I woke up this morning with a skull-splitter of a headache. A full on migraine – great way to start the day. I called my boss and left a message for him that I was out, but would try to make it in later in the day. I took an aspirin, knowing full well it was too late, then put in ear plugs, added a bandanna over my eyes to shut out the little light coming in, and tried to wait it out.
No luck. Then the nausea hit and it was almost welcome. In the past, throwing up has helped break the grip of the migraine. Think it might be a pressure overload that does the trick. In any case, I couldn’t throw up. In desperation, I even gagged myself and that took several attempts before I was successful.
When I was done, I was exhausted, had a sore throat, and was thirsty. I got some water, got back in bed, and finally fell asleep.
I woke up a few hours later around 10 and decided I was well enough to go to work. The headache had faded to a dull roar and I was on the road by 10:30. The drive usually takes me about 5-6 minutes and I knew I would have a little more trouble with parking that usual, but I was unprepared for what faced me.
Wall to wall, every space filled. All of them. I had to stop in the middle of my search to go refill my gas tank. After 45 minutes, I ended up at literally the farthest away I could be from my office and still be on campus. And this was after I had two spaces open up behind me only to watch them get filled in my rear-view mirror.
I had an apple with me and I ate that on my walk into the office. It helped my mood a bit and I was very nearly a human being by the time I got to my desk. And then I opened my email…
So, I’m at work and already hoping for the end of the day. I snacked for lunch and may try to grab a bite to eat this afternoon. I’ve got my swim gear, but I don’t know if I’ll be hitting the pool after work today.