Listening to the Voices in My Head

Yes, it does make a big difference

2018-05-28T03:41:33Z

The past several months, I have been on very short rations of sleep due to knee and car accident related pain. I had a meltdown last week, crying, ranting, and just nuts. But sleep deprivation can do that.

Last night, I went to bed very early, and made sure my back was to the door, I was under the blankets, dim reading light. I read for about 15 minutes, put book away, shut off the light, and I was out cold.

Woke up, check the sleep log and I had been in bed for over 9 hours, asleep for 8hrs and 35 minutes.

I got up, and wow, my knees weren't anywhere near as sore as they had been. The swelling of my right knee was gone. It was the first morning in weeks that not only wasn't I hurting, I felt rested and able to get up on stationary bike first thing after feeding the purr kids.

So yes, getting enough sleep does make one helluva difference.

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Blessed be the rain, for it makes one sleepy

2017-09-24T01:04:11Z

In bed for 8hrs 45 mins. Actual sleep time, 8 hrs 11 mins. I haven't felt THIS rested in weeks.

Got up at 5:51, did the usual morning waking routines, and got into my rehab exercises right away. Was able to do over 20 of each one. Not bad seeing as I was lucky if I got 10 before muscle failure.

Still wish I could inform Samsung Gear that "No, I can't step it up.".. not for a while, yet.

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Sometimes, old methods work best

2013-10-25T15:06:00Z

Wing brought a Neti pot home tonight, for me to use. Heated up some filtered water, added it and the ph balanced salt mixture and flushed my sinuses out. It took a while for the solution to exit because of how swollen my sinuses must have been. But when it started flowing out, the painful pressure started easing. Tipped head and flushed out the other direction. Blessed relief about about 2 hrs. Repeated treatment.

I might still have a runny/stuffy nose but at least it doesn't feel as if my face is a pressure cooker. Here's hoping it means I can get a good nights sleep tonight.

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Dammit

2013-09-12T20:45:17Z

Went to bed too early last night, and end up awake before 4am. Tried to go back to sleep, but no joy. There will be a nap today, no ifs, ands or butts.

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Early night for me

2013-02-02T13:58:55Z

Loki woke me up at Dark O'clock this morning.

I've been spending weeks getting a flock of Carnaby Cockatoos accustomed to my presence. Keeping a supply of cool fresh water has helped. This has resulted in close, sharper images. Today, I was about two car lengths away from them. Got many great shots. I even managed to get Wing out there taking photos of them.

Here's a few of them:

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Slowly but surely..

2013-01-19T15:59:07Z

Day two of using mouse left handed, and it still feels awkward. I'm sure I will get adept with practice, but I don't see me using it for my photo editing programs. That takes fine control. I have no idea how long it will take before I get to the point I can comfortably do fine edits. On the flip side of this awkwardness, I have found using graphics tablet/ stylus with my right hand in conjunction with using mouse with my left hand works.

Oh well, it's late and I can hear the siren call of a comfy bed with pillows.

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Ever the opportunists

2011-10-13T03:13:18Z

Still not feeling too great, but sort of coherent right now. Whatever this is, all I have is body aches (understatement) and a fever. I woke up this morning, twice, wondering my I felt so crowded.

I was surrounded by Keito, Loki and Ziggy. Or as ShadoutCarver said "Mom's warm! Everyone pile on!"

When my fever broke for a while, I kicked off the blankets, and laid back down. During lights out, I felt itty bitty feet climb on my leg, up to my hip, and then off the bed. Then I felt itty bitty feet mincing back up on the bed (from Wing 's night stand) onto my leg and hip again, round and round... until I pulled at least one of the blankets up over me, and spread part of it out for Ziggy to sleep on.

A nifty side effect of Ziggy being there is Loki didn't do his usual "Mom's a trampoline!" to get me up. He walked around the bed, head butting me in the face, meowing at me.

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My thank

2011-07-07T13:11:03Z

to all my well wishers. Sorry for not responding individually, but just knackered. When I start feeling a bit more human, I will answer each one, but right now, I'm just too ragged.

Strong pain meds kicking in, so I shall bid everyone adieu!

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I think I have hit 'the wall'

2009-09-25T13:51:12Z

Here I am under warm blankets, with the furry alarm clock in snooze mode, before 9:30. This way, if said furry alarm clock wakes me up at the usual 6am, I will have rested enough (hopefully) My hands are so sore from using the weed trimmer, that using my electric toothbrush was not easy. I can't think straight. Time for rest.

G'night

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It's insidious.

2009-06-09T07:41:36Z

I got a Cuddlee to keep warm, and to help cut down on electric bills. After I got all comfy in it, Loki decided to crash under it, on the top of my feet.

Oh yeah, I was so warm and comfy, I actually dozed off for about 20 minutes.

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Early crash time for me

2009-06-02T14:37:16Z

I have been struggling to stay up until 10:30 because if I go to be any earlier, I will be up around 3am. Thanks, but no thanks on that. By keeping myself up until 10:30-ish, I know I'll sleep through the night.

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