"To sleep, perchance to dream-

No I'm not suicidal

from JoeUser Forums
Yes, before we go any farther, I know that I am using the most misused quote in the world.....but this morning when the alarm went off, I actually wondered if death is the only way I would finally feel rested.

That moment when you are violently yanked from peaceful bliss. Dream free slumber destroyed by the blaring sounds of a radio. THAT is the moment that ruins every day.

I have my clock radio across the room. Otherwise, I will simply hit the snooze button and go back to sleep....9 times. I have it set to music because my body hates the painful cacophony of an alarm so much that I have been known to get up, walk across the room, turn off the offending noise and go back to bed...all without waking up.

This morning as I got ready for my day, I noticed that I must have missed some mascara last night when I washed my face...there it was smeared under my eyes. I dutifully washed, brushed and primed myself to a semi-awake state, only to realize there had been no missed makeup....that was just my very own dark circles adorning my face.

I immediately make a resolution to get more sleep. I will go to bed at 8 o'clock tonight. Oh, wait, I can't. Um tomorrow? Nope, painting the final coat on the room. Friday? Well, that's Wild West Night. Maybe when I'm dead.....
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Reply #1 from JoeUser Forums Top
Ah, sleep!  Always tomorrow I will get more.
Reply #2 from JoeUser Forums Top
Right after Thanksgiving, I gave up caffeine and I changed my eating habits based on the advice given in The New Glucose Revolution. Since then, I've lost weight, had more energy, and I wake feeling more rested even when I get less sleep. I don't depend on caffeine to get me through the day anymore. I don't know anything about your eating habits, but it's something that you may want to consider. If you can't get more sleep, maybe you can get better sleep.
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Reply #3 from JoeUser Forums Top
Haha....sleep, what's that?! When you have young children you don't have the luxury of sleep! Mine are older than yours and I still can't get enough sleep! Sometimes not due to their own faults, but rather mine! But I feel your pain!
Reply #4 from JoeUser Forums Top
Well I have to admit that CariElf has a point. My eating/living habits have been less than stellar lately. I'm sure that might help.

And the real problem isn't just the kids, it's me. I wait for my DH to call (usually around 11:30) If I stay awake, then I just cut a lot of time out of my avalible sleep. If I go to bed, invariably I am in the middle of a rem cycle and wake up so groggy the conversation is no fun for him or myself. Plus I feel more tired the next day. I'm adjusting to it, but there are some days that hit me harder than others.

The worst part is the fact that if I stay up.....he doesn't call. If I think he won't call and go to bed.....he calls.

That's just how life happens.