The dairy game 6/3/26; A day spent in pains; being a woman can be alot.

How do you describe a day that you do not know how to describe or what’s you’d say if you are asked how your day went. The only thing that comes to my mind if asked to describe how my day went is to say what a day!

I must say that my night was a bit tumultuous as I lay in bed wallowing in a mixture of discomfort and pain. It’s that time of the month again. One I dread from somewhere in my heart. You want and dread it at the same time. It always leaves me mourning. Oh what did we ever do as women to have to go through all of this? I would always ask. To be a woman is not a days job I would add.

Pain filled thoughts

I woke up with no strength, sleepy eyes and tired hands and legs with a nasty cramp tugging bellow my belts. I was able to sleep in the night because of the pain reliever I took. I have already popped up two early that afternoon to contain the cramps and now another two in the night to be able to sleep and yet waking up with tugging pain.

My distress was visible as I laid on the bed be-mourning my situation. I was pressed and needed to use the restroom. With tiring legs, I dragged myself out of the bed and headed to the bathroom. When I was done, I sleepwalked my way back to bed. The least thing on my weary mind and body was to wake up. Everything in me was sleeping. I simply joined.

sleeping away the pains

I was in bed till 11am. I was tired without doing anything. I was hungry but no strength to stand. I just had to stand up. I dragged myself to the bathroom and had my bath. Then I needed to eat. The beautiful thing is that in times like this, I could use the nearest help but who would I call on. I took my laptop to my friends room.

I had work to do. I was hungry and tired. My tummy ached. I took another dose of pain killers. I hadn’t eaten and it was alredy past 12pm. I had to eat the simplest thing that wouldn’t require strength to make. I took cereals and opened the laptop to work. The letters were swirling in the air and I couldn’t make anything out of what I was supposed to do. Today was the deadline.

I closed my laptop and grunted in frustration. My eyes were sleepy and my tummy still hurts. My heart cried for petting. My friend was busy telling me sorry which only seemed to aggravate the way I feel. I felt like yelling on her and telling her to stop saying sorry to me but she was only showing sympathy the way she understood. She doesn’t have menstrual cramps and so would never understand what I am going through.

laptop closed

I just laid down on the bed and slept. Sleep that was been disturbed with her movements here and there. With calls coming in and going and her preparations to step out. I wished I could have serenity without any disturbance. She left after sometime and I had to retire to my room. My room was hot or so it felt. I had to lie down on the bare floor to get some solace.

The pain continued. This time around with hunger pangs. I hadn’t eaten and it was almost 5pm in the evening. I had to pick up myself and be strong. I went downstairs with weary strides as made my way into the busy streets of the evening. I wanted to eat noodles with vegetables. I bought tomatoes, carrots and some fruits for dinner. I headed back home taking the steps one after another.

Veggies for the noodles

My drinking water has finished and I stopped over at the shop in our lodge to buy a bag of sachet water. The question is who would help me carry it upstairs? Carrying that bag of water was definitely a no no with the way I felt. I said a silent prayer asking God to send me someone to help. Finally someone showed up and helped me carry the water upstairs. I was so grateful for the help I got.

I had to muster the last strength I had to stand in the kitchen while leaning on the slab to make the noodles. By this time, the pains had returned. The effect of the pain killer has waned off. I had to take another dose before eating. That’s how bad some months can be.

food is ready

After eating, I laid down. My back aches, my head aches and so my eyes were weary. I had a mentorship class to attend but who does class in this state. I had to cancel and defer till tomorrow. While resting, the power holding company was playing with the light. Bringing and taking it. We’ve not had light for days and it’s adding to my pains. Our phones and powerbanks have depleted charge and even as I write this, there’s no light. And we are also suffering lack of water.

What did I achieve today? I can only look back and scream what a day! It’s like I literally spent the whole day in pain. It’s really hasn’t been the best day but I am glad to be alive. I survived another day as a woman. Hopefully tomorrow would be better.

Till then dearest reader, let’s sleep tight and not let the bed bugs bite.