I really have to get my insomnia under control, going to sleep at 2 or 3 am isn't helping at all! I go to bed about 11pm, I'm tired and kind of sleepy but as soon as I lie down my mind goes into overdrive. I keep a notebook and pen by my bed, hoping that writing things down will get them out of my head, but it doesn't work. I've tried relaxation techniques and yoga to help me relax but nothing seems to work. The problem is that I'm up at about 6:30 am, get breakfast and do a few chores, but then I'm sleepy and rather grumpy so I go to sleep a for another hour or so. I don't think that is helping me. The past week has been extremely cold, the only warm place was my bed, which means getting back into bed was so easy! I hope that with the weather warming up a little bit my bed won't be so tempting.
I'm still trying to figure out this commuting to work business. When I taught at home I could do some little chores while I was waiting for students to come, if they didn't turn up I could use the time to prepare other lessons or organise things in the office. Also when Mikey had classes and I didn't I could do things around the house. Now I have to travel 30 to 40 minutes, teach one or two classes, then wait another hour or two for Mikey. There's no Wi-Fi so I can't do anything online. I've been taking walks around the gym, sitting on the floor for hours makes me stiff! The one problem with being out of the house for a few hours 3 or 4 days a week means that chores aren't done. Everybody does what they can, but sometimes it feels like a loosing battle. The kitchen never looks clean as pots, pans and dishes are left on the drying racks as there isn't enough space to put them away. One corner of the dining area needs to be sorted out, still stuff dumped from moving, the bathroom and toilets still need a good clean. The list is endless. Plus we need to do outside, that got put on hold this week because of snow and ice.
Today I managed to do a few things. Cleaned the oven, did a deep clean of the counter and cleaned off the sofa. I need to get the floors done, maybe later!
I also spent time baking! I planned to do a few things but have only managed to make some snickerdoodles. Hannah is coming tomorrow and she requested these! I'm wondering if I'll have energy to do some muffins!
Another thing I was cleaning out are the photos I have on my cloud. I'm running out of storage space so I went through them. Do I really need ten photos of the same cat, in the same pose? I managed to remove a lot but came to a stop when I found these photos.
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| The old house |
Just seeing these photos broke my heart. I know there were a lot of problems with the house but it holds so many memories for me. I really loved living there. I think in my 34 years in Japan that was the best place I had lived. Not just the house but the area was so convenient. Shops, clinics, dentists and schools were all within walking distance. Here there is nothing. I feel isolated. Even if I don't talk to people just knowing that I can walk to the shop helped a lot.
I'm going to put some more snickerdoodles in to bake.
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