Diary - I'd felt dizzy for a couple of days.

[Maybo]

This is an entry from my diary. Please check it and correct any mistakes.

I'd felt dizzy for a couple of days. At first, I thought I was sick, but last night I found out the cause. It was the lilies! My mum bought a lot of lilies to celebrate Lunar New Year. At night, it emanated a strong floral scent. I couldn't stand it, so I took the liberty of throwing them away while my mum was sleeping. This morning. I felt much better.

 

[emsr2d2]

I'd I've felt dizzy for a couple of days. At first, I thought I was sick, but last night I found out the cause. It was the lilies! My mum bought a lot of lilies to celebrate Lunar New Year. At night, it they emanated a strong floral scent and that was what had been making me feel dizzy. I couldn't stand it anymore, so last night I took the liberty of throwing them away while my mum was sleeping. This morning, I felt much better.

See above. Depending on when you're writing this, your final line might need to be "This morning, I feel much better".

 

[Maybo]

Why is the first sentence used “have been dizzy” and later on “had been making me feel dizzy”?

 

[Tarheel]

The first sentence should read:

I felt dizzy for a couple of days.

You solved that problem. You don't feel dizzy anymore. So it should be past tense.

If you still feel dizzy, it should be "I've felt dizzy for the last couple of days." However, you don't have that problem anymore.

 

[emsr2d2]

Apologies. When I started the corrections, I hadn't got as far as the part at the end where you said you were feeling better. On reflection, I would open with "Recently, I felt dizzy for a couple of days". However, if I were to use "for the last couple of days", I'd still open with the present perfect.

I've felt awful for the last week but finally today I started to feel better.