I had this great plan today. I saw myself sitting in a fancy coffee shop and taking some time for myself to blog and write and read. And of course sip a wonderful fancy coffee. Well, I am writing this with a coffee by my side. The first one today at 5.10 pm. I am totally exhausted, a migraine is creeping into my brain and all I want to do is go to bed.
I am wondering if post pandemic I am just not cut out to be spending the entire day with people and in society. So exhausting.
This morning I hopped into the car with the husband to drive into town with him. I had yet another appointment at the Apple Store (the second this month) to figure out some issues with my contacts app. Well long story short and 45 minutes and two chat support sessions later the verdict is – no one really knows but I should reset the entire laptop. Fun. It all points toward me ordering a new laptop since the other issue is a hardware problem which is about a quarter of new laptop. So yeah…
This was’t too successful. After that appointment I wanted to stroll a little bit around and then go to that coffee shop and just work a little until my lunch date. Since the coffee shop was full and I didn’t feel like walking to the. next one I just kept walking the streets and window shopping.
I was in eight different stores. And there was nothing that really appealed to me. Did that ever happen? I don’t think so. So I am wondering: Am I just overwhelmed? Am I grown up enough to not buy when I don’t need anything? Am I just frugal? I have no idea. It was always the plan to spend this morning doing whatever I like and not feeling guilty about it. But man it did feel a bit like waisting my time. I didn’t really enjoy it.
At 1pm I was picking up the husband for lunch and we went to an Indian restaurant. That was a wonderful hour we spend and the food was really good.
After that I called my dad as I was planning on meeting him. Well, he forgot about it and was at the other end of town. I told him l’ll be going home because I had to run some errands on the way and it already felt long.
When I entered the bus it was so loud. Lots of kids screaming and fighting and yelling. It was this one component too much for me. I was exhausted had not really drank anything all day and the migraine was looming. Add in noise. Sigh… Well I did run my errands which was to pick up some coloring books at the dolor store for my shoeboxes. I also found some good card sets for making Christmas cards. And I snatched a bottle of whit paint which I need for the lamp.
After that I headed for the pharmacy. My migraine meds came in. When I called yesterday they were not available but the pharmacy managed to get them directly from the producer. I was already fearing I won’t get them. So once I finish this post I will go do the shot. It is something I really don’t like doing. It doesn’t really hurt doing it but doing it every month it starts to build up this fearful anticipation. It is really weird.
Anyway… this post is a bit all over the place. And I am sorry. I think I wanted to say that I am really exhausted running around town today but it doesn’t feel like if have accomplished anything and just came home with a migraine.
Do you have those days? Everything you do needs double the. energy? Do you have an idea how to handle those days?
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I suspect we all have those days, and GAH on a bus full of screaming kids, that would throw me over the edge. I hope your meds help with the migraine and you can lay down and have some quiet now. Migraines suck.
Indian food, however, does NOT suck, and yours looks delicious. Hang in there!
Yes the food was amazing.
The kids did through me over the edge. I was in bed by 6pm. Feeling much better now.
Tobia, I definitely have those days!!! I really know what you mean- you think it’s going to be such a fun day of doing whatever you want, and things just feel off. You don’t end up enjoying it and it’s just overwhelming. The one thing I don’t know is what it’s like to have a migraine, because luckily I don’t get them. I hope the meds work and you start to feel better SOON.
It is so annoying when you look forward to a day and then it is just meh. But yeah, we all got them. Mine was yesterday. I am so happy you know nothing of migraines. The meds worked so far but I am so so tired (it’s one of the symptoms) we’ll see how the day goes.
Oh, I have SO many of these days (and had one this Monday, actually). I’m sorry it was all overwhelming – I also get overstimulated easily with lots of noise and motion. Hope today is a much better day and you don’t have ANY migraines :(
I am sorry you had such a rough day too. Noise and motion – so stressful. I don’t have headaches a today but so much fatigue. Only today today is reading my book.
I am so easily stimulated that even going in to many stores is overwhelming (why is the music always so LOUD?). I 100% have days like this, but it’s always nice to know that at the end of the day I get to return to my own quiet house.
I know we ey where so loud music. And I was in the stores before noon so it was actually rather empty. Image that one a Saturday, I really don’t get why people like to go shopping or malls trailing for a past time.
Yes getting back to a quiet home is bliss. But even here are sounds that trigger me… the fridge noises? The garbage truck? The venting in the bathroom?
I’m sorry you had such a rough day! It is hard when the day seems to be working against you, and worse when you have things you usually enjoy planned. Here’s to a better second half of the week!
Thank you Lindsay. Yea some days are just crap. This was one. But the lunch was nice so I guess it was not all bad.
Uff, this sounds like a long exhausting day… and then to feel like you didn’t accomplish anything is the worst (that on top of a migraine!). I am sorry. Thanks for sharing your day with us though – you’re not alone, we all have those days! Hope you feel better today!
Thank you San. I know it could have been such a great day but than… but the lunch with the husband was really really nice so it was t all bad. Just very exhausting. Was still battling migraine symptoms today so another weird day. Tomorrow will be better.
I have most definitely had days like this, I get totally peopled out and just want quiet. It seems when we most need patience, holidays, is the time I have the least of it. Wonder why that is. Hope you’re feeling better today.
Thank you, Tina. Yes the holidays can be stressful and noisy. I try to slow down by eliminating all unnecessary appointments. I don’t meet people I haven’t seen earlier this year and I don’t make routine doctors appointments.
I get very overwhelmed when I’m out and about for too long. Thankfully, I drive most places so I don’t have to deal with public transportation. If I’m worn out, I can just zone out to music or nothing at all on my drive home, which is so nice. I’m sorry you had such a rough day and it included a migraine. Those are the worst!
I wonder if Covid also has some influence here. We’ve been holed up for so long that I sometimes feel I am not made for the hectic life anymore that is slowly coming back.
I usually prefer public transport as I can read there but this afternoon it was just too much.