it's morning already?

wow, posting on my blog before 9am! I must be procrastinating doing something else, right?!? (like anything that involves moving, is *my* guess, lol)

I got very little sleep last night - what with a coughing and spluttering toddler, crazy winds, a baby doing the congo in my tummy, and a very sore back (腰 and 肩) and just aches and pains all overmy body, most likely thanks to the extra effort I have been putting in the housework this week: scrubbing balconies to the point where you could eat dinner off them and washing all the windows and shutters (ok doesn't sound like much, but it has taken it out of me for sure) as well as our big day out walking around Kamakura on Sunday which I think is now catching up to me. I have had a sore back for a lot of this pregnancy, and things like vacuuming and washing the bath really do make it worse. I try to sit on the sofa arching my back to relieve some of the pressure, but it hasn't helped much. (Maybe I need more sofa time, lol?)

anyway, so K has had a bit of a cough for the last 2 days - mostly flem that she can't "move" herself, and of course when she lies down it gets worse. 2 nights ago she threw up she was coughing so much, but last night was not so bad actually, and I think she might be pretty much over it today, but the cough is still there a bit, so a day at home today, me thinks. Works out well for me with my lack of sleep and sore back, I didn't really feel like traping off to playgroup anyway, ttytt.

And the icing on the cake this morning was when I came down and opened the shutters in the living room and saw the balcony that I had laborously cleaned yesterday morning was just filthy!! With the big winds last night,as all the dust and dirt from the hatake behind us (and most likely our own backyard which is still just dirt, waiting for us to lay turf or plant grass) had been blown onto it. Thankfully it was nothing a few buckets of water thrown over it and a quick scrub down couldn't fix, but it just makes my effort yesterday seem a waste....and of course, the big windows in front of the balcony are already covered in K's handprints and kisses again - it was only seconds after I finished washing them down. *sigh* I guess I am just feeling a bit pregnant and sorry for myself today. At least it is warm again (how nice was yesterday - 15deg inside with all the doors and windows opened to air out the house! Came down this morning and it was 15deg already in the living room, so looks like another nice day, although a bit more cloudy today.

Since I am going to wallow in pregnancy pain pity today, we are not going to do much, except take the pile of shirts to the dry cleaners, maybe pick up some veges from the supermarket, then come home and eat ham and salad sandwhiches on the yummy herb bread I made last night.

*****20mins later:
and now I seem to be getting a headache. Looks like my only friend today is the sofa.

****50mins later:
the nagging voice inside me saying "the dog needs to go for a walk" got to me, so we took R for a walk, then jumped in the car to do the shopping, then got home and swept out the garage as the wind had also brough the leaves and dirt in, then scrubbed down the garage to get rid of the extra layer of dirt, then came upstairs to find R had shat on the balcony (same one that I had now already cleaned twice) so I had to re-clean for the third time. aaarrrggghh.

I attempted to vacuum before lunch too, but the freakin' vacuum cleaner head is broken and I can't fix it (perhaps a sign??) so the cleaning frenzy stopped there.

I am not normally a clean and tidy freak (and usually find many ways to procrastinate so that I don't have to clean) but for some reason today and yesterday I am really wanting to clean - surely the nesting instinct hasn't set in yet - I am only 26weeks fgs!

*****several hours later
after lunch (the herb bread was yummy with ham cheese, lettuce and sd tomatoes) and some play time and skype time, K went for her nap, and I did settle on to the sofa for a cuppa and some downtime. Now I am feeling a bit better and less whiney. Bring on the evening mayhem, right?!?!