A Heavy Burn

My Mom had to accompany my cousin who I call my nephew (who she is the guardian of) to attend orientation for his freshman year of college beginning in the fall. She helps me daily with getting ready for the day. They need to be at the school by around 830 this morning. My eyes opened this morning when I heard my Mom fumbling with the lock on my front door. I checked the time and it was 5:15 AM.

During my working days, I would wake up every weekday at 4:30 AM to begin getting ready for work. It’s been almost 2 years since I stopped working. It’s harder for me to get to sleep now a days so I Fell asleep shortly after 1 o’clock this morning. I have NEVER been a morning person and it was difficult this morning for sure!

Once out of bed, my Mom gave me five minutes to sit in my chair and acclimate myself to being awake. That acclamation usually takes about an hour. We couldn’t afford that this morning so we completed and abridged version of our morning routine so she could leave to take my nephew to be there on time.

It was about 10 after six when she left. My eyes felt heavy and they burned just after putting in my contacts so early! I read for a little while until GMFB Started at 7:00 AM. I really like waking up to them and I love hearing about football! I wanted to stay awake until 10:00 AM when it is over. I ended up dozing off just after 8:40 AM. My eyes were killing me!

I woke up to the sounds of Kay Adams greeting everyone because it was the second broadcast of the show. It’s frustrating to me that I missed the last hour and 20 minutes of the show! Because I was sleeping and with my contacts on, my eyes continued to burn. I turned the TV off and wanted to fall back to sleep but then I got a text message from the company who delivers my monthly medical supplies to my house. I had to answer all of their questions via text because I NEED my medical supplies!

After I answered all of their questions, I realized that falling back to sleep was NOT an option any longer! I am mindlessly scrolling through Facebook for a little while but then I figured I should write a blog post regarding the heavy burn I feel in my eyes!

Underlying all of my discomfort is the fact that my Mom is taking my nephew to MSU to begin school next year! Really?! I know so many people who are alumni of MSU but I got both my Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from U of M! So I have a heavy burn in my eyes because of MSU?!