It’s good people found various ways to keep me busy today, because something in my mind wasn’t working quite right. I’m usually a fairly decent self-starter, but if I hadn’t had a push here and there, I might not have moved at all. Once I got going, I was okay until I lost my mind again. Sometimes it’s okay not to be left alone. Just don’t ever tell anybody I said that.

Part of the reason was the usual, lack of sleep. But the reason for the lack of sleep was different. I went to bed with an awful headache last night. I thought sleep would actually help, and it might have if I’d been able to cross over (as they don’t say). I don’t know how much sleep I got, but when I woke up this morning the headache was worse, and I finally decided to do something about it.

After a couple of extra-strength whatevers, and half an hour or so to let them work, my head no longer ached. So now all I had to deal with was the residual problem of not enough sleep, together with a determined lack of motivation. The Boss, as usual, came through. I got a six-page proposal letter to type, but at least he didn’t wait until after hours to fax it this time.

I’m doing a little better tonight. I don’t know what that headache was all about. It started at the back of my upper jaw and moved in waves upward. Sometimes it stopped just below my eyes, sometimes just above. I know it was probably sinus- or allergy-related, because that’s what kind of day it was. I guess I should have taken the headache medicine last night, before I went to bed, but I wasn’t thinking clearly at the time.