Ah yeah — turns out physical exertion was the key to it after all.

Simple fix really. Whilst I had spent a week across the country, once I returned home I immediately began work on a new large project where I sat at my desk, stationary for hours on end, and the air quality was so poor I never stepped foot outdoors. This I was not tired at a reasonable bed time, and was not rested enough come morning. Rinse and repeat. That is until the air quality got better, down to a 2 from an 11, and I could freely exert myself pushing the mower for the better part of an hour in modest temps. Bam! Sleepy by eleven, and wide awake before eight thirty in the morning. Back to my regular schedule. Funny how that is.

Back to looking a little orange/amber again today. Air quality is sitting at a four. Must have a low pressure cell moving in because I have a wicked head ache, even though I drank a number of pints of water yesterday throughout the day. Storms, the bane of my brain’s existence. Pounding headaches, nausea, dizziness, and stuff neck, and strained shoulder muscles. It’s a treat!

Glad to know all I needed was some physical activity to set myself back to rights. If I’m lucky maybe I can even do some climbing today too. I’m sure my firearms and shoulders have grown weak with lack of use. Belly fat has made a resurgence in the last three weeks believe you me. A beach ready body I do not possess. Ha!

Looks like it should storm all weekend so maybe we’ll take the kids to the movies or something else indoors to get active, and kill time away from the VR headset, or the near constant tablet usage.

I cleaned the house up nice and tidy while they were all at the cottage together. I was working so it made sense to stay here and do some domestic Duties without them coming along behind me to dirty it all up immediately. I got a week alone in a clean home. I’ll have to wait for school to start up again before I get anywhere close to that anytime soon. And even then that’s only in seven hour spurts.

Happy Saturday to you all. I for one am pleased by the sight of rain. I had been watering my flowers and fruit trees as well as my inlaws potted plants, tomatoes and their citrus trees. An inch of rain over a whole day should soak in and do them all a world of good.