The Great Headache Day
Today was… very low key. And by low key, I mean my body absolutely hit the brakes.
I got hit with a headache from hell last night right before my Zoom call, and it just kept getting worse through the night and into the morning. Every time I woke up it felt like my head was in a vice grip and my arms kept going numb — which I’m pretty sure is the universe’s gentle way of saying, “Ma’am. You are dehydrated and stressed. Please sit down.”
So today became a “do not push, do not override, do not pretend you’re fine” kind of day. And honestly, it felt like a relief to actually listen instead of forcing myself through it.
I spent most of the day by the pool napping, tanning, and very intentionally trying to get rehydrated. I don’t know if it was dehydration, new pollens, travel stress, sleeping weird, or all of the above — but being by the pool in the sun still felt like exactly what I needed. It reminded me that sometimes rest isn’t avoidance, it’s integration.
Also… I did move to Florida for sunshine and a year-round tan, so I consider this part of the plan. I have to build my base now so when the UV hits 10 or 11, I’m ready 😄 Strategic tanning. Very professional.
Later in the day I went to the gym — not to lift, but to foam roll and walk, which felt like the responsible adult version of training. Just enough movement to get things unstuck without making anything worse. It felt good to take care of my body instead of asking it to perform.
After that I met up with the MMS Orlando team and spent some time with them, which felt really grounding in a very human way. These are people I train with many times a year in Canada, so we already have a shared language, shared experiences, and a shared understanding that goes much deeper than surface-level conversation.
Being with them reminded me that even though I’m in a new city, I’m not actually disconnected — I’m just in a new location with the same people who know me, see me, and understand the parts of life I care about most. They aren’t just people I know… they’re my spiritual family.
Sitting together, talking, laughing, and just being in the same physical space again made me feel more settled here than anything else has so far. It felt like a quiet internal exhale — like my system finally realized, “Oh… I belong here too.”
People here complain about the heat and say they stay inside all day, which honestly feels wild to me. This weather is perfect — 80s during the day, 60s at night. I haven’t even turned on the AC in my car yet. It’s windows-down weather, fresh-air-at-night weather, “why would I go inside?” weather.
I also found a few rentals close to work that I’m going to check out tomorrow. None of them are exactly what I want, but it feels like movement — and right now, movement feels like trust. Plus we locked in dates for my daughter and my mom and stepdad to come visit and help me move my stuff — so now there is officially a timeline, which means I should probably secure a place for them to sleep 😅
So yes. Headache day. Pool day. Foam roll day. Connection day. Small steps forward day.
And what I’m noticing in all of this is that I’m learning how to let days be what they are — not always productive, not always exciting, but still meaningful in their own quiet way.
That’s about it. It’s late and I’m catching up on the sleep I apparently didn’t get last night.
