Curious Incidents of a Flailing Mermaid

As I Lay Me Down

Soundtrack to My Life - track two

Today has been a “snow day” for me. There wasn’t an horrendous amount of snow but I have enough trouble not falling over as it is. I got my wheelchair stuck in the snow a few times trying to get to the car. I had a two hour drive to do and I could just see myself slipping over and breaking something (again) as I tried to get my chair in the car. So, I decided to give it a miss.

I am exceptionally tired. I had planned on getting through my emails then writing lots of letters. However, I’ve pretty much sat around and watched the day fly past. After getting up at 5am yesterday, I was sure I would sleep well last night. Alas, this was not the case: I woke up every 45 minutes or so, checking the weather. Sigh. I definitely need an early night tonight - I’m not just going to say it either. I will be in bed by 8pm at the latest!

Today’s track comes from when I was about 10. My mum listened to Sophie B. Hawkins a lot around this time. Looking back, I figure it must have been her “my husband has run off and I’m depressed” music. Unfortunately, I liked it so I encouraged her to play it. Had I have been older, wiser and known better, perhaps I wouldn’t have done so. Ahh hindsight!
I’m still partial to this song. Despite its negative connotations…Maybe it's just because it was something I shared with my wonderful mum!