Slower Sunday

Well so far today, I'm moving even slower than yesterday. I woke up with a terrible migraine. Unfortunately I wasn't able to get rid of it and had to cancel my massage appointment. I was in so much pain I wouldn't have been able to stand it anyways.

So, I took some medications and slept until about 1 pm, when my husband started vacuuming in the bedroom around me. Men :) I guess that was my hint to get up.

I'm up now and not feeling too bad. The extreme pain is gone and now it's just a dull throbbing pain. Life sucks sometimes - especially when you wake up with a migraine.

I'm watching TV and getting motivated to do some housework. It's housework Sunday in our house.

I'm luck my husband does most of the cleaning and I do what I can, depending on how sick I feel.

I'm frustrated because sleep can be my saving grace and my enemy. If I sleep just enough it will often get rid of the migraine. If I sleep too much it just triggers another headache. It's finding the balance.

I get tired of having to think about how much sleep to have, how much medication to take in case of rebound headaches, what to eat so that I don't trigger a headache, and what activities I can do that won't trigger a headache. I would just like a normal life, no headaches and able to do anything.

Oh well. My psychologist recommends that I learn to accept my situation instead of fighting it. I know she's right and most days I can do that. Sometimes though I get frustrated.