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I got almost eight hours of sleep again, yeah! I also skipped manuscript time again, not yeah. That day’s reason was that I got several messages first thing in the morning that I had to answer.

Husband and I did not have any conflict at all which was also good. We talked, I crocheted after breakfast, I did the dishes and then went out to walk (and run very little). The ground was mostly not frozen anymore which was great but it was so muddy that it started being slippery again. My socks were drenched when I came home:

I took a shower and then we ate rice and beans for lunch:

I had a short break before teaching and then lots of breaks in between because two of my students had to cancel because they were sick.

I played Genshin Impact in between students and in the evening. I ate dinner and waited for the boy who had gone to Munich to look at paintings with a friend.

When he came home and I looked up again I was already somewhat late for all my diverse evening things, oops.

Oh, and I was also too late to write a nice post about how this blog is now 20 years old. It was on February 11th 2006 that I decided to post more often to that iteration of the blog. It was still called „diapers and music“ and hosted on blogspot.

Well, it’s been quite some time. It will be interesting to see what will happen next.

But at least my afternoon was pretty chill, two students canceled.

I went to bed too late because I talked with the boy and then woke up at 5.30 unable to fall back asleep. Not the best start into the day.

I was feeling pretty okay and opened the manuscript for twenty minutes but then husband and I went right into misunderstanding/crisis mode. At the point where I started crocheting we went back to having a nice and helpful conversation. We also both agreed that conflict is really draining and we would rather not have it.

My weird headache was better but not completely gone.

Just as we were settling in to talk I realized I needed to leave the house in a hurry. The doctor’s office closes over lunch and I didn’t want to get there too late.

I took a train to the next town over, renewed a prescription at my gynecologist, went to the nicer health food store, went back to the train station just as the train was pulling in (and I caught it), stepped off in my hometown again, went to the drug store, the supermarket where we used to get out yogurt because every kind that I’ve bought since then was definitely sub-par, went to the pharmacy and then to the other health food store before heading back home.

My husband was cooking when I came back but lunch wasn’t ready yet which was alright. I put the groceries away and then found myself pretty hungry and unwilling to fold laundry or do anything else until the food was ready. In my defense the whole trip involved a total of 45 minutes of speed walking…

Lunch was good, the objective was to use all the leftover potatoes up and my husband made broccoli to go with them but that turned into slush through inattentive cooking. But there was steak and fried potatoes, so all was good:

I had some chocolate as dessert while reading „Beast Business“. I did finish that book yesterday and really loved it but it would probably not work for someone who hasn’t read the other books in that story.

After that I played a bit and then it was time for teaching. I switched instruments after every lesson, ukulele, recorder, guitar and piano.

Then I ate dinner and played some more before the boy showed up and started dissecting my Genshin account again but I was definitely too tired for that.

He was nice enough to do the dishes while I started writing this post, made a list for today and brushed my teeth and then I read a bit more and turned out the lights.

Today is the day where I get everything done the I don’t need to leave the house for because tomorrow will bring more errands/doctor’s office and such.

I’m already looking forward to the weekend, oof!

Oh, and the day you’re reading this is the 20th anniversary of my first blog post. That is a long time, indeed.

Well, not exactly a headache but I really don’t know what to call these. Overwhelm? Headache? Migraine? I should probably talk to my doctor about it but again, how do I explain?

„You see, it feels as if I have a headache but without pain. And also like my field of vision shrinks. And everything is too much, especially people. And everything is too bright and too loud and too much but screens don’t bother me at all. Oh, and I get nauseous but then I always am. And pain meds don’t work. Most of the time but sometimes they do. And I’m pretty sure it gets worse with stress.”

I bet the doctor will love this. And I might get another MRI that shows nothing. If I’m lucky.

Anyway, I did get almost eight hours of sleep again. That would be great if I didn’t suspect I need more than that.

Because I was feeling so off I promptly skipped manuscript time but I did the rest of my morning routine. The SAD light felt way too bright so I turned that off again. Yea was interesting because I was also feeling pretty dizzy. Balancing on one leg while feeling like the ground is shaking is always a fun experience.

Also because I felt off and, like, half my brain was offline again (oops, another symptom, I should make a list) my husband and I started fighting before breakfast. Figures.

We managed to make up pretty fast but for a while I was sitting at the breakfast table all alone. On the upside I could continue reading „Beast Business“. I really like it.

We talked, I crocheted briefly and then decided that I needed some video game time which was fun. And then I went out for my walk/run too late but, hey, the paths were clear enough that I could actually go and see trees, hurray!

This was one of the trickier parts, long stretches of path were completely clear, only mud, no ice at all.

I came back home to lunch:

There was some chocolate, some reading and more video game.

Then I took a shower and found the warm water really made me feel a little better as did the walking and the fresh air.

Teaching went better than I thought it would and then I had almost an hour for dinner. I sat, ate and read and then it was time for course Zoom. Which ended early so I just stayed at the computer a little longer and started writing this post.

Then I spent some more time on my own, did the usual evening things and went to bed. Today might involve a short train ride and some errands and more free time in the evening. Which I’m really looking forward to.

I went to bed late, slept in and then the whole day was slightly off kilter. No manuscript time. I had a „headache without a headache“/overhwelm/migraine again and headache medication was not working.

I made spaetzle from scratch but they are only so-so because the temperature on the woodstive is not high enough and the water never boiled again after I put the spartzle in. They were very tasty anyway:

This is the wrong kind of sausage, we should have used wieners but there weren’t any. Lunch wasn’t all that late, even.

I spent the whole afternoon reading and playing video games up to a point where I was very frustrated about my lack of progress.

I started reading „Beast Business“ by Ilona Andres, and as expected it is excellent so far. I did skip my classic piece of the day and my chapter of „War and Peace“.

The boy and I did bodyweight training and I did not help him study because we ran out of time. I went to bed half an hour late yet again.

And now that last week before carnival break.

Also, I started writing a new story. Well, technically it was already started but that was years ago and I only had half a scene.

I went to bed half an hour late and got almost eight hours of sleep again. Full morning routine including yoga and opening the manuscript. If only for twenty minutes.

Breakfast and talking with my husband and crochet and a little reading and then dishes, vacuuming the house and then I went out for my walk/run. There was a brief moment when I thought the paths would be clear but then I looked around the corner. Nope.

So I walked (and ran for very brief 30-second intervals) around the neighborhood and forgot to take pictures.

Came back home pretty late but lunch wasn’t ready yet anyway, so I took a shower, folded some laundry and then we finally ate:

Then I played Genshin Impact and made good progress until it was time for Saturday writer Zoom. Which was nice, then I watched ‚Columbo‘ with the family where we all yawned, then I helped the boy study, played some more and after that I finally started writing this post, made a list for today, did the dishes and went to bed.

Yes, I was too late.

Today there will be all the usual Sunday things. Plus, I’ll either configure a router or write a blurb, no idea how that will work out.

Always fun to wake up with lightning bolts of pain in my head every time I move my head. Pain meds didn’t do much and neither did yoga but at least I had gotten almost eight hours of sleep.

I did my complete morning routine and even opened an actual manuscript. I mean, I only filled out part of a character sheet but that’s better than nothing.

Breakfast with my husband was nice and then I spent some time crocheting and reading. I was almost finished with „The Hallowed Hunt“ and wanted to know what happened next.

I had high hoped of finishing the weekly cleaning before lunch but, well, no. I ordered takeout and went to pick it up after doing the dishes and starting the whole cleaning thing.

Lunch was very tasty:

I played my video game for a bit and read some more and then it was time for teaching.

I taught all afternoon, then waited for the boy to show up for bodyweight training until I decided to eat the second half of my fried noodles for dinner. The boy was half an hour late but that was okay and we did our exercise while my husband did the dishes.

More Genshin Impact where I made great progress while the boy was making himself soup, then I started writing this post, made the list for today, brushed my teeth, watched an episode of C-drama while crocheting and went to bed.

Today is already packed and now I need to decide whether to try the new router out today or not. Stay tuned!