So I laid down to catch 90 minutes of sleep earlier today, and when the alarm went off, I was still so out of it I gave myself another 90 minutes. Since I really, really needed to get just a couple of things at the grocery store today –as in couldn’t wait until tomorrow’s payday– I forced myself to get up. I assure you, I didn’t want to get up. The sleep I was getting today was just as lousy as the sleep I got last night, which means it wasn’t at all restful.

You may notice, I am not at the grocery store. I got dressed. I made a list of the few things we had to have NOW. I got my pockets loaded with my electronic devices, identification, and methods of payment. I drank a cup of Dr Pepper to boost my energy and spirits. Then, Lin called.

He’s having an even more wretched day than I am (my day not being so awful, I’m just so tired). We chatted for a bit, and he unloaded about the things going wrong for him at work. I told him I was headed to the store to get the missing ingredient for cookie making, because I haven’t made him cookies in days (and I feel badly about that). He mentioned he bought some cookies today. Since his cookie needs were filled, I decided my new vegetarian diet can wait until tomorrow to officially start, so I didn’t really have to go to the grocery store today. Thank goodness. I’m not kidding when I say I really did NOT want to go.

So now I am doing the dishes with the last drop of dish detergent, and I want to sweep and vacuum before Lin gets home. Other than that, I doubt I will get anything else much done today. Just … too … tired. But, I have had a really productive week and gotten many things accomplished, so a day of not getting things done is OK by me. Everybody needs to be able to cut themselves some slack once in a while when a day just isn’t going as it was supposed to go. Tomorrow will be better.

Oh, and after only two completely meatless meals, my stomach seems to have settled down. It truly does seem as though my body was rebelling from eating far too much meat lately. I’m going to go totally vegetarian for about a week, and then I’ll start bringing some meat back into the dietary plan. Animals are tasty! I don’t want to stop eating them completely!

Well, the dishes that were soaking are probably ready to be washed, so off I go to do a tiny amount of housework and then once again become a lazy slug.