Why Do I Feel Sick?

One Tuesday evening
Month of August, right after dinner

Yesterday was a holiday so my work week starts today. Though it is always a bit hard (imagine a parting time between lovers 🤣) to say goodbye to the weekend, I am actually quite excited for this day because it is my kids' first day at school. Thus, I was quite surprised to wake up with a bad headache. It feels like a migraine or a tension headache. More so, my back aches and I already feel exhausted even before getting out of bed. I literally feel like doing nothing at all. 

 

But of course, I am a mother (far from a super mom) so even if I am not feeling so great, I cannot bear to let my daughters down. So I gave myself a few minutes to stretch, breathe, and pray (does it sound like that Julia Roberts movie? ) before pushing myself to make breakfast and get my daughters ready.

Fortunately, I prepared most of what we need to make this day smooth and hassle-free beforehand so it wasn't really that hard. And after an hour or so... my pretty daughters are finally off to school. I even remembered to take their picture (it has become a tradition for me... a customary pic every 1st day of school) before they head out the door.

Once alone in the house, I realized the pain I was feeling earlier is still there.

So I started to worry while eating breakfast... maybe my sugar is low, maybe my bp is high, maybe I have been eating too much, maybe I did not sleep enough, maybe I have a serious disease...

The worries continue even while I was doing other house chores and answering emails... maybe my stress level is high, maybe I should go see a doctor, maybe I should take some meds, maybe I am exercising too much, maybe I ate something wrong, maybe I just need a friend, maybe I should tell my husband...

With my anxious mind and overactive imagination (both a gift and a curse), the list feels like torture... So after eating breakfast and some chores, I decided to first cool my head off with a nice shower. And it is right there and then... that is the moment when I realized that...  my period has come!

Somehow, knowing about this monthly visitor is like finding the missing piece of a puzzle. And suddenly all my worries seem to fly away. So if I am not feeling well, it is most likely just due to my monthly period. Oh, such a relief!

Strangely, the pain I am feeling seems to melt away with this discovery. So I am not really sick.
Well, hopefully. But of course, if the pain persists it will be a different story.... 

But I am quite certain I just worried too much for nothing.

Have a great and healthy day , lovely folks!