Peaches Prattlings











I promise! I have been under the weather, then sick as a dog since we last spoke and I am sorry! There was a big event to tell you about and I could not even bring myself close enough to the pc to tell you about it! But I will…in another post!

I started to feel woogie on Wednesay, I taught a class, did a few things and decided I needed some Dayquil, then to sit down and rest. Now, normally, when I start to feel woogie, and yes, that is a technical term, when I start to feel woogie, I take a Dayquill or two, meaning two doses, the directed 4 hours apart, I know, I know, you’re shocked I actually follow directions! Well, usually, that works. Nope, not this time.

Thursday came, I started feeling woogier and taught my last class, oh and the cough decided to join me for class, gee thanks. There were a few ‘please hold, I have to turn off my camera and mic and choke for a moment’ moments, fun! But we made it through class, but by the time it was over, I was not doing so hot. I did what I needed to do to wrap up the day, but it was time to lay down, I don’t think I was even able to walk the dogs.

Now, as I said, I usually can take the Dayquil in a day or two, I’m right as rain, PSM says I have a really strong immune system, well, Mother Nature‘s storm front, the hot/cold/hot/cold days, Spring, and allergies all rolled up into one, did nothing for me! So…I got in bed by 9p, yes, you heard me, 9pm and I was done for!

I only got up a few times in the middle of the night, oh joy! Friday came and I was a zombie…I do not know how I made it through work. I finished everything I needed to for the classes I taught for the week, took a nap, went back to work and prepped for the next week, which started today, prepped for some classes I have scheduled in the future and at 430p, I was 100000% done. I took a scalding hot shower, because that sometimes helps, put on my jammies, fed the dogs, and I was under the covers by 6pm.

PSM came home with some soup, it wasn’t the best soup, but it was hot and it hit the spot, he even tasted it and agreed, but I love that he brought me soup and he took charge of me! Thank you! He then said we are switching to Nyquil, because you need sleep! Yes sir! I am down with that!

I took the Nyquil and then there was a new type of woogie feeling, but that faded into the back of my eyelids! I woke up at some point, took more Nyquil, oh, and did I mention the hot cups of tea with honey that kept coming? I am one lucky broad! There were several scalding hot showers, because they open my chest up, the steam clears my nose up and I feel warm and wonderful…for about an hour, but I will take it!

I also woke up sweating several times, so those showers were wonderful and refreshing. Back to bed, more Nyquil. Saturday was a blur! The last does of Nyquil came about 11pm, I fell asleep about 12am, woke up at 1am and I did not fall asleep again until about midnight Sunday. Oh, about 4am Saturday night/Sunday morning, I decided I was laying there long enough, I’m going on a trip Friday, I’m going to do my hair.

I didn’t do the best job this time, in terms of…if you saw the back of my neck, you might notice the giant blue and purple blobs! o m g! ha ha ha. There has been a great deal of exfoliating going on as we speak! I may be wearing a scarf on my flight if I can’t get the color off my neck! I am sitting here laughing hysterically as I write this! I am also reading this out loud as I write it and I almost never do that! I might still be delirious!

Yesterday, PSM was very wise to not let me do anything, even getting up to brush my teeth took a lot out of me! He was great, he’s taken the pressure off me to do things, he’s walked the dogs, fed them, put them up, all the things we share duties on, but he’s done them all, and I so appreciate him for that.

Today, still taking it easy, glad I work from home, I sat at my pc, worked, took breaks when I needed to, but didn’t move much. I did a little laundry, so I have what I need for my trip, but taking it very easy. I’m still not 100% and I don’t have much of an appetite, but I’m getting there, as my grandma would say ‘yiddle by yiddle’. I still have this cough, but my throat isn’t as sore and I have about 10 minutes worth of talking time before I start choking or get tired, so…

That being said, I’ve talked to you now for about 30 minutes and I’m feeling it! So…g’night!



{March 11, 2024}   Not sleeping…again.

I know we’ve talked about this before, but it’s happening again and it’s been happening a lot lately, not sure why. I’m not sleeping, or more acurately, I’m sleeping very little.

Don’t get me wrong, I love to sleep, I really do, it’s wonderful, and luxurious, and cozy, and important, but for some reason, someone forgot to tell me in order to have those fabulous feelings, you actually have to close your eyes! ha ha

This happened again last night, it was 10p, 11p, 12a, this is normal so far. Then it was 1am, 2am, still normal, mostly. I think somewhere in there, I nodded off for about 15-20 minutes and therein lies the rub, I slept…apparently dozing or a nap, would you consider it a nap at 2am? I fall asleep for 15-20 minutes an that is a signal to my body, my brain, my synapses that I am clearly not tired and 100% awake and therefore, I should start thinking about things!

Or if not thinking about things, my eyes just cannot seem to close again, as much as i want to and try to force them. The light is off…the tv is off…the tv is on…the fan is on…maybe if I put on a movie that I know so well and turn over, I can fall asleep to the background noise, and drift off to sleep. Yeah, well, that didn’t happen!

3am…4am…almost 5am and I’m starting to bargain with, I don’t know who I’m bargaining with…’um, hello out there, in the universe, I’d really like to sleep now’, somehow that doesn’t work, I can’t imagine why! Not exactly sure how or why, but somewhere between 5 and 530a, I drifted off into la la land! Wah to the hoo!

My alarm went off at 6am…noooooo! I snoozed of course! About 640a, I rallied, got up, dressed, and made my way downstairs to get the pups to take them for their morning walk. I am awake now! We did our 1.5 miles around the neighborood, back for breakfast for them and breakfast for me, then off to work, it’s a long commute from the kitchen to my home office!

Well, actually, I had to stop at the bedroom, across from the office, to change into what I was going to wear for the day, I can’t teach in flannel-lined jeans, I would burn up, but they are amazing for walking the dogs when it’s 35 and windy out!

One of the perils of working from home is that sometimes, like today, I’m not sure when i realized I hadn’t actually brushed my teeth yet! But…one of the beauties of working from home…you can brush your teeth whenever you need/want to, who’s going to smell your breath through the pc screen? Technology hasn’t gotten that far has it?

It is at this point I realize I am holding true to my blog…it is about everything and nothing, which is what we have spiraled into here. We? I know, me! Anyway, my normal night is about 3-4 or 5 hours, so, fall asleep between 1-4am, up between 5-6am, that really is normal for me. Fully functional when I wake up, go all day and do it again. Sleep when I’m tired and then, do it again. I will go weeks and then one day, I am just zonked, so I’ll sleep 8 hours, more if I’m really lucky. That seems to charge my battery and I’m good to go, until the next time I need sleep.

No, I don’t take any pills or sleep aids, I think if I was tired all the time or couldn’t function, I would, but I seem to do ok and take a break when I need it. Some days I’m more productive in the middle of the night, I craft, I read, I watch movies, I play games on my phone, I write, I talk to you [sometimes all at the same time!]…I like the last one a lot! I seem to do it a lot! Thank you for being my friend! O M G! i just created my own ear worm!

You know those times I say, ok, it’s time for me to pretend to fall asleep, well, now you know what’s about to happen when I say that. Ok, so…here I go, it’s 12:18am and I was up until 5am last night, but I fell asleep on the sofa for about an hour, I can feel myself waking up as we speak. Let’s go see if I get up, put on my jammies and get into bed.

Fingers crossed, g’night!



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