I’ve had migraine/tension/neck problems this week that caused me to miss work on Tuesday in favor of spending an hour and a half in one of my doctor’s exam rooms while we waited to see if the Imitrex would work and if I would have an adverse reaction. (No dice on both counts and the stuff burned like Hades when they injected it. The follow-up shots of painkiller and anti-nausea meds in my hips were also no picnic. Oh… did I mention that I hate needles?) I’ve spent the other evenings drooling on the couch while doped on Toradol and muscle relaxers so… I now have a boatload of stuff to do. Posting about it will keep me accountable… in theory.

-print out labels for the “winter holiday of choice” cards
-write cool notes in said cards
-mail said cards
-mail the packages that need to get to Seattle and two places in southern California by the 24th (which is now a federal holiday, at least for Customs)
-figure out what I want to take to Seattle with me
-burn CD’s of Christmas/Hannukah music from the most awesomest mix diva that I got last year so I have tunes to listen to on my insane plane rides both ways
-make cookies to give to coworkers as Christmas presents
-pack for Seattle

I got hit with a pretty nasty headache on Thursday afternoon and while it kinda sorta responded to Aleve, it was still pretty nasty that evening.Â? When I woke up on Friday morning, I was fine until I actually stood up.Â? At that point, I was dizzy and the pain hit again.Â? (This is pretty classically migraine for me.)Â? I was also feeling light-sensitive so… I called in sick to work and went back to sleep.Â? I spent the rest of the day in dark rooms with dark-colored kitties.Â? (Jon probably could have taken me to work but I wouldn’t have lasted more than an hour under the artificial lights.)

I had rehearsal this morning for the Victorian Christmas thing that I’m in this weekend so I was happy that the headache was gone.Â? Rehearsal went OK and I got errands done afterwards.

Tomorrow is going to be chaotic.Â? I have the Christmas program for the Sunday school at one of the churches as well as the Victorian Christmas thing from 2-9 essentially.Â? I might have to skip part of the shindig after the Christmas program to get stuff done which I feel no guilt over doing.Â? (I have a limited amount of time this weekend and I can only socialize for so long.)

[-] four day weekend
[-] dinner in Great Falls yesterday with my aunt and uncle and some extended family
[-] sleep-in day (sort of) yesterday and a definite one today
[-] great food sent home with us
[-] Bath & Body Works didn’t have too wicked of a line and the workers were giving massages to people
[-] The Evil Store wasn’t all that crowded
[-] a lovely time with talking with Sarah (my catsitter) and playing with her little monster