Oh dear.

For the second night in a row, I got terrible sleep. Additionally, for the past few days, my back pain has returned to the levels that I had pre-yoga. Because it's by back, I am super-cautious about it, so I've not done any yoga since before the weekend. But I feel like I should try something.

Bah!

 So much for my gloating about my sleep. I barely slept a wink last night and I feel really drawn out. Ugh.

Yawn.

I got a GREAT night's sleep last night. While I went to bed slightly later than usual, I didn't wake up until near 10 AM, which is really unusual for me. But I feel great. Usually with a good night's sleep, I wake feeling refreshed, then I feel really tired for the rest of the day. It's not like that so far.

Karma.

For the past few years, my street has been a bit of a game of musical chairs with regards to car parking. Some of my neighbours, despite having a drive way, have parked on the street and have been, IMO, somewhat selfish in using  the space in front of other people's houses without so much as a nod. And I say "selfish" because they're using the space in front of their own houses.

For example, one guy bought a second-hand motorhome and spent three years doing it up which meant he and his housemate were using other people's spaces. Or another guy whose car had a puncture and it sat there, unrepaired for six months or another house where they had a long-term guest who owned a motorhome which meant other, permanent residents couldn't always park their car in front of their own houses.

Now I know there's no legal ownership of car parking spaces, but you'd think a bit of manners might be the order of the day. Three years, FFS, to do up a motorhome.

Anyhoo, that's only some background for the post. Someone is parked in front of my house, and the car has been there for a few days. the driver's side window is rolled down and it's been raining pretty consistently. Suffice to say, I'm not particularly inclined to find out who owns the car and let them know their interior is soaking wet.

Pleasant distraction.

CC and I met at my local cafe. I thought she might want something a bit more exotic, but no, she just wanted a fry up. We chatted, I tried to be a distraction for a bit and I think I succeeded. Anyway, there was some music playing in the background and one of the songs was "A thousand miles" by Vanessa Carlton. It triggered memories of when I lived abroad, meeting people for lunch during the week when the majority of people were at work. And that was today's vibe.

And have some bonus Bic Runga while I'm at it. I had both songs on heavy rotation around that same period of my life.

Sad face (Part 3)

CC called and she immediately started talking about the election. However, literally a few minutes into the conversation, then typical CC comes out:

"I'm bored of politics, let's talk something else."

And this is why I have issues with elevating her beyond simply being an acquaintance. She does this kind of thing all too frequently.

Regardless, we're still meeting for lunch, but she seems in OK form given the circumstances.

Sad face (cont'd).

KfW2 messaged early this morning to let me know that she would not be attending the funeral but she might be meeting CC later to go for a walk. I replied and said that I couldn't arrange any transport, so I'd likely not be going either.

I messaged CC and let her know that I was thinking of her and suggested we meet tomorrow for lunch. I have family stuff to do tomorrow that I'm not looking forward to, so doing something out of the ordinary might help.

Hmmm.

I dreamt of E last night. She was visiting, we'd gone drinking and ended up back at mine where I offered her the spare room instead of a taxi. She was grateful and off we both went to our respective beds. In the middle of the night, E arrives in my bedroom, asks if she can sleep in my bed with me and I agree. We fall asleep. In the morning, we're chatting and things turn physical, all driven by E. We chat afterwards for a while, then she leaves to return home.

I surf the internet and come across a video of stunning actress Jaimie Alexander, dancing in this figure-hugging dress that resulted in a wardrobe malfunction as it gradually rode up her body as she gyrated more and more.

And then I woke up. The E thing is interesting. I don't recall ever thinking about E in a physical way. There was a brief time when I had somewhat ambiguous feelings towards her, but I don't think I ever thought about her in a purely sexual way.

But here's a couple of pictures of Jaimie Alexander.

Sad face.

I don't know if I can make CC's mum's funeral on Thursday. I've resigned myself to that, I think. I've heard nothing from KfW2 since yesterday. I might see if the family are doing anything after the burial to go and show my support. Failing that, I'll see if she's about on Thursday evening. I know that when I had to say goodbye to a close family member, coming back to an empty house was incredibly lonely, so she might appreciate that.

Stretch goals.

So, it's about six weeks since I restarted the yoga, and I have to say that, overall, I do feel better. I can't say that I've lost any weight, but that's not a short-term goal. Admittedly, I'm still not doing it daily and June's stats are averaging out at once every three days. I want to be doing it more frequently than that. Even with a couple of periods where discomfort in my back flared up, I should have maybe been looking at 1 workout in 2 days.

But, I can definitely feel the progress, and that's motivating me to keep going.

Oh dear.

CC has shared the date and time for the funeral. KfW2 has already messaged to say she probably can't make it, though her reasons for "probably" read to me as meaning "almost certainly". Which leads to a dilemma... the other person I knew wanted to go has a shoulder injury and can't drive for a few days, which rules him out of attending, too.

So that leaves me to try and find a way there. It's not far - less than 3 miles - but it's inconvenient, and that's where the problems are going to arise.

I know KfW2's gutted that she can't make it. I've said before that she's got a big heart, and I think she'd want to be there, though I don't know how close she is to CC.