Today in the senses

[hummingwolf]

Sight: Colors I'm craving today: Anything highly saturated. Naturally on a cloudy day in late November, everything is muted except for the occasional patch of bright blue sky. If someone would like to replace that dead tree limb over there with a collection of neon tubes, that'd be nifty.

Sound: 2 albums I've been listening to compulsively for the last two or three days:
Martyn Bennett, Grit
Nine Inch Nails, Hesitation Marks

Smell: I'm alternating between wanting the cozy scent of coffee (which I don't drink) and more herbal smells like rosemary or thyme. Right now the house smells like bacon and sawdust, which is pleasant enough.

Taste: Foods I've been craving the past few weeks:
Black tea
Fenugreek
Protein, carbs, fat--which is to say, Calories. Given how fatigued I've been, if my body tells me that it wants more fuel, I'm not inclined to argue. I'm trying to focus on high-protein foods like eggs and chicken, but I've got Peanut Butter M&Ms and I'm not afraid to use them.

Touch: There's a soft, fuzzy blanket wrapped around me.

Temperature: There's a soft, fuzzy, warm blanket wrapped around me. My fingers are a bit chilly, though, and I'd like that to change.

Pain: Mostly the usual all-over pain, with added achiness in my upper back and burning in my thighs.

Proprioception: I feel like I'm sitting in a slightly awkward position, probably because I am. I should shift to a different position soon.

Balance: Even though I'm sitting fairly still, I feel like I'm being slowly spun in three dimensions. This is probably not a good day for a walk.

Common sense: It's Black Friday in the USA and I am nowhere near a shopping mall.

Comments

[bluegreen17]

i love the smell of coffee,though i don't like the actual beverage. i like coffee flavored things though.

peanut m&m's are protein and the all important provider of theobromine,chocolate.

i love cocooning in a warm blanket when it's chilly. i love cocooning period.

i can't remember the exact nature of your health issues,but are you having what is called a flare? do you think all that stress with the landlord and roommates might have been a factor? i hope things are better in that department.

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

My chronic health issues are neurological--migraines, epilepsy, fibromyalgia, and other weirdnesses of my nervous system. My problem right now, though, isn't a flare so much as the fact that I've got a respiratory infection on top of everything else. I'm coughing a little, kinda congested, feeling like I'm not able to get quite enough breath to do much of anything, and I'm very, very tired. I don't think stress was a factor in the infection. If anything, I'm less stressed this fall than I was in any of the previous four years!

I love my soft, fuzzy blanket. I bought it just last month, so I'm still in the blanket honeymoon stage. :-)

Peanut butter M&Ms don't have much protein. Mostly they're sugar and fat. For now, I'm okay with that.

I'm like you with coffee--I like some coffee flavored things, and I even like chocolate-covered espresso beans. But I really hate drinking the stuff!