Insomnia

It's my own damn fault. I was teaching an inkle weaving class tonight (worst class I've ever taught, I swear my brain has just leaked out my ears, but everyone was patient and seemed to get it by the end, it just took longer than normal) and didn't have enough looms on hand to accommodate said class, so I spent today out in the garage frantically making a bunch of looms. Managed to get 5 looms made (I copied the mini-loom I picked up at Estrella) and sold one at the class so that covers the cost of all the materials - yay! Unfortunately, it took 7 or 8 hours to make them all. Because I spent too much time with the power tools every joint in my body aches. For the first time in my pregnancy my ankles are swollen, and my wrists are killing me. My elbow on the left side ain't great either. I think I was holding the hand-sander on that side. I desperately need a bench top sander and I've now got my eyes on this beauty, though I am also considering this model. Or if I really wanted to splurge (and believe me, I do) I think I might go for something a little more powerful. I also banged my shin against a loom while teaching my class and it feels like I may have bonked my arm at some point too. I managed to get a few hours of sleep by putting a heating pad on the ankles. How funny is that... running AC and a fan while using a heating pad. Pretty damned inefficient.

I'm still dead-tired, but I can't sleep through all the pain. I also skipped lunch today (partially because I wasn't that hungry, but also because if I stopped and went into the house I'd have to shower all the sawdust off and I wasn't finished being filthy) so I think part of why I woke up may have been hunger. I've had a bowl of cereal and now I've got indigestion so I'm not sure what I should do. I could pop some Tums and some Tylenol and try for the sleep thing again or I could give up, get something done around the house (I've already unloaded the dishwasher, but maybe I could tackle a project) and just nap later this afternoon. I'm thinking I'll stop in at the chiropractor's in the morning and see if there's anything she can do to help.

In good news, beagles were well behaved all day even though I was out in the garage and completely out of sight for most of the day. Even if they can't be with me, they seem to benefit from just knowing I'm close. It's only when I leave completely that they get neurotic. Also, it was a good day to be out in the garage. It rained in the morning so I don't think it hit 100 today. Still close, but every degree cooler makes a difference.

I'm really looking forward to the fall when the temperature will cool down enough for me to be comfy out there any day, and the baby is out and I'm all recovered from pregnancy and birthing. I can't wait to see the end of the indigestion, loose joints and bulkiness, though I'm sure I'll have lots to complain about immediately after with the sore nipples and bottom.

Well, I've been up for 2 hours now. I guess I'll finish my tea and take another go at this sleep thing. Who among us as children would have predicted that as adults we'd be so bad at something as simple as sleeping?

Baaaa

Three things.

Three names I go by:
1. Bree
2. Eve
3. Evilyne (or just "Evil")

Three Jobs I have had in my life:
1. Comic shop girl
2. Lab assistant
3. Accountant

Three Places I have lived:
1. London, On, Canada
2. Austin, Tx, USA
3. Perth, WA, Australia

Three Favorite drinks:
1. Cosmopolitan
2. Skim Milk
3. Perrier (alone or half-half with nice OJ)

Three TV Shows I watch:
1. So You Think You Can Dance
2. Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations
3. The Daily Show with John Stewart (an okay substitute for the Rick Mercer Report, which I can't get here)

Three places I have been:
1. Malta
2. London, England
3. Singapore

Three of my favorite foods:
1. Bubble tea with tapioca (the "with tapioca" makes it a food IMHO)
2. salmon sashimi (oh how I've missed you sweet, raw salmon)
3. blueberries

Three things I am looking forward to:
1. Giving birth and meeting my daughter (oh does that ever sound weird to say)
2. Going home for Odette's elevation in September
3. Spending time with Jason while he's on leave, and seeing all my family members who are planning on visiting in that time too

Not a good morning so far

I went back to bed for a few hours and woke up feeling a wee bit better. Unfortunately the thing that woke us up was a courier returning Jason's passport application. They didn't like the pin-prick of light on his glasses, saying there was too much glare and that there were shadows on his face. Fucking picky bureaucrats. Despite them saying you can wear glasses in your photo, I can't think of any circumstance in which you's be able to get a photo that would meet with their approval while wearing them. Lesson learned, always take them off, no matter what the application says you can do.

As that whole process has eaten two weeks of processing time, it is looking unlikely that Jason will get his passport back in time for us to visit Canada in September. We re-took the photo today and sent it by faster courier this time so it will arrive there on Monday. It could get back to us in time, but it would be VERY tight so it just might not. I'm currently trying to decide if I should make the trip without him (by plane via Detroit because there's no way I can handle that drive with a newborn) or if we'll just wait and see if he gets his passport in time and cancel if he doesn't.

I took the car today so I could go to the chiropractor, but I guess she took today off to go to a wedding this weekend (I knew she was taking Monday morning off, but I didn't know she'd take Friday too) so I'm not getting fixed today. Looks like a weekend of soaking in the tub and taking it easy. I'm actually at the point where it's easier to list off what doesn't hurt (head, right elbow and both knees) than what does hurt (everything else, from neck to toes). Jason has been informed that we'll be going out for dinner tonight. I'm unsure what we'll do the rest of the weekend but I'm pretty sure me cooking isn't an option I want to consider.