'Better' is Relative

When I say that "I feel better", like today, it does not mean that I feel good.
All it means is that I am not huddled in the fetal position with ear plugs, an eye mask, with the lights off, begging for the pain in my skull to subside.

Today I feel better. The lights are on, I was able to be outside with Dex, and I was able to read.

But after making two short phone calls and removing the bedding from my bed, I have now collapsed on the bare mattress. There is no possible way I will be able to replace the bedding until I have rested for at least half an hour.

A menial chore (especially with no top sheet)... and yet I am done. Finished. Kaput.