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Aug. 24th, 2023 08:50 am The pool was a success for the kids yesterday. I'm glad they got to hang out with some school pals before school starts. We're probably going back to the pool tomorrow night for dinner, too.
It's Invest In Yourself Week and while I took my IIYD on Monday, most people take Friday. I anticipate a quiet, easy Friday tomorrow. Which, I confess, I am TOTALLY looking forward to. This week has been a challenge. Working from the pool for a few hours tomorrow sounds just about right. If I work at all. I may just knock off at 1:00 and be done with it. There are SOME perks to all this stress. Flexibility is one of them.
By the time I left work yesterday, I had such a terrible headache that it was hard to think. I'm sure it was a hormone-induced migraine based on all the other things I've been experiencing this week. Weird because those used to come before all the other symptoms, but okay. I guess it could have also been tension. My dentist appointment yesterday revealed nothing wrong with the tooth that was tender, just encouragement to wear my night guard and she could tell I'd been clenching my jaw all day. So I guess the headache *could* have been a tension headache. But it's also ragweed season and I'm not taking my allergy meds, so it could also be allergies.
Whatever the reason, I texted Nicole at 4:00 and prepared her for me not to come at 5:00. I'd taken extra strength Tylenol at 2:30 and usually that does it. Nope. Not even a dulling of the ache. But the evening was so pretty. A light breeze, 83*. I couldn't stand it. I put on sunglasses and drove myself to the pool. I had regrets on my way there as the sunlight stabbed my eyes. I ate, enjoyed the company, and then when we got home at 7:00ish, I went straight to the bed. Darkened the room, used my peppermint and lavender essential oils, weighted blanket, CBD, more Tylenol. I tried everything for several hours to get the aching to stop. Eventually I gave up, turned on the light and read until I was tired enough to fall asleep and then hoped sleep would cure it.
I felt iffy this morning until I had some caffeine. I'm still not feeling ready to tackle this day, but it must be tackled. No way out but through.
The kids and Nicole are going to focus on putting their room together today. Unpacking, moving clothes. Getting new pillows. The package with their new curtains, lamp, and animal hammocks is coming today, so hopefully we get that set up, too. Then - tonight - they'll sleep in their new Big Kid/Teen room. Peeling the vinyl dinosaurs off the wall and remembering when Nicole and both lovingly put them up for them ... man. 12! They are getting so big. In fact, when Brooks flopped down on his new full sized bed, his toes are already touching the bottom. ALREADY. When we measured him and looked at dimensions of full beds, he more than fit! That was only in March! What's next for him?! How do people over 6" tall find a bed!?
I wish I could finish my cute romance novel today and start another book. Ah, working for a living is certainly in the way of the independently wealthy lifestyle I would sure like to lead.
It's Invest In Yourself Week and while I took my IIYD on Monday, most people take Friday. I anticipate a quiet, easy Friday tomorrow. Which, I confess, I am TOTALLY looking forward to. This week has been a challenge. Working from the pool for a few hours tomorrow sounds just about right. If I work at all. I may just knock off at 1:00 and be done with it. There are SOME perks to all this stress. Flexibility is one of them.
By the time I left work yesterday, I had such a terrible headache that it was hard to think. I'm sure it was a hormone-induced migraine based on all the other things I've been experiencing this week. Weird because those used to come before all the other symptoms, but okay. I guess it could have also been tension. My dentist appointment yesterday revealed nothing wrong with the tooth that was tender, just encouragement to wear my night guard and she could tell I'd been clenching my jaw all day. So I guess the headache *could* have been a tension headache. But it's also ragweed season and I'm not taking my allergy meds, so it could also be allergies.
Whatever the reason, I texted Nicole at 4:00 and prepared her for me not to come at 5:00. I'd taken extra strength Tylenol at 2:30 and usually that does it. Nope. Not even a dulling of the ache. But the evening was so pretty. A light breeze, 83*. I couldn't stand it. I put on sunglasses and drove myself to the pool. I had regrets on my way there as the sunlight stabbed my eyes. I ate, enjoyed the company, and then when we got home at 7:00ish, I went straight to the bed. Darkened the room, used my peppermint and lavender essential oils, weighted blanket, CBD, more Tylenol. I tried everything for several hours to get the aching to stop. Eventually I gave up, turned on the light and read until I was tired enough to fall asleep and then hoped sleep would cure it.
I felt iffy this morning until I had some caffeine. I'm still not feeling ready to tackle this day, but it must be tackled. No way out but through.
The kids and Nicole are going to focus on putting their room together today. Unpacking, moving clothes. Getting new pillows. The package with their new curtains, lamp, and animal hammocks is coming today, so hopefully we get that set up, too. Then - tonight - they'll sleep in their new Big Kid/Teen room. Peeling the vinyl dinosaurs off the wall and remembering when Nicole and both lovingly put them up for them ... man. 12! They are getting so big. In fact, when Brooks flopped down on his new full sized bed, his toes are already touching the bottom. ALREADY. When we measured him and looked at dimensions of full beds, he more than fit! That was only in March! What's next for him?! How do people over 6" tall find a bed!?
I wish I could finish my cute romance novel today and start another book. Ah, working for a living is certainly in the way of the independently wealthy lifestyle I would sure like to lead.
