May 22, 2018
10:42 p.m.

Whoa.

I am so happy for any of you who never get migraine headaches. You are so lucky. You will never have to understand what a time-bandit they really are.

Monday was a waste of time. I can function with a migraine if I have to. I walk around with one eye closed--the left one is the one affected by auras, for some reason. I know a lot of people who have auras in both eyes, so who am I to complain? I can wink.

Unfortunately, both eyes are offended by the light during a migraine, so that's not cool. I just hang out in a dark room and listen to a book or a show. Can't really watch anything. I read one-eyed, but that's exhausting, and I usually end up having to go back and read again once the headache subsides. Retention is seriously lacking.

Luckily, unless things are really loud, I do okay with sound. I can listen to a t.v. show or a book without too many issues. Music can sometimes be a problem, but not always.

There are no hard and fast "rules" to my migraines, except that they are going to steal my time.

Grr.

Yep, Monday was a wasted day. I couldn't even dream right! (See last night's post)

Today I got up headache free and after a shower I cooked a hot breakfast, did dishes, washed clothes, made a simple dinner, wrote a few pages,  and folded laundry and in between choring and writing I read several pages of the new Stephen King novel that was delivered to my Kindle at one minute past midnight this morning.

That's more like it!!
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Someone please explain to me why I watch the movie "Twister" when my daughter lives in Oklahoma and it's tornado season!!! What is wrong with me?
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How sad. I just paid bills, and my inbox is filling up with bills again! Wouldn't it be lovely if my inbox was filled with messages that said, "Hello! We regret that we totally blew off your birthday this month. To make up for it, you may skip your June payment with no penalties or fees. Have a nice month!"

Uh huh. Yeah. That's gonna happen.

Well, I can dream, right? I deserve a good dream after all the weird ones I had yesterday.

I wonder why an elevation in body temperatures triggers odd dreams. Does everyone do this, or is it just me?
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It will soon be time for me to go home, which means---gag me with a spoon!!--I have to pack.

I hate packing. I hate it almost as much as I hate unpacking.

I wouldn't bother to do it at all, but I only have one CPAP machine and one laptop, and I probably need a couple of the outfits I have here with me. The rest of my stuff can just stay here and wait until I get back.

So there, stuff!

I gotta go light, though. I mean it. Gonna take the big grey dog, and it's a pain to tote luggage on a bus.
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Well, I feel semi-productive at the end of this day. I did stuff. Thank goodness.

But I've got a bit of migraine hangover, so I'm calling it a night.

Chow!