Honest-to-Goodness No-Spend Day

Today wasn't just an no-spend day.  It was an honest-to-goodness no-spend day.  The real deal.

Today I left the house, was gone the better part of the day, and still didn't spend a dime.  Not a penny.  Nothing.

Today was the last of three field-trip days for The Son's freshman class.  I hadn't explicitly volunteered to drive this time but apparently it was assumed that I would.  Last night The Son said, "you're driving, right?"  I said "well, I didn't think so.  No one asked and I didn't say I would."  "Well, they think you are." "Well, I guess I am then, huh?"  So I did.

I would have preferred to have felt better today but I didn't.  I don't know if it's perimenopause or my wonky (non-existent) thyroid but the PMS (minus the "P" part) is out of control.  I spent last night in the most incredible pain.  Sure I'm a dork -- I didn't occur to me to take anything for the pain until about 5 this morning.  Still, the level of pain last night was simply unacceptable and more than slightly overwhelming.  Anyway, given my druthers, I'd have chosen to feel better on a day when I was expected to help shuttle 16 high school freshman on a geology field trip.

This morning as I was waiting for roll to be taken and permission slips to be accounted for, I was relating my woes.  The poor soul listening to my pathetic tale said, just as any sane person would, why didn't you take something for the pain.  That's when it occurred to me that I'm completely out of practice at taking painkillers for body pain.  Sure, when I get a headache -- or finally realize I have a headache is actually what happens -- I take some Advil and generally feel better.  But the last few years of Fibromyalgia have completely broken me of the habit of taking pain killers for body pain.  Pain killers simply don't touch the Fibro pain -- whether over-the-counter stuff or more powerful prescription drugs.  They just don't do anything.  So I suffered nearly all night in agony, tossing and turning, and sleeping very fitfully when I slept at all.  At about 5 The Husband asked why I didn't take some Advil which I did only to finally fall into a deep sleep just when it was time to get up and go to school with the kids.

Given my state of mind and the fact that I was out and about with a car at my disposal, I'm a little proud of myself that today didn't turn out to be a SWI (shopping while impared) day.  I do have a bit of a habit of making unwise or bizarre purchasing decisions while under the influence of pain.  Of course the catalyst for SWI days seems to be Fibro pain, not PMS pain and I've been blessedly free of all but the most mild Fibro pain for months.

Related posts:

1. No Spend Day
2. Little Spent & a Little More Done
3. $$: More Clothes & Gas
4. Day 242: No-Spend Day*
5. $$: A No-Fun No-Spend Day