In other news: this is my 183rd day in Japan! I'm more than halfway through a year! It's been like my mission - the first couple months were DRAGGING by and now they are flying. With my pain the days are long but the weeks are generally still flying by.
T5B: 1) Today was an easy day (physically and mentally) for me. 2) I got to take some pictures at the school (since the students had the day off). 3) I got to take some pictures at the teacher's competition. (I only wish I had asked sooner!) 4) I got to watch some Gintama. This show is REALLY funny! 5) It's FRIDAY! And though I have a VERY busy weekend, at least it's a weekend!
basal temp: ? I forgot to take it this morning. :c
I got much more sleep than I usually get last night. I woke up 40 minutes early but this time I was able to fall back asleep! :D When my alarm went off I was still tired but at least I didn't want to cry! I got ready, and put on my sport clothing. I then caught my bus.
At the school, Hashimoto-sensei said he would be waiting at the front for me. Well, he wasn't in the front and he wasn't in the office. I asked the office ladies for help and they called his cell. He was on his way and would be at Minami in about ten minutes. I then sat with the ladies. They gave me some tea and we had a small conversation. They said what Japanese people always say to me, "Nihongo, joozu! (skillful)" NUH UH! I'm working on it but come on! Ooh! Maybe they mean my accent! In any case, it was a fun little conversation and I made them laugh a couple times. :D Then Hashimoto-s arrived and darted upstairs to get my SLP. I then wandered around the school and took advantage of the emptiness to get more pictures for you all! (Well and me though I'm here almost everyday ~at MM that is.) Then we headed off. I still walk to the wrong side of the car. DOH! He was very kind and opened my door. His car didn't smell TOO strongly of cigarettes so I was glad of that. We chatted on the way and then got there in time for the opening ceremony. There was a bizarre skit and lots of talking and clapping. Then we had a REALLY bizarre group warm up. After that, there was the jump rope competition and a old-time cleaning relay! (I got pictures of that!) We got third place in both! :D Oh! And CS got second place in the relay. I cheered and clapped loudly! Actually during the jump rope competition, I went to sit with CS and they were asking about my health (they've finally received word). I answered their questions as best I could. They're such sweet people! :D I AM glad that I got pictures of the two VPs of MM and some of the teachers with whom I teach. :D
After that since I was forbidden to play volleyball, I went to yoga. The thing was some 2.5 hours long! 0.o I did my best to pay attention and I caught some things: minerals, vitamins, enzymes, No Meat Monday... lol. Ya pretty much katakana stuff. I really impressed the teachers sitting around me though! When we were doing the stretching portion (and I stretch almost everyday and am pretty flexible), they were exclaiming in awe! :D! Ya that's right! I win the flexibility competition! :D Then I wandered back to the main gym and watched two of our female teachers play badminton. I cheered for them though I don't know the rules of the game. Sometimes I was VERY confused. This girl on the other side played dirty! We lost. :/ While I was watching Saki-s came and asked me if I wanted lunch yet and I told her I would come after the match. Lunch was pretty good. It was buffet style and I grabbed some new foods I had never tried and a couple with which I was familiar. Unfortunately I didn't care for the curry but in Japan, you clear your plate. So I ate it as best as I could. It was sea food curry and had all kinds of clams and shrimp and other squishy things inside. I don't like my curry fishy! And that curry was VERY fishy. It tasted like I was chewing on ocean. :/ I survived though. I tried to do minimal chewing. I saw with the MM teachers who mostly spoke Japanese. *shrug* I'm getting used to not knowing what's going on... EVER. Sheesh. I felt left out though because they kept laughing and the yoga guy had everyone laughing most of the time. And I didn't understand any of the jokes. :c It was discouraging for me. Whenever I think I'm finally getting a grasp of Japanese... nope. :/ Oh well, I'm not giving up! After lunch we were allowed to go and I asked Hashimoto-sensei to drop me off at a bus stop on the main road by the school. He kindly did so, and I waited about ten minutes for the bus. I then got home around 1400! So early and SO NICE!
When I got home, I had another raging migraine. I was so sick and in so much pain that I just laid down and started to cry. Next thing I knew, it was 1600! I was terrified at first when I woke up. I didn't know where I was or what was going on (this is the first time I have napped during the day in more than 6 months). And though I had slept - my body SHUT DOWN - I felt WORSE. My migraine had built itself to a fury and my mouth kept watering, trying to get rid of my lunch. (Oh by the way, yesterday I had put that I didn't throw up as one of my blessings. About a half hour later, I threw up. COME ON!) In any case, I took some tylenol and tried to hope. Tylenol is not working for me lately and I don't know why. :c I then remembered the medication that Shinoki-shimai had given me and took that too. I had to lie down and take slow breaths in order NOT to vomit. I messaged Jerod and watched some Gintama and about two hours later I felt 80% recovered from my migraine! Truly a miracle as the past few days I have gottten a migraine around midday that has made me cry myself to sleep every night because I'm in so much pain. I can feel it trying to come back, but hopefully some tylenol will nip it in the bud. My uterus isn't hurting as much today, which is nice. I hope I feel better soon. At the peak of my migraine I was SO DISCOURAGED. It feels like I just get worse everyday. And I've thrown up every day this week and I just want to FEEL BETTER. And I feel so powerless. I take tylenol, no impact. I take the pills they prescribe, I feel worse. I have to work - I can barely function there. I didn't think I took my health for granted but the truth is I didn't realize how HARD everything is when you don't feel well. I mean I knew around my period - but constantly? I just don't know how people manage to live with daily pain. I feel like giving up. It takes so much energy to just walk around and then I have to talk, and I have to make worksheets, and I have to teach and usually I really enjoy those things and now they feel like torture. And maybe that's the worst thing for me. The things I used to enjoy cause me pain and grief now. I hope I have answers soon. :c In the meantime my life is FULL of things I have to do this weekend. Tomorrow I said I would help at Zenrinkan from 1030-1230. Then I'm supposed to meet with the branch president from 1630-1730. Then Hibiki's baptism is from 1730-1830. Then on Sunday I have church and Limor wanted to spend time with me. So after church I am going with her to an onsen. Then Monday the ward is doing their taco lunch. I promised to help cook. PLEASE let me feel better for the weekend. What usually would be an exciting line-up feels like arduous tasks. :c At least the onsen will help take out the huge knots in my shoulders and neck. -I wish yoga would have helped with that! Anyway, sorry for the complaining. Hope you're having a great Friday! XOXO, A
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