Insomnia

I have suffered from insomnia most of my life. Today is particularly bad because I’m exhausted and yet I’ve been staring at the ceiling for a while. It is frustrating to be soooo tired yet unable to sleep. Part of it could be stress, but honestly I’ve always had sleep issues.  Even as a kid. I was a kid who liked sleeping because when I could rest

Eye Innovation!

If you have read other stuff, you might know I work 3rd shift. I am quite sleep deprived. It’s really showing, too. I have always had some darkness under my eyes but now it is a lot worse. My eyes feel like there are mini-suitcases under them.

So I was looking through an Avon book the other day. There is a new eye innovation out there to fix my under eye circles! Did y’all know this? And it’s only $14.99! It is this vibrating wand looking thing that you’re supposed to put on those puffy areas and turn it on. Voila! The  bags are supposed to disappear which will then help eliminate the darkness. Hmmmm…does this sound a little too good to be true? Yeah, I thought so, too. Thankfully it’s only $14.99.

If you wanna check it out, here is what it looks like:

Rain Is A Good Thing

Some people hate rain. Not me. It is a wonderful thing! It gives my brain a chance to relax. That’s rare. Seems like I always have a bazillion things swirling around in my head. I have a hard time sleeping because of that. Then there is also the maintenance guy who loves to keep me awake by slamming and banging and playing loud music outside.

Yesterday I was so happy to see the gray skies. I loved the murky clouds. It relaxed me and I finally slept. I hadn’t slept in 3 days and so it was great. The cats were happy, too. When I don’t sleep they don’t sleep. So they were quite relieved to finally rest.

So see? Rain is a good thing. It helps me rest!

I’m an Insomniac

I’m tired. You would think that as tired as I am that I could lay my head down and fall asleep immediately. Nope. I have chronic insomnia. For some reason my body fights sleep. I sometimes feel like a 2-year-old fighting nap time. My body is sleepy and my mind is spinning in circles. Without pharmaceutical relief I wonder if I would ever sleep. I assume I would eventually crash. Surely I would have to. It would be nice if my body and my mind worked in synch and would cooperate with each other. Let the body relax and the mind be at rest as well. And I think about some of the stupidest things. What I wish I had told someone. I need to get more toothpaste. Did I call about that doctor’s appointment? I wonder if that commercial would be a video on youtube? I wish I had cable. I wish I could win the lottery so I could go be a beach bum. I wonder how much electrolysis costs? Does it hurt? I would love to open a restaurant one day. I’d help create the recipes but have  a full-time chef, of course. Why does my cat try to literally climb the rock fireplace? How come cats always land on their feet?

These are the things I think about. I would much rather be sleeping and dreaming peaceful dreams. But I lay there with my thoughts churning until I just can’t keep my eyes open any longer. I dream weird dreams but never really remember them. So I never feel fully rested. I think I would sleep well if I had a tank of nitrous oxide. Maybe I’ll ask for a prescription for that next time I go to the doctor. I’m sure she will go for that. (Yeah, right!)