Recovering from a migraine

Me yesterday, minus cute frilly bed & cat paw pjs

Title explains it. I am resting lots after a migraine yesterday, so hope to blog more (& schedule some posts) tomorrow. Hope you are headache free!

I'm about!

Taking it easy like Chieri from the anime AKB0048 does when she first wakes up & is only half awake!

Still recovering from a migraine on Sunday, but I'm easing back into blog work from today ^o^ Read lots and watched lots of anime - yay!

Nayu's News #194 Sleep, books, reviews & yarn

Something cute to brighten your day!

I'm 'cheating' a little bit today and not putting a book review up. I love different posts, and I've spent this morning writing the main text to reviews - I had a whole load stacked up and I really want to get on top of it. All I have to do now is schedule them up, add a few details and links, and voila! Since it's near lunch I've been doing this for several hours I'm not inclined to post a review up. 

Treasure your sleep - insomnia sucks

Friday night unfortuntely was a night of not so much sleep. I woke at 2am on Saturday, and stayed awake until 10pm. Because lack of sleep can lead to migaines far too easily for my liking I spent all of yesterday in my room, mostly lying down, as it's all I want to do. Being away from the normal family goings on reduces a migraine occuring as it's more peaceful and my body doesn't go into sensory overload. 

This was me - except I was in normal day clothes. Snuggling up with a hot drink and cuddly toy is exactly what you need when severely over tired.

I managed to do some crochet squares for a baby blanket for Nayu's Crochet Dreams, watched some Winx, read a bit, then put the text to speech function on when I couldn't read (since I don't have review books as audiobooks. Text to speech is really good, and you can increase the recitation speed so I can 'read' it as fast as I'd read it. Had to stop because after a while that got too much. 

Got to the stage of everything feeling like too much!

I was falling asleep from lunch onwards, not really taking in what anyone said to me, since all I was thinking was 'I want to sleep!' Napping is always out of the question because I then won't sleep as well that night, so I have to stick it out. Hot chocolate and cake were my friends ^o^ 

Thankfully I slept right through last night. Felt fuzzy headed today, but somehow managed to do blog work - yay! Time for lunch then rest with anime, crochet, and reading, a perfect afternoon! 

Bye for miaow!

Nayu's News #186 Oodles of noodles

Nommy nom!

Since unfortunately I had a near migraine this weekend, I haven't got reviews lined up this week. Instead there will be a few very short posts about some yummy food I've eaten this week. As you can see from both the title and the picture, today's post is about noodles! 

I went out for dinner with my family last night, and I had a delicious teriyaki salmon and noodle dish. Because I'm a small eater I always take pots with me to take the extra food home (refuse to waste it!). Usually I pick a starter and pudding, but I was tempted by the teriyaki dish away from baked camembert and fried brie, which none of us could figure out what the difference is as they are both round and squidgy, so that's what I had. Only of course being a main dish the portions were large. The noodles seemed unending! To find out what I carried home on my lap in a spare zip-lock bag which I happened to have tune in to tomorrow's post!

Nayu's News #146 Where Nayu fights migraines, relaxes with cupcake candle melts & gets hyper!

Fan pic of Amu from the anime Shugo Chara

Morning all! I'm mega hyper since I had my super strong pain meds yesterday, which makes me high since it is ketamine - it's a prescribed drug for me, more on it here. Usually I make fudge or bake a cake on the day after as I get pretty antsy, not in a good way as the day goes on, but today I'm having roasted squash for lunch so saving that physical energy for making it. Yum! 

Me baking while hyper!

The last time I took ket I rested rather than having a blogging spree, and went to bed normal time on the Saturday. Big mistake. Slept fine Saturday, but Sunday night I slept so badly I couldn't go to work on the Monday. So I'm making sure I stay up til 2-3am Sunday, as well as keeping as busy as I can during the day to use up the drug induced hyperness. I'm careful what I do, since I can overdo it as my body has it's usual generally low energy self, but keeping busy is a must! Apart from the snack I'm having soon, 

and the fruit smoothie this afternoon, I'm not having extra sugar because it makes me even more hyper! 

Loving Japanese gothic style outfits is far from the super cute outfits I love ^o^

That's the hyper part of today's post, next the part of the week I'm glaring at. Thursday afternoon I developed a headache at work, which turned into a migraine once I got home. So that was an evening in bed, curtains closed, my daylight lamp on (some aren't so bad I need complete darkness), and staying horizontal. I'm prone to some light & sounds sensitivity, which isn't fun at all coupled with nausea and the need to stay horizontal. Soft toys help a little though! 

Super soft, large & squidgy toys are a comfort when feeling bleh (physically & or mentally)

Yesterday, Friday, I woke up still with the migraine, so no going to work for me. Because I was due to take ket after work, I took it in the morning and hey presto, migraine gone! Well, the pain part. I still felt terrible from it, but reading all day and a little anime before bed made it manageable. The post-migraine fatigue will continue for a few more days, once the side-effects of ket wear off, but I can deal with that. I'm praying that I don't have any more for a while - I've had 3 in 2 weeks now. I went through a stage a year or so ago when I had loads of them every week or so, so I'm prayig hard that isn't the case again. I hate them! 

My migraine death stare!

Mine is a few shades lighter, a cream colour

The cupcake candle (wax) melts part of the post is great news! My family have a strong dislike to Yankee Candle scents, they find them overpowering. I love YC scents, which means I can only burn them when they are holiday since the smell lingers after burning, making it impossible to burn if they're back the same day after going out. For this month's candle buying I did buy some Yankee Candle tea-lights, which have a much lower range scent 'throw' (how far scent travels). Family didn't complain, I still get to enjoy the YC scents - win! 

I got these ones! Review to follow soon

Oh, forgot to say I can't burn candles in my room because my cat comes in, and where I'd burn the candles is wooden. I know it should be fine with a heatproof mat, but I can be accident prone, and would rather not risk setting my room on fire. I burn them on the fireplace hearth in the sitting room. 

I didn't quite give up on I've tried some other brands, but the scents I love my family doesn't. So I thought I'd try one more brand, Heaven Scent Organic Wax Melt and....success! 

1 of 2 flavours which I got - the other is Bluebell

Family like them quite a lot! So I can buy more next month. To reduce the scent being overpowering I cut the cute melt in half, making each use about 85-90p, rather than £1.69 - bargain! It will last several hours, maybe 6-8 (which is the length of time the extra long tea lights last for). After nearly 1 year of hunting I've found some I can burn with family present. Yay! 

Right, time to crack on with the review scheduling! After I send info for Monday's meme to my friend. 

Happy me! (Happy Ann from anime Pretty Rhythm Rainbow Live)