Strking a happy medium

I've said it before, and I really don't know why I don't take my own advice; although I feel well and no longer have to sleep in the daytime, I still get very tired if I have a strenuous day.

The last few days, of course, have been busy, so I should have realised I was likely to be tired today. But no! For the first few hours of this morning, I was worrying about the cause of my fatigue. Having had time to reflect on this, I've realised that what I need to do to avoid "tired" days is to pace myself sensibly. Just because I feel fantastic one day doesn't mean that I should do too much to make up for days when I don't feel quite so good. It seems to me that finding that balance between avoiding doing anything and getting carried away with the excitement of feeling well is what I need to do. By doing that, I should be able to maintain a healthy lifestyle and avoid too many "duvet days".

Today, however, is definitely a day when staying in bed would be the best option; it's snowing, wetly, for the first time this winter. Since the ground is too warm for the snow, it's melting as it falls and the world is completely wet and grey. Thank goodness I don't need to go outside again today - a dog walk and a visit to the building site has been sufficient to cause me to switch on the heating and take to sitting in the conservatory, dogs snoring at my feet, with my laptop, watching the bedraggled birds on the bird table outside the window.