I was in a true funk on Monday. I could barely pull myself out of bed to get ready for work. It felt so good to just lie on the bed, eyes closed. Throughout the day I was perplexed by my wish to just crawl under my desk and sleep. And I really would be able to sleep because I can sleep pretty much anywhere. (I’m about to go get some dental work done and already looking at it as an opportunity for a nap.)

Tuesday had me feeling a bit more anxious and irritable. Tired, too. Generally out of sorts. I went to Toastmasters in the evening and wondered how people seem to handle such busy lives. I go to work and I go home and I seldom do anything more during the work week except on the weeks I go to Toastmasters, and sometimes I don’t even feel like doing that. I have a friend with two kids who works the same hours as I do but also takes her kids to all sorts of places/activities, serves on boards after work, plans dinners with friends over the weekend, goes to birthday parties for her kids’ friends—I mean on and on and on. It amazes me. I’m crabby if I have to go to the grocery store after work because I really just want to go home and relax.

Anyway, I’m feeling much better now (though still amazed at how active my friends are). I’m wondering if it’s a hormonal issue; I’ve started writing my moods on my calendars to see if there’s a pattern. I know I feel extreme fatigue at least one day a month. I know it’s not anemia because I’m taking my vitamins! (I started taking a couple more since becoming vegan.)

Now to veer in a totally different direction, here is a list of  childhood heartthrobs (between the age of 8-11), starting with the earliest one I remember (I forget what made me want to make this list…I just remember wanting to make it):

Captain Kirk

The Fonz

Rick Springfield

George Michael (as part of WHAM!)

Bo Duke