Bed Has Accepted Me...

I am struggling to get up and get going this morning. Not because of anything about work or "that client" (who made it through a choice session without a peep!) or anything stressful or medical or anything, but just because.

When I woke from a deep sleep last night, I cried because the light was on, but I was so tired still. I lounged in my bed until an hour after I woke up because I just couldn't bring myself to get up.

I am paying for that now.

This is the first time in a long time that the morning temperatures are refreshing rather than hot and humid. It is a glimpse that autumn is coming, and I am all for it, but it also plays havoc on my sleep patterns.

This post will be short and sweet because I will have to leave for work pretty soon.

This week is our Musicians of the Month and leisure skill development week. We are using different instruments after we listen to music by performers born in this month. I am working on showing my clients that there are options for leisure time beyond watching videos, playing video games, or being stuck to a screen of any kind. We listen to preferred music, we play games, we use instruments, we do all sorts of things that are music related and that do not use many screens. To be completely honest, we select music using the board and the computer, but I do not allow YouTube videos in my classroom. We will see what today's groups select for their time in the music therapy session.

Now that I am up, my brain is starting to work. I am on some medication that affects my sleeping, my eyes, and my ability to respond quickly to some situations, so I have to be able to focus my eyes before I can drive. I took my medication a bit later than usual yesterday, so that explains some of my deep sleeping and the total lack of disinterest when it was time to wake up. I am getting out of that situation right now and will be leaving my house to go to work pretty soon.

Anyway, this is my Tuesday morning. How is yours??

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