scheduled to delve into the depths of heat hell here starting tomorrow (yes, i know it gets hotter in other places, but it is all relative to where you live and your life experiences, isn't it?) and the week is to be in the high 90's to 100, with heat indexes to at least 110+. and with humidity so thick the air is like breathing chuncky soup. my nephew and i will be staying in as much as possible. we will have to walk twice a day, but for the most part, we'll be chilling right here in the a/c.
it's been so long, i've forgotten what it is like to live with someone else in the house. and i've already found a couple of things i've got to move and put somewhere else or he'll delve into it like crazy. i'm feeling a lot out of sorts as i can't let anything happen to him. so i'm feeling more stress than i have in 15 years (back when i was working).
i know we'll be fine. i'm just so unused to keeping my eyes peeled for them, i feel like i need to know where he is and what he's doing every second. but...
look at those eyes!
i figure this week, between having the nephew and looking after the kitties (with litter box duty, even though i was told not to worry about the litter boxes) i'll know whether or not i'd be able to handle having a pet again.
this seems to be his favorite location to hang out...
i suspect i'll spend most of the week just like that last photo. maybe i can get some good movie watching and maybe some reading time in. he's not a walker, i've been told. i was really looking forward to going for walks with him early in the morning, but apparently if you try, you pretty much have to carry him or drag him along. haha.
anyhoo... i suppose that last photo is where i'll be all week. but i'll get back when i can.
hope you have a great week. if it is super hellaciously hot in your area, do your best to stay cool, keep fighting the good fight, find some good trouble and be safe!
love & kisses & magical wishes...
~*~
ps... here's the link to today MFTA if you're interested...
1 comment:
Enjoy your company! And I hope your sleep improves too.
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