Afternoon of Exhaustion

I was pretty tired this morning. Had it not been Father's Day, I might have opted to not push myself to go to church. But I did and all went well at church. I even had enough energy once we got home to eat lunch with the rest of the family -- something that usually doesn't happen.

After lunch, there were tools to be assembled (it *is* Father's Day!). I know I'm tired when rather than helping to assemble, I curl up on the cement floor next to the table saw and take a nap. Once I woke-up from that, I felt pretty good. It was only about a half hour, however, until I moved to the futon in the rec room. When I woke-up there I felt pretty good again and made my way into the house. Almost immediately I was tired to the point of not being able to sit up. It was the kind of tired, where lifting my arms requires much, too much effort. I went outside to see if fresh air would help (it took a vast amount of energy to walk the 12 feet out the back door). I didn't. I sat for an unknown period of time, slumped over, my chin on my chest. I'm sure I napped at least part of the time. By this time it was a bit after 5pm. I slept most of the afternoon and still didn't feel rested.

When I was sitting outside, I wondered if perhaps I needed some water. I pushed myself to go inside and had a glass of cold water from the refrigerator. It tasted good and it seemed like I was thirsty. I felt a little better afterwards, but I never really did feel physically strong or energetic, just not overwhelmingly sleep. It was more just physically tired and weak.

That's pretty much the way I've felt for the entire afternoon and evening. Even when I slept in the shop, I wasn't sleepy as much as I felt weak and tired. Things like problem solving are beyond me right now. Straightforward things I can do, but anything out of the norm and I'm useless.

I probably should make mention of the whole "perhaps I needed some water" comment. For the past few months, maybe 6-9 months, I've had difficulty noticing when my body needs something. There have been times when I needed to use the restroom and I didn't recognise it until I very much needed to go. Other times, I only noticed that I was uncomfortable but didn't know why until I tried to figure it out. The same sort of thing occurs with feeling thirsty. I don't seem to recognise it any longer. I feel discomfort and like I need something, but I have to stop and think to figure out what it is. At times, I've been uncomfortable for a half hour or so before I completely recognise it and know I need to stop and thing to find out what it is. It's a weird thing.

I should be going to sleep right now, but I'm not thrilled at the thought of how much time I've slept already today. I don't really want to lose more time to it. I'm not sure that I have much of a choice, though. I am thirsty now, so maybe a cup of water and to bed and I'll hope to feel better tomorrow morning.