Surefire Way for Migraine Sufferers to Need a Sick Day

Step 1:  Pick a night in which natural hormonal fluctuations coincide with a high pressure weather system.

Step 2:  Drink an entire bottle of tasty wine with a friend.

Step 3:  Eat two chocolate chip covered brownies.

Step 4:  Stay up until midnight playing with photos.

Step 5:  Eat one more chocolate brownie before bed for good measure.

Step 6:  Sleep.

Step 7: Wake up and drink three cups of coffee without eating breakfast.

Step 8:  Call in sick because if you’ve done everything right, you’ll be seeing migraine auras within the hour.

(By the way, I’ll classify this as my Dumbass Move of the Month.)