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chair nap some time after dinner, then woke up, watched a little TV and fell asleep in the recliner again. When I got up to actually go to bed, I got dizzy. Whenever I get dizzy, my heart pounds, mostly, I think, out of anxiety over whether it will last. Sometimes I just get a l'il dizzy for no reason other than a sinus headache is coming on (I imagine it's like how migraine sufferers sometimes see auras before a migraine strikes). About once a decade or so though, I get a touch of vertigo. That's what I had last night. I didn't sleep much due to a sensation of movement long after I actually moved. I felt a little better this morning...somewhat unsteady still but I was no longer worried the ground was going to be pulled out from under my feet. I debated long and hard about going to work; today is, of course, Black Friday, which is the busiest day in retail for in-store shopping. But I knew we had extra help coming in, and I knew one of my co-workers would've been fine with coming in two hours early so my store manager, who I opened with this morning, wouldn't be alone. And on top of that, we have had a LOT of snowfall since Wednesday night and had more still today (though we've not quite reached the amount they predicted, at least not in my town). I'm now terrified of driving in snow.

I decided to go into work today anyways. When I went to start my car, it started up kind of rough, so I killed the engine and started it again. The second time, I wasn't even sure the engine was going to turn over. It finally caught, and the car ran fine after that, but I did get a warning on my screen about a possible error in the engine control program, and now my check engine light is on :-( Good thing the car is already scheduled to go to the mechanic on Monday morning to get new tires. I think the light just needs to be switched off...I *hope* the light just needs to be switched off.

There were two positives today that I was thankful for. First, the hoity-toity grocery store with which we share a parking lot gives its employees the day after Thanksgiving off (as well as Thanksgiving), so I had no trouble parking this morning. And second, the bad weather coupled with early BF deals (plus our customer base is, ah, more mature) meant we weren't really any busier today than usual. Business started picking up a bit in the afternoon, possibly due to people coming downtown for tonight's tree lighting ceremony (gotta get there early because of that darn parking issue). I know I rarely say anything nice about my store manager (because she rarely does anything nice) but kudos to her...I'd told her when I got in that I wasn't feeling well so she let me leave an hour early AND told me she'd clock me out at the time I was supposed to leave so I don't lose any pay. Not entirely sure that's legal but I *am* grateful.

Still not feeling 100%...I think it's part the weather and part stress over what I was anticipating (and didn't get) today.