Migraine. It hit really early this morning. I made it through my 7th grade classes and stopped at the nurse’s office in the middle school to check my temperature, which was normal. My stomach was sick-hungry, so I ate an apple and drove over to the high school, hoping some fresh air would help.

Nope.

It was bad enough that I left. The doctor was able to get me in immediately, checked me out, and gave me some prescription migraine medication. I had been meaning to check in with the doctor, but I never had time. Today my body forced me to make time. Thanks, I guess?

I made it home, took the medication, crawled into my bed, and slept until after 6 pm. Everything was still weird feeling even after sleeping for almost six hours – I was still sick-hungry, light and sound hurt, and my senses were hypersensitive. After eating, I pulled out my laptop,, turned the brightness way down, and prepped my day for tomorrow.

I’m sad and frustrated that I wasn’t able to get any grading done. I’ve been spending time every night grading, hoping to be done with all of it by tomorrow. Instead, I still have half of a class to do and I get more tomorrow. Damn.

Thinking about it makes my head pound again, which makes it feel like a self-defeating cycle. I’m going to go to bed and try to relax my body and mind in order to get myself into a place where I can do all the work I need to. I just need to make it through to December without major illness. Come on, body, let’s do this!