Life at the farm can run together if you’re not careful. It’s why I do daily journal entries, even when I don’t have much to say.  I’ve had to release a lot of expectations for what I can accomplish in my currently frustratingly diminished state. This has been the worst spring I think I’ve ever had. I’m lucky to read a book for a half hour at a time before my mind starts drifting. If I wasn’t doing my deep reading notes, I wouldn’t retain a thing at all.

So, my only goals this entire month are my open journal and reading. I did have one of the million fortune cookies we’ve stockpiled as a quick snack yesterday and got this fortune: “Consolidate rather than expand business projects in the near future.” That is a brutal one for the “in bed” joke but it’s a sign from the universe I think.

I’ve been doing all the things. Trying to get enough sleep. Taking vitamins and my allergy medicine. Giving myself reasonable tasks to wake up and get out of bed. Trying to eat right even if my sugar intake is still considerably higher than it should be. My caffeine is way down, which is likely why I’ve been so sluggish. But this was an intentional choice to not rely so much on a stimulant…