The calm before the storm

Yesterday morning I woke up at 6am (who does that?) after a fantastical date night with my friend Erin. I hadn't seen her in foreverrrrrrrrrrrr, so it was amazeballs to catch up. We vowed that we will make our friendship more of a priority and I'm writing it here because she reads it and now it's official woman, so deal with it.

Anyway...back to 6am.

I love that time of the morning. The boy is still sleeping, the kitties are still squishy and warm from sleeping, and the sun hasn't really come up yet. I had cleaned my house Saturday so I had no choice but to curl up with my new book! I made some coffee in the French press that I always forget about, grabbed a soft blanket and some lemon water, and set myself up on the couch. The lamp was on and the candles were lit. It was the most calm, relaxing moment physically and mentally that I can recall in a long time. Back story: I was diagnosed with Graves Disease last year (don't worry, it's not a grave disease). It's essentially an overactive thyroid. Your thyroid is the gland that controls your metabolism and energy levels. Translation: I'm ultra hyper most of the time. I talk a million miles a minute, I ask a bazillion questions at a rapid-fire pace, and I can hardly ever just sit down and be quiet anymore without my mind racing and my fingers itching to get involved with a new project. This is largely in part to my heart literally racing, but it comes off as a mental thing. I was prescribed medication, but its main purpose is to slow my thyroid down and that typically equals weight gain. Right now my main focus has to be on my weight, so my poor little thyroid is going to have to just hold its horses until I'm ready to chance the meds.

In an effort to capture the feeling, I took a couple of pictures of the scene, and then promptly banished my phone to the other room until I was ready to deal with reality.

Side note: I'm a little over halfway through this book (Her Fearful Symmetry) and I'm in love with it. I don't want to recommend it just yet in case the ending is sucky, but I'll let you know. The author also has a ridiculously silly last name...Niffenegger.