I've been having a bout of insomnia lately... Thankfully, though, i've managed to get a little sleep here and there. Of course, it hasn't been at night. Yesterday, i fell asleep in my reading chair and was awakened by my niece on the phone, who was very upset that i'd left her sitting at the tire shop for two hours. I've fallen asleep while dinner was in the oven (M thought to take it out ATER it was burned to a crisp- we had peanut butter sandwiches).I've fallen asleep in front of my son's school... Needless to say, i've been pretty damned tired...I've tried everything! Someone rescently suggested that i try excersize a few hours before i go to bed, and i thought to myself, " Self, THIS sounds like a plan!" So, excersize i did. And in all fairness, it allowed me to get the first two hours of sleep since this waking nightmare began. Unfortunatly, i was so sore the next night, that i was back at square one. I know, i was probably a little eager for this suggestion to be the cure for my sleeplessness and overdid it. So to the kind soul who suggested this to me- You're advice is directly responsible for 2 of the 5 hours of sleep that i've enjoyed in the last few days, so THANK YOU!
I was a walking zombie yesterday. I layed down from time to time, to no avail. I recleaned my house for the millionth time, hoping to tire myself out...And what do ya know, by 8 PM I was actually beginning to feel sleepy!By 9 PM I was already making preparations for what was going to be the first night of glorious, uninterupted sleep that i've had in...well, to be honest i've lost track of time...I put clean, fresh-from-the-dryer sheets on my bed, i layed out extra pillows, and even broke out the sleep mask that i'd bought at the end of a previous sleepless cycle...And by 9:30 i was snuggled in deep beneath my piles of blankets...
It happened almost immediatly...I WAS ASLEEP!!!! And then, i heard, " YOU'VE GOT MAIL!" I rolled over and looked at the clock...9:41... I'd enjoyed 11 minutes of sleep before M snuck into our bedroom and signed on to his computer ( it's connected to the stereo speakers, so i guess i should feel lucky that that little shock didnt give me a heart attack). " Sorry, honey. I forgot to turn down the volume. You go back to sleep, I'll be more quiet.", he says. I rolled over and pulled the cover up over my head, thinking that i'd soon be flying over the house that i grew up in, in a great big shoebox lined with cotton candy (I dream that from time to time)...
WRONG!!!!!!!!!!! I dozed. I heard M giggle. Looked at the clock. 10:03. I won't bore you with the blow by blow of my entire night, so let me try to make this short and sweet (as it is possible that i may fall asleep at my computer at any moment). M works 11 pm - 7 AM during the week, so it's not unusual that the two of us are rarely in bed at the same time. Even though he's off on the weekends, he sometimes cannot adjust his sleep schedule. So last night, he spent the entire night at his computer, surfing, chatting, and listening to music. I spent the entire night listening to him surfing, chatting, and listening to music. Occasionally, i'd ever so gently remind him in the LOUDEST way possible that if i didn't get some sleep soon, he'd find all the crotches cut out of his pants ( give me a break- i was nearly insane by this point). To which he would repond, " Sorry, I'll keep it down."... All night, this went on.. I stopped looking at the clock because i didnt want to be reminded of how much MORE sleep i was losing. And then, when my eyes were so dry and irritated that i could no longer even blink, M came to bed...And started snoring.
So, at 7-something this morning, i dragged myself out of bed, and i'm now finishing a pot of coffee. And guess where M is...No doubt flying over the home where i grew up in a giant shoebox lined with cotton candy!