General Malaise

Okay whatever this bug is (or was) is kicking my butt!!

My sleep cycle is all off, when I go to lie down I can't seem to fall asleep, but then when I decide to get up and get moving, I can barely keep my eyes open. It feels like my battery life begins each day at 25%.

I fell asleep in the bathtub today.

Freakin yikes!!

I had been lying down in bed for 20 minutes before realizing I was not sleepy enough to fall asleep.
But as soon as I got myself in the tub, before I knew it, I was waking up in lukewarm water . Luckily my position had not changed and I was still propped up in the exact same position.
But still.
I was home alone at the time.
This fatigue is truly knocking me for a loop.
Whatever it is - a cold, a flu, mono, recovering from a cold or flu, or just plain exhausted still from our games night - I know that it is temporary. I can feel that this is not a chronic problem and that it will stick around for no more than a few months.
This is a good thing.
It is kind of nice to have aches and pains that I KNOW are going to go away at some point.
It is a very different feeling.

So I will do my best to do the bare minimum so that I don't cause a flare-up. I will not go all-out for Christmas dinner or bake several batches of brownies. I will take it easy this year, hoping to begin the new year with some renewed energy.

Fingers crossed!