12 Hours

Approximately 12 hours ago I was crawling into bed with another migraine. It was some time around midnight. Way past my bedtime for my 6am wake up call. I had just closed my eyes when I heard a very familiar sound...like rain, only indoors, accomanied by the swoosh of water rushing across my ceiling, then the additional tap...tap...tap. It was raining in my apartment again. But not my old apartment. The new one I had moved into just a week and a half ago with such high hopes for no leaks and no mold.

I sprung into action...grabbing towels and buckets, a system I have down pat and could do in my sleep, as I practically was. Some time around 1am the leak slowed to a drip and I crawled back into bed. I awoke to my alarm at 6am with migraine still in tow. I arrived at work and was greeted by a three year old who burst into tears and threw up on the floor.