Again, I woke up very early for me and took a couple of hours for me to get drowsy enough to fall back to sleep for another cycle. But then, the effort I make to go to the toilet for relief is just enough to trigger an Adrenalin response to prevent me from getting more rest. So I've learned to make sure I had enough relief in order to trigger a relaxation response from my body when possible.
What does the above have to do with it being Monday (as I write this)? Well, I had enough to take care of today that even the slightest trigger would be enough to keep me awake for hours. Couple this with the change of atmospheric pressure that has my knees reminding me how old I am, and even going back to bed for a couple of hours wouldn't help much.
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Yesterday, my brother asked me to talk with the lawyer handling our house sale. Luckily, I had called his office around 3 pm, and got an unsatisfying answer - it's the buyer's bank that is responsible for the delays in the sale of the house. So when he called around 4 pm, I had already taken care of the one task that I had responsibility for today. Now, when he calls, he won't look like he's a pain in the ass for calling twice in a single day.
A little later, I got showered, made up and dressed to go out to the diner. (I was not in the mood to cook.) After finishing off half of my fish and chips, I then went to the supermarket to pick up food for the rest of the week. I figured that I'd get this task done before my Zoom with our Texas friends this evening. Was I in the mood for this? No. I'd have rather gone out for a drive tonight, as tomorrow will be a nasty day.
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The Zoom call went better than expected, as one of our Texas friends had more to contribute to the conversation than usual. Yes, RQS and I did much of the talking. But this time, it didn't feel like we were putting in all the effort to talk.
