This has been a tough week, even though I'm now COVID-free. Starting in November, I did two sleep studies, which showed I had mild sleep apnea, and I decided to try a CPAP machine because of that—I never get good sleep and I never feel rested. It is a LOT to get used to, and I started it Sunday but yesterday (Thursday) has been the only night I was able to wear it for the whole night (7 hours); however, I still woke up multiple times, which was one of my original problems, so if that continues I may not continue with it.
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| Duel in the D, at Little Caesars Arena |
What I've been up to this week:
- Duel in the D hockey game at LCA. A few days after I tested negative for COVID, my boyfriend, two friends, and I went to see UM vs. MSU hockey at Duel in the D at Little Caesars Arena (LCA). I had only been to one other hockey game in my life—ironically, also a UM game, while I was a student—and this ended up being fun. UM won in overtime with only about a half-second left, so that was pretty exciting. My boyfriend and I also bought tickets to a Red Wings game in April—I've never been to one, and if you buy tickets *at* LCA, you don't have to pay Ticketmaster fees.
- Jagged Little Pill at the Fisher Theatre. On Wednesday night, my mom and I went to the Fisher to see Jagged Little Pill, the musical set to Alanis Morissette songs. I didn't know much about it going in, and WOW, I was blown away—I'd probably give it 4.5/5 stars. There is a story that the music is woven around, which I also didn't know, and it was really, really good; keep an eye out in particular for one character singing "You Oughta Know," one of my favorite Alanis songs. It's playing at the Fisher until 2/26 and I highly recommend it—more info here.
- Using the CPAP machine. As I mentioned before, it's definitely been a learning curve. Sunday was my first day using it and was pretty miserable. On Monday and Tuesday I started to get the hang of it a little more, but I still was unable to use it the whole night. There are three different types of masks: a full face mask; a "nasal pillow," which is the least restrictive; and a full nasal mask, which is what I have. I'm allowed to change the type of mask if I want, but I only have 30 days to do so. I called and talked to a specialist on Wednesday and he was surprised I even was recommended a mask, as my sleep apnia is very mild; so we'll see if I stick with it or not. I think I'm unfortunately out quite a bit of money if I do not, as it was about $300 for supplies and then the mask itself is $46-ish per month, as it's a "rent to own" type situation. So far I'm not sure if it has helped me with my sleep; one day I slept the whole time (5-6 hours) and did not wake up during sleep, which is my goal, but last night I wore it for 7 hours and woke up multiple times.
- Going out to eat and getting delivery. We tried Lefty's Cheesesteaks through Doordash last weekend; the Korean BBQ sub was pretty good, the wings were too but unfortunately not as good as I remembered them being from the blogger event I attended in summer 2021. We also went to Culver's on Sunday night, which was nice because it was SUPER empty because everyone was watching the Super Bowl.
- Prepping for my work trip. I have a 4-night work trip to Destin, FL, next week, for a candy conference, which should be pretty interesting. Fun fact: Destin is in the panhandle of Florida, and is on Central Time, instead of Eastern, which I did not know. I'm flying Southwest both ways and I have a stop in Nashville each time; my flight on Sunday is at 7:25am so I will definitely use the layover to rest a bit. I recently opened up a credit card that gives me 10 Priority Pass lounge visits per year, and Nashville has something called "Minute Suites," where they give you a little room for an hour to use (with a couch) so I may try to squeeze in a nap.
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| Jagged Little Pill at the Fisher Theatre, Detroit |
