A Not Untypical Day
Like yesterday.
-awake ravenous and/or nauseated at sometime between 2am and 4am, having gone to bed around 10:30 or so. Remain awake for 10 minutes to 3 hours, depending on the whim of the gods. Possibly eat several pretzel sticks and a can of V8
-awake at 6am when husband's clock radio goes on and stays on for a good two hours, dammit
-go back to sleep until 10:30am
-spend 20 minutes convincing self that I am not going to throw up
-spend 20 minutes throwing up (not that there's anything in there)
-stumble downstairs and fall onto couch
-drowse through an episode of Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks on Public Television
-sleep until 3:30
-try not to loathe smell of own hair while eating cottage cheese and Wheat Thins
-while sitting as inert lump on couch for next two hours, try to force self to get up and take shower before husband returns from work. Also feel guilty for all the work that I should have done during the day but wasn't awake for
-get in shower just as husband returns from work
-eat an apple while he eats a normal dinner of some kind
-feel ready to do half an hour's work at about 8:30
-feel ready for bed at 9:03
-take prenatal vitamins and Viactive calcium chews with chamomile tea
-goto line 1
-awake ravenous and/or nauseated at sometime between 2am and 4am, having gone to bed around 10:30 or so. Remain awake for 10 minutes to 3 hours, depending on the whim of the gods. Possibly eat several pretzel sticks and a can of V8
-awake at 6am when husband's clock radio goes on and stays on for a good two hours, dammit
-go back to sleep until 10:30am
-spend 20 minutes convincing self that I am not going to throw up
-spend 20 minutes throwing up (not that there's anything in there)
-stumble downstairs and fall onto couch
-drowse through an episode of Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks on Public Television
-sleep until 3:30
-try not to loathe smell of own hair while eating cottage cheese and Wheat Thins
-while sitting as inert lump on couch for next two hours, try to force self to get up and take shower before husband returns from work. Also feel guilty for all the work that I should have done during the day but wasn't awake for
-get in shower just as husband returns from work
-eat an apple while he eats a normal dinner of some kind
-feel ready to do half an hour's work at about 8:30
-feel ready for bed at 9:03
-take prenatal vitamins and Viactive calcium chews with chamomile tea
-goto line 1
posted by liz at
3:44 PM
5 Comments:
This really sounds so much like my jetlag experience. Except not for six flibberty-jibbertin' weeks!
By
argotnaut, at 12:39 AM
And remember, you _are_ doing a bunch of work -- while you sleep! You just can't consciously control is, is all.
By
argotnaut, at 12:40 AM
You were throwing up with jetlag??
By
liz, at 10:00 AM
Nearly. For the first few days, I was alternating between ravenous hunger and extreme nausea.
By
argotnaut, at 4:23 PM
We could call it "ravenausea".
Huh---my jetlag has only ever consisted of exhaustion and sleep confusion.
By
liz, at 4:35 PM
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