Using All My Marbles
A while back, I read a book where a woman living with migraines described her day in marbles. She as allotted 20 marbles a day, and she knew she only had 20 marbles to “spend.” Getting out of bed sometimes took one marble, sometimes it was a “free activity.” Having a drink cost her a couple of marbles, and going to a party was a large allotment of marbles. By getting regular sleep, eating well, and keeping a “routine,” she was able to save extra marbles and spend them later. I really liked how she laid this plan out and it’s something that I think frequently about in my own life.
I thought that over the weekend I was saving marbles, but I was actually spending more than I had. I am in marble debt, and had to earn some of them back today. I spent the weekend vacationing and relaxing, but threw my sleeping schedule and eating habits out of whack. I ended up having to call in sick today to sleep off a migraine, and ended up sleeping until almost 3pm. Hopefully I’ve earned enough marbles back to keep myself in check for the rest of the week. I have another busy weekend planned and so I need to ration myself!
migraines, personal, headaches, marbles, stress, schedules, routines
July 30th, 2007 at 8:11 am
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