It has been a rough 18 hours or so.  Last night I started feeling a bit ill with a headache that started in my right eye.  It later progressed to the rest of my head. 

I decided to go to bed early last night, thinking that some extra rest would be just the thing to make me feel better.  I remember waking up at 1:30 and one other time with a headache and going back to sleep easily.  This was not the case when I awoke at 5:45 am.  When I awoke at 5:45, the pain was horrible.  It was migraine type pain. 

I wrestled around in my mind with what to do.  If I took anything strong, then I would have to eat something and I certainly didn’t want to do that.  I finally decided to take an Alleve with some juice.  I squinted my way through the house, barely opening my eyes because the pain was too horrible. 

I returned to bed hoping to fall back asleep quickly but couldn’t because of the pain and being cold.  Again, I wrestled around in my mind with what to do.  By then, the pain was too bad to even move.  After about 30 minutes, I reluctantly woke up my husband and asked for his assistance.  He got me the hot pack and blanket I had requested and I was able to go back to sleep easily.

This morning wasn’t much better.  I had to eat some cereal so that I could take the ibuprofen I had been wanting.  My husband was home for most of the morning, so he was able to take our daughter to school and help care for our 2-year-old. 

Here it is after 1 pm.  I am still in my pajamas and I have done nothing with my child today.  I finally ate a few bites of lunch, sipped on a little caffeinated soda, and am starting to feel a bit better.

Being sick really stinks!!!!!