Sometimes, even in the best of circumstances, you lay in the dark like a tree full of owls. I've tried everything on those nights. Sleepytime tea. A warm bath. A hot shower. A cold shower. Soft music. Counting sheep.Usually, I break down and get up. I go into my office and sit at the computer and stare at a blank screen. On rare occasions, I actually write, but that's not the norm. No... eventually I open a game of Solitaire or Bookworm or some other mindless occupation. Inevitably, just when I'm getting involved with the game, I start nodding off.
Of course, you can't go to bed when you're close to a high score. Of course not! So I determinedly prop my eyes open and go for that last card...or word...or marble. And because I'm tired, I lose. Always. So why do I keep repeating this useless behavior? I'm not sure. I think it's just bullheadedness.
Fortunately, I don't have many sleepless nights. I'm usually too tired to keep my eyes open. But the next time it happens, I think I'll just go directly to the game, play like mad, and pray that I get tired really fast. And one last thing... I don't really care whether I win or lose.
I suspect I'll still be awake at four A.M.
anny
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Yikes, I hate the 'can't sleep thing'.
ReplyDeleteI had one Saturday night. After 2 hours of watching the clock tick and having my thoughts bounce around, I finally admitted defeat and went downstairs. Caught up on TV shows I'd DVR'd the past week and was back in bed two hours later.
ReplyDeleteSo, did you sleep?
ReplyDeleteHad one of those nights too. Bleh!
ReplyDeleteThe best part about a sleepless night is the crabby mroning that follows!
ReplyDeleteIt can also lead to the inablity to spell - mroning? OOPS!!
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