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Good morning!
Today is gonna be one loooooooong day.
I have have absolutely no sleep last night. Not one minute. Nothing. Nada. :(
Yesterday went pretty well. I lasted at work until 11, then left to go home. Wife joined me, as she was done with her work and we went and had lunch on the way.
We were home around noon, and had also done the little shopping that was needed.
At home I packed my music gear for the evening, and took a long nap.
After dinner, our singer came and picked me - or rather my gear - up. I had quite a lot that I needed to take downstairs to the car - way too much for me to carry. My amplifier head alone weighs about 25 lbs, so it's a bit much for me to drag right now. When my gear is finally done, and I have what I want to have, it'll be about 200 lbs. I see the need for a roadie in the near future. :)
The rehearsal went great - oh, how I have missed it. We played for a total of about two hours over the course of the evening - about 5 hours. Lots of talking and many breaks. I sat down most of the time, even if I don't really care to play sitting down. It doesn't give the same feel as standing up, but as we have discussed here MANY times, it's all about taking care of kingkeld.
So, coming home last night I was beat. I was dead tired - of course - from all this extra work. Not only the music, but definitely also work. It was a super long day.
I go do bed, and I realize that I am aching more than usual. I get up, get some painkillers and go back to bed, waiting for the medicine to kick in. Well, it kicked in after about half an hour, but I never fell asleep. I could tell I was getting more and more tired, but it just didn't happen.
Through the night I started getting more and more uncomfortable - I think the annoyance of not being able to fall asleep made me extra tense, and thus making my body ache more. Very frustrating.
Well, at 4 AM wife woke up, and I just got up and started making breakfast for us. I feel like a zombie. I have no focus, and I have no idea what's going on around me. I hope this journal makes sense. LOL.
I'm gonna have to call in today, which really bothers me. I don't want to skip like that, I am dedicated to getting back to work.
Honestly, I don't think this is very related to neither work or music. I have had a few days like these before, after my surgery. I'm not stressing, I'm not concerned, I'm not awake because of coffee in the evening (I only drank water all evening).
I think it just happens now and then. Sure, work and music may have provoked it a little bit, but it can't be the only reason. At least, that's not how I feel it.
Anyways, today it will be ALL about rest. I will sit in my comfy chair, take naps, and get up to get water every hour on the hour, unless I'm sleeping. That's my plan.
Music yesterday went amazingly well. We played exceptionally well, and I really liked the sound that I created for my new bass amp. It sounds really cool, and my new playing technique really paid off. Sure, I gotta practice more, as I have only played like this for a few weeks, and very limited time, but I'm getting there faster than I ever dared hoping. Nice. I just need to keep practicing and I will have end where I want to be pretty quickly.
So, today I am thankful for:
- The option of calling in.
- Morning Coffee. Oh, buy do I need it today... :/
- A beautiful morning and a forecast for the week that say sun, sun, sun.
Have a great day, friends. Life is good!
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