Ring of Fire

Dearest Night Owls,

Did any fellow night owls catch the Ring of Fire Eclipse? Unfortunately, I was not able to observe it because of the positioning of where the eclipse could be best viewed; also, the fact that the sky in the Pacific Northwest was completely covered in clouds. I wish that I could have watched the eclipse in person, but unfortunate events has just become a part life.

(Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/10/science/solar-eclipse-ring-of-fire.html)

Girl Squirrel | Photo by: Destiny Topolski 💋

This morning, I was fighting just to stay awake toward the end of my shift at work. I am so surprised that I managed to get my documentation completed and up-to-date, so hooray for small victories. By the time that I was leaving work, my left eye kept giving me problems. This happens when I am overtired, and my eye starts hurting to the point where I can barely keep it open. I left work thinking that I was going to get into my car and drive myself home as quickly as possible. However, "Girl Squirrel" and friends had other plans. As I got myself situated into my car, "Girl Squirrel" showed herself right next to my vehicle. I started squealing in joy and excitement as soon as I realized that it was her. I turned off my car and grabbed my bag of pecans to feed her. I was able to feed her and some of her friends and/or possible family. While feeding "Girl Squirrel", I was able to take pictures and film our interactions on my phone camera.

After giving "Girl Squirrel" some of her favorite nuts, I had to say my farewells and head home. The drive home was incredibly unpleasant. My pain in my left eye became worse and I could barely keep it open. I had to force my eye to stay open so I could drive as safely as possible, and I can't focus as well without both of my eyes. I managed to keep them both open, while streams of tears fell from my left eye. Of course, the involuntary tears started to trigger a headache.

Thankfully, I was able to get safely home. I was so tired that I was pretty much running on autopilot after getting inside of my house. I did my usual routine, or so I thought. It did not occur to me, until tonight, that I completely forgot to administer my own morning medications. I managed to remember to give Precious her asthma inhaler, but I completely skipped my own medication. Oops. I really try hard to remember, especially since I pack out my own medications in a medi-pack to keep me on track. I am not shamed to talk about taking medication because taking medication has and continues to help. I still continue to battle with depression and anxiety, but I know that the symptoms could be a lot worse without the use of the medication.

Today, I slept really hard. I fell into such a deep sleep, but ended up waking up too early. I only woke myself once, though, so I am happy about that. I think it was after 01:00 PM because I recall thinking that I keep waking myself up at around the same time even though I still incredibly exhausted. Thankfully, I was able to almost immediately fall back asleep. I went into a quick deep sleep and had a very graphic and vivid dream.