Sunday 3rd November 2024.
How was my day?
I’m tired. Not sleeping that well. I can’t decide if it’s menopause, ADHD, anxiety or a wicked combination of all of these things. My HRT dose has been increased slightly. I’m hoping that helps, or something. Walking three times a night after vivid dreams is not floating my boat right now. More like sinking it from exhaustion.
We ate pumpkin risotto for dinner. I love cooking but these days I’m out of practice so it was nice to stand in the kitchen and actually cook. And if you know how risotto works, you do actually have to stand in the kitchen and cook. I drank a glass of wine whilst doing that. That will probably come back to bite me at one of my mid night wakings because again, menopause be like…
Kiddo is at a sleepover tonight. Sleep for him has been brutally bad right now too, but as he left he rather cheerfully said to me “well, at least tonight we will probably be all awake so I won’t be alone and you’ll get an early night at home because I won’t be there”. He’s very honest about his sleep issues and we (mostly) face it with humour. Or we’d cry, a lot.
Tomorrow is the end of half term and back to work, home education and college for everyone. I cook with refugee and hotel resident families on Monday evenings. One family is making mushroom stroganoff which I’ve never made and the other family has asked for vermicelli, bulgar wheat, Greek yoghurt and dill, which sounds intriguing.
Will I get the assignment completed that I need to this week, let’s hope so. The whole course finishes in February. My poor brain isn’t used to academic work but this is just the easy course. The next one is harder. But, qualifications are necessary when you face empty nest time coming and finding a life when your children don’t need you, so needs must. I enjoy what I do though, qualifications may mean more pay and hopefully more pension. If we are ever allowed to retire.
Best I go pack my work bag and put the cats to bed. Will I get more sleep tonight?
So how was YOUR day?
