This week has felt pretty busy,
and I’ve been struggling with fatigue a lot more, which is making things quite
difficult. At the moment, I just feel like I need a few months of solid sleep,
but as that’s not likely to be an option any time soon, I’m just trying to rest
whenever I can.
I got up pretty late last Sunday
and still felt totally exhausted. I think chronic fatigue is one of the most
difficult symptoms to deal with when you have a chronic illness because there’s
nothing you can take or do to get any relief from it. I had a pretty lazy
morning sorting out my medication for the week ahead and watching The Simpsons.
I did manage to write and upload my Sunday Snippets blog post though. I then
spent the whole afternoon editing and uploading my Christmas vlog.
It took me a lot longer than I’d planned, and I had hoped to do some other jobs
but at least the vlog is up now. I felt really crap, so curled up on the sofa
and rested for a while. We had a family dinner with my Grandma in the evening,
which was nice. But I was feeling really down – I just feel very lonely at the
moment, and inadequate in every area of my life. These roses I bought on the
Saturday started to open, and they looked really pretty.
Monday was quite a productive
day, which seems to be a rarity these days so I made the most of it! I didn’t
get up particularly early, but I sorted out some paperwork and made a couple of
phone calls to sort out medical things. After that I took some photos of
products for a few blog posts that I’ve been meaning to do for a few weeks now.
My Mum and I then popped over to a new Paperchase store
that’s opened quite near us, which is rather exciting! I picked up some cards
and postcards to send to various friends, and had a look at all the new products
for spring. When we got home I had my Fortisip and edited some photos for my
blog before writing the post to go with them. I was feeling pretty shattered
afterwards, but pleased I managed to make a dent in my to do list.
I got up later than I should have
on Tuesday morning, but somehow managed to get to Uni on time. It took us ages
to get started, as our tutor was having problems with the printer. We spent the
morning looking through a long form article about cats, to try and understand
what’s needed in a long piece for when we write our own. I was going to go for
a Starbucks with a couple of the girls at lunch, but neither of them were able
to make it in so I stayed in Uni and drank my Fortisip there. The afternoon was
a bit slow – we were mixed with the first year, but our tutor said we could
spend the time doing research for our article. I think I had a migraine or
something because I couldn’t cope with looking at the computer and the lights
were making me feel really strange and spaced out. I wish I could have gone
home at lunch to be honest, as I would have been able to rest a bit. My Dad
picked me up and because I felt so exhausted I ended up crashing out on the
sofa and fell asleep for a bit. When I woke up, I got myself a nice cup of tea
to warm myself up and relax, and had some cuddles with Alfie.
You might remember a couple of
weeks ago I mentioned I was taking part in the Crown and Glory January photo challenge. Well, I’ve been a bit slack with it, but this week I
managed to finally catch up with it! Week 2 was ‘New Favourite’ – how cute is
this pink eye mask that I got in my January box?! I love it!
I had to be up fairly early on
Wednesday morning so my Dad could drop me off for my counseling session. I’ve
been struggling a bit more with my mental health recently and it was good to
have someone to talk to. I rested for a bit when I got home, and then edited
and uploaded my Happiness Project video to my YouTube channel. While it was uploading I did some sorting and tidying in
my bedroom. It’s gradually starting to look a bit better. I was quite tired
after tidying, so decided to have a quieter afternoon on the sofa. I put the TV
on and, in between resting, I replied to some emails, ordered a couple of
presents for friends and sorted something out for posting. This book by Katie Piper arrived in the post – someone recommended it to help my mental health a bit, so
I’m looking forward to reading it.
Week 3 of the Crown and Glory
January photo challenge was ‘Grateful for.’ I’m incredibly grateful for my
lovely family, who support me through everything. I would be completely lost
without them.
I was up early again on Thursday
morning. My Dad and I went over to Frimley Park Hospital and I saw my jaw
physio. My TMJ and occipital pain have been really bad the last couple of
weeks. She did some massage and then some laser treatment, and also gave me
another exercise to try. It’s frustrating because there’s no easy way out of
this pain (as with the rest of my body) and it’s likely nothing will make a
lasting difference. We came home and I rested for a while, before my Mum took
me down to the hairdressers to have my hair coloured. It was nice to have an
excise to chill out for a couple of hours and just read my book. I felt pretty
shattered when I got home, so curled up on the sofa for a while and tried to
relax. During the afternoon I managed to analyse a news programme for part of
one of my assignments. It took ages (and I’ve still got another one to do!) so
by the time I’d finished I had a headache and felt pretty awful. These pins
from Box Monster that I won came in the post though, which cheered me up. I’ve been thinking
about collecting enamel pins for ages, so these can now officially be the start
of my collection!
Week 4 of the Crown and Glory
January photo challenge was ‘Golden.’ I love these gold bobby pins, and thought
they went well alongside this gorgeously sparkly Barry M nail varnish.
I felt a bit rubbish when I woke
up on Friday morning. I’m not sleeping very well at the moment for some reason
and it’s not helping my usual symptoms. My Dad took me over to Uni and I tried
to wake up a bit. Our morning lecture was all about local government and how
it’s structured. I really struggled to concentrate though, with feeling so
tired and having a weird headache again. At lunch, I met up with my mentor and
we chatted about how my week has been. We also looked at the essay question I’ve
chosen to do and she helped me do a bit of planning. In the afternoon we had
Law. Usually I really enjoy our Law lectures, but it just seemed really
difficult. My eyesight kept going funny and I just couldn’t focus on what was
being said. I was quite glad when my Dad arrived to bring me home. As soon as
we got back, I crashed out on the sofa and fell asleep. I felt a little better
when I woke up, and got myself a cup of Whittard tea in my
Cheshire Cat mug. Disney and tea are always guaranteed to make my day a bit
better.
On Saturday morning my Mum had to
wake me up, as I overslept. I had a pounding headache, blurred vision and felt
really dizzy, which was not what I needed! I had a quiet morning and dosed up
on medication in the hope I might feel a bit better. Thankfully it helped a
little, and my Mum and Dad took me over to Odeon Cinema in Basingstoke where
I met my lovely friend Charlie, her husband Ben and their little ones, Izzi and
Joe. They very kindly treated me to a ticket to see Sing with them, which I’d
wanted to see since seeing the trailer before Christmas. And it didn’t
disappoint – we were all singing along and dancing in our seats! My headache
started getting worse again towards the end of the film, so once I’d said my
goodbyes, my parents brought me home (they’d been to John Lewis and Dunelm
close by). I spent the rest of the afternoon lying on the sofa trying not to
cry because of my headache. I also felt really sick and had a bad stomachache,
so was glad to be able to just rest and not do anything. In the evening we had
some Chinese food to celebrate Chinese New Year.
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YouTube channel here, where I have recently uploaded a few new videos
(and hope to continue doing!)
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What have you been up to this week? I
always enjoy hearing about your news and adventures!
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