Weird has totally gotten way weirder around here. Twice more, I found pieces of Tinkerbella’s old bedding on the bathroom floor. Again, I racked my brains trying to retrace my steps and ask myself if there could be a logical explanation for it. Not seeing how I could have tracked them in and knowing that I would have noticed them before, I'm definitely beginning to wonder if there's something to this “other side” after all. I'm not 100 percent convinced, as there are just some things we can't know for sure and get a definitive answer about, but I'm definitely wondering. Like, really, seriously wondering. As a friend said, if it makes you feel good, who cares? It definitely made me feel both surprised and good to find the bedding pieces, and it seems to go beyond pure wishful thinking. I vacuumed thoroughly a little while ago, and will see if anything else shows up.

I'm absolutely batshit exhausted today. Nearly every single fucking time I sleep, something wakes me up—nightmares, digestive issues, my arm falling asleep, allergies, etc. I still feel like something is cursing my sleep and using my own damn body against me, since it's quiet here and it can't use outside sources.

I got the mouth spray and I'm going to try the oral mask again. I also spread the swimming nose pinchers apart far enough to make them not so agonizingly tight. Really hope I can get this to work, even if it wouldn't be as convenient. If I suddenly wanted to ask Alexa something, I couldn't, or take a sip of water, and things like that. It won't be a convenient mask to get in and out of, but if it's going to bypass my nasal allergies and allow me not to suffocate awake in my sleep, then so be it. At least it would be easier to clean. Tom also wouldn't have to worry about strong cooking odors waking me up. Damn me for being the lightest sleeper on Earth!

Meanwhile, again I prayed to Tink not only for these signs I’m totally loving, but I asked that she influence my sleep in a good way if it was possible for her to do so, being sure to let her know that if she couldn't, I'll always love her just the same.

If my sleep remains cursed, well, I've decided that “chipmunks” are the lesser evil as opposed to being suffocated awake. Therefore, I'm going to increase the pressure to the recommended settings and stick with the nasal mask until and if I can get nasal valve surgery, a mouth guard, or both.

I was surprised to get a little birthday present from my GYN whom I haven't seen in a couple of years. LOL. Apparently, we overpaid them, so I got a check for $95.

I gave Tom a little money and he got himself a new battery for my old Mac laptop to do some coding on.

I ordered two pink tulip candle lamp warmers that came today (one for the kitchen and one for the bedroom), and they're way better than flames! I had a few candles I could barely smell, but with this, I can actually smell them. I love how I can control the intensity of the light/heat, and can also set a timer.