supermouse

Did I tidy my room? YES! I even sorted out my laundry just before I went to bed, which is why one load is just finishing drying now and I will once more have fluffy red winter pyjamas to wear to bed.

Did I go to bed early last night? NO! I turned off the computer at twenty paste ten, looked after the cat (she now expects catnip and playing with every evening) then lay awake listening to today in parliament. I tried to sleep and ended up listening to the Book of the Week instead. It's fascinating. _Defence of the Realm_, about the history of MI5. I also did a bit of water-colour painting, as yesterday's pastel drawing put me in the mood for it. Then I read some of Simon Singh's _The Code Book_ and *finally* I slept.

Did I take my nighttime anti-migraine pills? YES!

Did I do my dawn walk? NO! I woke up at 11am. :0D

What's the weather like? Cool and grey but dry.

Did I wash and get dressed in nice clothes? YES! Unto the necklace - apparently that really does act as a good indicator of how much I am likely to get done in a day.

Did I do relaxation after breakfast? YES! I relaxed thoroughly after studying and took a shower.

Did I go out somewhere else too? YES! I went down to the vet, quite a long way for me, but they were closed, so no drugs for Moth; they're open 8:30am-11am, then 4pm-8pm, thus neatly cutting out my 'active' hours. I know why, it's because they're doing surgery all afternoon. So I went to the co-op instead.

I went to the butcher's, the one that has a farm and kills their own animals, and got sausages (beef, red wine and onion; spicy lamb) tuscan stew (meat with peppers, onions and sauce) and oxtail.

I went to three charity shops, but they had no nice tops in a size 18.

I went to the greengrocers/wet fish shop and got so many vegetables they delivered them to the house in a banana box. I apparently have Sessifet-envy. I now also have bananas, pink grapefruit, red plums, granny smiths, avocados, spring onions, radishes, celery, carrots, onions, flat mushrooms, a pumpkin and a pineapple.

I went to the second hand bookshop, a place that is usually too far to go to, but I was on a roll today. It is an Aladdin's cave of books on every subject, except apparently cryptography. It is much bigger on the inside than the outside and I think there might be N-dimensional space things going on. I have a lovely little novel from 1902 which I will enjoy reading. I have a book on African mythology which is old but seems to be treating the subject with respect; the very first chapter explains that Africa is *not* a monoculture. It is, however, very clear that the author is white and European, so I shall expect fail. I got other books too.

I went to the Sue Ryder shop and got lots of nice clothes in my size *and* this year's new hat (I get a new one about each October).

I went home and Random made me tea and my *gods* it tasted good. I was knackered. For some reason. I also gave away some things to a freegler.

Did I cook? YES! Sausages baked with sweet-potatoes-allspice-and-sage. Noms.

Did I take my post-breakfast anti-migraine pills? YES! Before breakfast,

Did I do anything energetic? YES! See above, plus emptying the kitchen bin, bringing two bins back, wiping the kitchen and sink, putting a load of pots in the dishwasher and running it, doing a load of laundry and playing with the cat. Twice. So tired.

Did I use my brain? YES! I did an OU task, some more hieroglyphs (the inscription on the eastern side of a coffin, although I have more yet to do) and planned a menu. Which I should really write down. Painting also counts as using my brain; it's so often a migraine trigger.

Happy things: I painted! And so much food! (all put neatly away too). Not only that, but I stayed in budget (assuming I do not shop except for milk and Moth drugs between now and next week). The tea was good.

HEALTH

Did I take painkillers? YES! Tramadol last night (I was due one rather than feeling I needed it), alcohol last night (a bottle of ginger beer, very nice.)

Did I have a migraine? YES! One rather fierce one last night which subsided before I went to sleep. One now, which seems somehow scythe-shaped and is gripping my temple and slicing into one eye. It's a lighter, sharper headache than usual.

Do I feel MEish? NO!

How are my sinuses? Cruddy but better than for a while. Sore.

Did I sleep well? YES! Once I finally got to sleep, I was rock solid out until I woke up.

PLANS

The cleaner's coming tomorrow and I plan to take things easy and hopefully have the oxtail stew done before Sessifet comes home.

Relaxation will be more important tonight than ever, if I am not to crash horribly tomorrow.