Fatigue

It is very strange, but over the last week or so I've been struck by extreme exhaustion.

It got to the point where I would sleep for 11 hours every night, get up for a private lesson, go back to bed for a few hours, and then get up for Gaba in the evening, with the help of three cups of strong coffee.

I have never been so continuously tired in my life. Thankfully, it's gotten better this weekend but I am still yawning at the strangest times.

I really don't know why I feel like this. But I do have some theories.

It could be simply that I'm not used to working evenings and my body is adjusting to the different time of day being the most intensive.

It might be that because I don't have proper days off, as I work long hours over the weekend, and some weekday lunchtimes, and some weekday evenings, that my body is just feeling the strain.

Perhaps I am not getting a vitamin or mineral my body is used to a plentiful supply of because of the change in diet.

It's possible that my being away from home, and trying to fend for myself, encountering obstacle after obstacle, is draining me of energy. Homesickness still hasn't hit me terribly, but I do occassionally stare into space thinking of random places at home, around Birmingham, and in the UK. Places I never thought I'd miss are prominent in my memory, like the Selly Oak Triangle, an area of crazy traffic around Sainsbury's in south Birmingham.

Whatever the reason, I don't like being this tired! Hopefully I'll adjust soon and I'll be back on top form soon. Maybe I just need a break, which the holiday in 11 days will be!