Night Shift

Hi @Mazarita

I have stayed up reading tonight, and didn't realise how late it was ... I have had a bit of a crash day today, with WH having left again, and two of my girls going east tomorrow .... it's the first time so many of them have been away with WH without me ....

I don't have concerns regarding their safety. He is at his happiest in that setting, and his focus is on cultural food, and of course all his exercise commitments, so the kids will be doing their own thing most of the time, and sharing positive time when they are all out together. It will do them all good.

Perhaps it's the first time in a long while that I have had this much brain space to myself ... I think it is going to have to be a combination of just resting, and keeping myself busy, so I can't dwell on things too much. I might have to start planning out my time ....

My Dad is not coming home from hospital tomorrow as planned .... he has a cold of some description, and they won't let him out with a low grade temp, and not holding his oxygen levels high enough. I'm okay with that. If he stays a bit longer there, he will be more mobile and independent when he does come home.

How about you ? You have been quiet today .... did you get some quality sleep overnight ?

hi @Faith-and-Hope and @Mazarita doiing well, tired tonight. been out last couple of days

@Faith-and-Hope,

The usual busy-ness and family members around you make it understandable that you might have a crash time with the quieter times. Brain space can be an overwhelming thing at times. A combination of rest to process the different sensations and doing things sounds like good medicine. Great that you feel they will all spend quality time together and that it will do them good. Also sounds like a positive thing that your dad will be more independent by the time he comes to your place. Hope they treat him very well at the hospital in the meantime. Maybe now is the time to catch up on some pampering of you.

Today I had another dressing gown day, did some computer work on the music project I am working on, felt okay most of the day between napping, then felt a lot of anxiety about how stuck I am feeling in my activity slump as the night progressed. Slept about three hours so far. Change of medication now happening. Might be a little strange over coming days. Hopefully it will improve things in the longer term. That's about it for me today really.

@plasmo, cool that you've been out past couple of days. What have you been getting up to while out?

@plasmo

That sounds positive ... you like walking, don't you ? Or did you mean out and about with chores / activities or socialising ?

@Mazarita

You seem to know how to balance your needs fairly well, and be patient with yourself when things are a bit out of sync .... I hope it settles back into place quite smoothly over then next couple of days.

Yes, it's probably a good idea to schedule in some self-pampering days .... I think having scaffolding will help keep me from overthinking things. Have to get S2's 21st under way too. That ought to keep me out of mischief this week .... 😊

I find out soon whether my painting was accepted into the exhibition I applied for. Don't want to dwell too much on that either. It will be what it will be ....

Have the storms settled down over your way ?

@Faith-and-Hope @Mazarita just did a couple of social things, i probably need it

@Faith-and-Hope,

Sounds like you've got things fairly sorted about how to deal with the extra time to yourself but understand there might be some feelings of vulnerability in there too.

No sign of storms here for a little while now. The last major ones hit Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast but really passed us by.

Patience is easy for me to write in print. In reality it's never really been a strong point. More a necessity that I have to constantly remind myself of when things are just not happening no matter how much the voice in my head is telling me to be otherwise. I'm fairly patient with medication changes though, I think, after much experience of this in the past. But I may whinge if necessary, hehe.

Fingers crossed for you on the painting being accepted. I know what you mean avoiding dwelling on things like that too, wherever possible.

Not sure how tomorrow will go. I don't have any activities scheduled outside the flat but do have some things I need to get done from home. Hoping that I may get myself in the shower and out nonetheless. Remains to be seen what actually happens. Sometimes I feel quite split in myself. Just as you sometimes get frustrated with D3 when she won't drag herself out of bed. I get frustrated with myself like that too, like I am two people!

@plasmo, awesome with the socialising. Hope you enjoyed how it went.

I can understand what you mean @Mazarita.

Good for you @plasmo

Might head off to sleep while I'm feeling dozy ....

G'night ...

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I'm heading back to bed now too, @plasmo, @Faith-and-Hope. Hope you both get some good sleep overnight.

Good for you @Former-Member (teeheehee)

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