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After a rather good nights sleep, I am feeling very much better than yesterday. There were a few tears while on the phone to Shawn, but mainly about me feeling sorry for myself, and then I drifted off to sleep quite quickly. I used some of my sleeping oils to help that process, and it also encourages my dreams to be relaxed and forgettable. Very refreshing after all the up-beat, on-the-go type dreams that I usually have.
The problem with me dreaming is the fact that my mind doesn't shut off. It would rather dance around inside my head 24/7 than going to sleep once in a while. This is why I use some lovely oils that I have named "Sleep Well", consisting of Lavender, Chamomile, Vetiver, Rosemary and something else that escapes me at the moment. I have a small amount mixed in with some Jojoba oil and I rub that into my feet when I need a decent nights sleep. I have to use it on my feet because Vetiver is a revolting smelling oil, and if it's down that end of the bed, under the covers, I can't smell it! Lol.
I had a morning work session today. This requires me to be awake at 6:15am and be on the bus by 7. I used to get up at 6:30, but I found I didn't have enough time to eat porridge when I did that, so I started getting up a little earlier. Which reminds me, I'm out of porridge mix. Damn.
The session with E was pretty good this morning. I had a supervisor with me, which helped because E wasn't feeling the best, and I'm still getting used to dealing with tantrums. We did pretty well though, and tomorrow I have an afternoon session which I share with one of the other therapists. Not my most favorite part of the week, but oh well!
I am currently eating tomato soup (which has gone rather cold) and cooking some rice bread. I used the remains of the other loaf of bread last night with dinner, and quite like having fresh bread. It's so yummy when it's fresh from the oven.
The gluten-free diet seems to be going quite well. I've been on it for a week and a half now, and the main thing I've noticed is that I havn't been having any stomach cramps. This is a huge relief for me, because they hurt!! I'm going to keep going for another 2 and a half weeks, and then go back to a normal wheat diet and see if there are any changes back the other way. Then I'll go and see John and talk to him about the results of my little test. The thought of have 4 weeks of an increased wheat diet made me feel sick as it was. I'm really not looking forward to the prospect of actually having to do it.
Barb and her brother Dave are comming around this evening to try and fix the roof above the back bedroom where it appears to be leaking. Once that is fixed, we can start repairing the walls and then we can paint the whole room. It will eventually be my room, and I've chosen to paint the walls a light blue, and to keep the ceiling and trims white. I would like to have polished floor boards, but I think Mum would like to lay some new carpet. I don't like carpet, and I have a cat with long, fluffy hair. Floor boards would be better for me.
It is overcast today, but I have been enjoying the rain.
Love you all.
The problem with me dreaming is the fact that my mind doesn't shut off. It would rather dance around inside my head 24/7 than going to sleep once in a while. This is why I use some lovely oils that I have named "Sleep Well", consisting of Lavender, Chamomile, Vetiver, Rosemary and something else that escapes me at the moment. I have a small amount mixed in with some Jojoba oil and I rub that into my feet when I need a decent nights sleep. I have to use it on my feet because Vetiver is a revolting smelling oil, and if it's down that end of the bed, under the covers, I can't smell it! Lol.
I had a morning work session today. This requires me to be awake at 6:15am and be on the bus by 7. I used to get up at 6:30, but I found I didn't have enough time to eat porridge when I did that, so I started getting up a little earlier. Which reminds me, I'm out of porridge mix. Damn.
The session with E was pretty good this morning. I had a supervisor with me, which helped because E wasn't feeling the best, and I'm still getting used to dealing with tantrums. We did pretty well though, and tomorrow I have an afternoon session which I share with one of the other therapists. Not my most favorite part of the week, but oh well!
I am currently eating tomato soup (which has gone rather cold) and cooking some rice bread. I used the remains of the other loaf of bread last night with dinner, and quite like having fresh bread. It's so yummy when it's fresh from the oven.
The gluten-free diet seems to be going quite well. I've been on it for a week and a half now, and the main thing I've noticed is that I havn't been having any stomach cramps. This is a huge relief for me, because they hurt!! I'm going to keep going for another 2 and a half weeks, and then go back to a normal wheat diet and see if there are any changes back the other way. Then I'll go and see John and talk to him about the results of my little test. The thought of have 4 weeks of an increased wheat diet made me feel sick as it was. I'm really not looking forward to the prospect of actually having to do it.
Barb and her brother Dave are comming around this evening to try and fix the roof above the back bedroom where it appears to be leaking. Once that is fixed, we can start repairing the walls and then we can paint the whole room. It will eventually be my room, and I've chosen to paint the walls a light blue, and to keep the ceiling and trims white. I would like to have polished floor boards, but I think Mum would like to lay some new carpet. I don't like carpet, and I have a cat with long, fluffy hair. Floor boards would be better for me.
It is overcast today, but I have been enjoying the rain.
Love you all.