I seem to be doing a lot more sleeping lately than is normal. Of course, what IS normal? There's some disagreement on the old saw about 8 hours of sleep. They must mean uninterrupted sleep which, of course, I will probably never enjoy again. Not when it seems I have to get up every two or three hours to pee. My energy has just gone on vacation, I guess.
Some days it's so bad (the need to sleep) that I really consider buying a bunch of those energy drinks....or energy bars. Something. Anything. Of course, my sinuses draining down my throat when I am asleep is another problem. I asked the pharmacist about that one. I was taking Benadryl since it's allergies that cause it. He said that benadryl lasts about 6 hours so it wouldn't help with the night time problem but using an OTC medication that we see advertised all the time worked for 24 hours. Of course, it has to build itself up in your system so it takes about a week for it to be really effective. I'm only on day 5 now. We shall see.
In a conversation between me, my doctor and his primary nurse, the subject came up. He told me that a lack of Vitamin D can cause that tired, drained feeling. Bathing in sunlight is an important factor for the human body and really DOES have an effect on us. Most people suffer from depression, lack of sleep and no energy in winter when daylight is shorter and the cold keeps most people indoors. Hmm. Something to think about. He also said it's worse in places like Northern Canada and Alaska. There have been lots of studies done on it. Okay. I vaguely remember reading about that so perhaps he's right. I do know my attitude changes when I can get out and work on my veggie and my flower gardens.
Since this has affected my doing my blog, I decided that I am going to make a concerted effort to get out in the sunlight every day for at least an hour until the weather warms up more. I have noticed that I have a bit more energy on those days that I go to see the doctor or I go out to do some shopping. Let's hope that I get back into the swing of things and get my blog done every day. My apologies to those that usually start their day reading it.
I noticed today that the Alberta peach tree out front has buds and blossoms on it already. I almost fainted when I saw them. I know it's been fairly nice for the last two weeks and I guess it feels it's Spring. I just hope we don't have a hard frost any time in the future because that would mean it would kill off the blossoms or, God forbid!, the tiny fruits.
The dogwood tree outside my computer room window also has buds on it. I just love our dogwood trees. We have both a white and a red one. Although the red has shown signs of cross-pollination by having some white flowers on it last year. LOL! Too funny. It's just strange that the white one doesn't get any red (or even pink since we have those in the neighborhood, too). I intend to go out and see what other remaining fruit trees have buds on them, although some are later bloomers. Like the other varieties of peach trees the Beast planted. It would be nice if we got something other than pears off our trees this year. Depends on whether or not the fungus has died off but I don't put a lot of faith in that. We've had too much rain, I think. And lets not forget the deep snow we had that only lasted a day. Sigh. Oh well! C'est la vie!
It's nice outside today. Sunny and bright. Warm...a balmy 65 right now with almost no wind and a couple more hours for it to warm up to it's high. Dennis' crew for the roof was on the job at 6am and now have all the *paper* on the roof and are starting to put up the tiles. The Beast informed me that they decided NOT to put the barrel tiles up and are using regular asphalt type instead. Smarter of them since we DO get tornadoes here and, even if they don't touch our little development, we get the high winds associated with them. I've seen those tiles just peel off a roof in high winds. Not funny and dangerous for everything and everyone around them.
Love you all. It's Friday and the end of the work week for most. Have a fantastic day...or try to anyway. ***Hugs***
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