I forgot to turn my alarm off last night before I went to bed early. I was trying to fall asleep when it went off and I thought that it was the morning alarm and I’d somehow not gotten any sleep at all. I had a really good dream at the end of the night. I was grocery shopping with Ambrose. We went to several stores. We were in a gray truck with a large cab, putting the groceries in the back seat. And then we were on a couch, and he was embracing me and talking to me.
I felt inspired by the words. Inspired and comforted. My therapist said today that he is inside me. We were so close that I could sometimes know what he was going to say before he said it. I could anticipate him. But not always. He still could surprise me. I remember during the pandemic he bought a Grinch mask, just because it would make me smile every time I saw him wearing it. I didn’t know that’s why he ordered it until he told me.
It was very cold this morning, but I still went on a walk. I told myself I’d just do half a mile, but then I ended up doing a whole mile. I did take it a bit easy by doing the mile that doesn’t go all the way down the hill. A different route, but still a mile.
I’m skipping the hot springs tonight because I started getting a stuffy nose in the afternoon, and I’ve had a bit of a scratchy throat all day. Not sure where I would have gotten sick, but I think I’ve got something. That might explain why I’ve been feeling so tired and achy. Maybe I picked something up at the crab feed that took a few days to incubate.
I’ll be going to bed early tonight. Not just because I’m feeling ill, but because I’m going to be getting up early tomorrow. I need to start early so I can get everything done that I need to get done. I might have gone to the hot springs if I could have driven myself and just gone for 20 or 30 minutes. But getting a ride means I can’t decide when to leave. Plus, I really don’t want to share germs. I might take a hot bath before bed.
It’s been bitterly cold today. Tomorrow there’s supposed to be snow. Maybe I can get some more snowshoeing in over the weekend. If things start melting again, I need to shovel out a turnaround in my driveway. And shovel out my car, because I should be able to drive soon. I’m not sure when, but surely no later than the 21st.
If I’m feeling ill in the morning, then I’ll do a half mile walk to wake up. And I might have some coffee. It bugs my stomach, but I might need the caffeine to get through all the things I need to do at work tomorrow. I cannot call out sick. I’ll probably be using cold medicine, but right now I’ve got plenty of that in stock so it’s no problem.
