Bummer!  Even though I slept well again, this morning I deal with nausea and pain.  The pain was bad last night and I was proud to go all day without vicodin.  But I overdid it.  christmas is kicking my butt and yesterday was very very full.  I didn't get to the gym...anyway, I took a zofran and a vicodin and I still feel like shit.  I waited until my second cup of coffee when I usually feel better - but not today.  My neck is the worst but shoulders, arms, legs and the nausea - I don't feel so good.  I woke up at 5:30 - I'm still going to sleep early but the good sleep I'm getting means I only need 8 hours.  I'm going back to being a morning person. OR the headache is waking me up.  Either way - I am rested (if in pain) when I wake up. 12/22 NO VICODIN!12/23 one so far... I almost missed the therapy appt with mother.  I was having Lea, Mary and Dad for lunch and though the appt was Tues.  SO GLAD I was able to get there in 5 minutes.  I completely released the idea of changing mom and found a way to happily focus on changing me.  Happily focus is WAY different than grudgingly focus.  Anyway, I will stop freaking out when she is critical, implies I'm a hypochondriac, or implies I'm abusing drugs. I will not freak out when she goes PLS.  I will remove myself from the situation.  And I will limit contact to situations from which I CAN remove myself.  No travel, no one-on-one time, decreased frequency of contact.  The explanation I've given for intentionally decreasing contact (to get my act together) satisfied her.  I'm going to be happier - she may or may not, not my responsibility.