Too Bright For Me

Sleep was in short supply last night, but not for the same reason as before. Oh yes, I have a portfolio of insomnias. This one was largely hormonal. Ironic to get the better of the panics only to have oestrogen jump in (or possibly jump out) and wreck it all.

Here in West Yorkshire we seem to have taken the shortcut to summer today. I sit here with the door open, the sky is cloudless blue, the sun strong and bright. It's beautiful, and it's bit of a shock. My body is till creeping out of winter, especially when it hasn't had enough sleep, so the brightness, the heat, and the mood of elation out in the world feels a bit exposing, a bit exhausting. Better now I'm home. L started a migraine yesterday. This is how it goes with her - she gets a hole in her vision and the aura of zigzags and flashing lights, but only the mildest of headaches and no nausea. But she has to go to bed in a darkened room, and stay there til night comes, and beyond. She's just back from a short walk with sunglasses and hat, and seems to be ok.