After another night of sleeping poorly,

I struggle to relax in the warm sun out back. One of my favorite things, right? The reading in the sun part, not the struggling to relax.

What a peculiar mess of a mood, to be restless and lazy, body at rest but heart beating too fast.

Oddly enough, doing some chores helps - cleaning the pantry and kitchen, watering the back garden - and what helps the most right now - not for the first time - is catching that sharp light just right: