Will work for sleep
It’s been over a month since either of us last blogged. No we haven’t abandoned the blog… we”ve just been busy. Very busy. Busy to the point where Darren can’t stay awake and I can’t get to sleep.
Since the last blog I’ve been to 2 funerals, been prescribed steroids for my scalp (I decided I’d rather just keep washing my hair all the time instead of resorting to that), given up that stupid gluten free diet (I’d rather have an itchy scalp than never eat a chocolate cake again… the sacrifices we make for the things we love, enh?) and managed to figure out how to validate a php form, customisation complete with error messages without having to use Javascript (which is also a bit of a Fred in my books). Speaking of which, Fred (our cooker) and I have almost worked out all of our differences and have been getting along splendidly. We even baked a chocolate cake that didn’t burn. Yay Team!
Monday saw the slow down (but not the end) of a project I’ve been working on for months, but my body is so wired into staying up late to work I find it hard to unwind when I get home… that is unless I don’t move from the spot I’m in once I finish dinner.
I decided to spend tonight knitting. Yes, I’ll admit I did some work, but not as much as I could have… why, because I’ve got a headache. If any you’ve known me for long enough and remember the exhausted Summer of 2005 where migraines were abound, sweets were enough to make me throw up and I didn’t attend many a social gathering for fear that the people around me might not appreciate me throwing up on their new shoes, you’ll know what I’m talking about. Yes I’ve got one of those headaches, the “my eye hurts, sinus is congested on that side of my head and it sounds almost like I’m wheezing” headaches. I’ve already been unwell this week, had a few headaches last week, dabbled in St John Wort just to get to sleep on Sunday night – after hyperventilating in the midle of a Church service (please do not ask why)…and I’ve been having random dreams, e.g. like house-sitting for a friend at work – but nothing as weird as Fi’s corn dream… that was WEIRD!!!
Anyway, I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling more tired just trying to explain how tired I am, and the more I think about how tired I am I remember how much there still is to do. Where’s my note pad when I need it? I’m going to go now. I have a busy day ahead of me tomorrow , but somehow I get the feeling I probably won’t be out of bed before 10am… Why? Well, right now, I feel nauseous – and don’t even think it, I’m not pregnant and if one more person asks when I will be I’ll…. I don’t know what I’ll do… I’ll… I’ll… I think I’ll go and iron one of Darren’ s shirts to get rid of a bit more energy so I won’t lie awake for an hour before the sandman comes to visit, because although I’m very tired, I don’t feel very sleepy right now.
I think that’s enough ranting for one night. But before I go… just want to ask you to remember my family in your prayers. Monday was the 3 year anniversary since my cousin’s death and 1 year anniversary since Grandma’s death.
We’re off to Nigeria in three weeks for the memorial service…
Mon lo sun!
Mizpah!
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