Saturday 26th January 2019
“I pick my favourite quotations and store them in my mind as ready armour, offensive or defensive, amid the struggle of this turbulent existence.” — Robert Burns

I am acutely aware that this blog is talking a lot about sleep recently, but sleep seems to be dominating things now and has done for a lot of week 3. I’d resisted the daytime naps until recently, although yesterday I had a much needed 2 and a half hour nap. Even so, I still managed about 9 and a half hours sleep last night.

My hair is weirdly sore. Where it’s shaved short, it hurts when I rest my head on something like the sofa, kinda like little needles in my scalp. Where it’s long and I run my fingers through it, it’s sore too. Must be something to do with it dying off. Anyhow, the mohawk remains, but a fair bit of it had fallen out at the back overnight so it was time to shave it off this morning. I mostly did it myself and Jayne tidied it up for me, it’s just a bit patchy now. Still clinging on to the rest…

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My just giving page topped £1,000 today, which I am utterly thrilled about. Thanks again to everyone that’s contributed.

We had a fairly quiet day, went to Ikea about midday for a wander around. 20 meatballs and chips to fuel the trip around ! Although, by the time we got to the marketplace but where all the interesting junk is, I was knackered and the trolley was basically propping me up until we got back the car. Jayne wanted to get some things to build Parker a sweet shop, I helped her build it when we got back and he’s looking good with it although it’s not finished.

Other than having a headache and being generally tired and lacking energy again, I’ve felt fine today. The cough lingers on again but nothing too troubling.

After sitting at the table to eat as a family, we decided to watch a movie, but for me it was nap time. I’d been fighting it again most of the afternoon, but from 7pm until about 8.30pm I was wiped out on the sofa while they watched the movie. Not much else to share on a fairly (deliberately) quiet day.

Trip to Chester for pancakes and company tomorrow with the kids, then off to watch some cycling at the velodrome. Then it’s a case of getting a bag packed for Monday and having an early night.