Apparently, if you don’t get up at like 5 in the morning on weekends, Dustin gets up before you and posts. Which means that weekends, for the rest of this here blog-off, will probably belong to Dustin. Whatever, I like my sleep.
Dustin has decreed that today’s topic is “dreams,” which is actually quite difficult when you take into consideration the fact that I can’t remember when I last had a decent night’s sleep. Seriously. It’s like my internal clock decided that it would be really fun to repeatedly hit the snooze button. I can’t fall asleep until well after midnight. When I do finally fall asleep, I wake up several times during the night. And then, when 6am rolls around, I’m wider awake than a trucker hepped up on no-doz. I finally start to get some meaningful rest right about the time that I should be getting up for the day.
I think that the best sleep I had all week was when I hit “off” instead of “snooze” (it was an accident, I swear!) and overslept by about an hour. I was an hour late to work but, sweet sassy molassy, it was so worth it.
It’s like I’m becoming some sort of vampire. Quick! Look at my skin! Am I sparkling? I think I might be sparkling. Please tell me I’m not sparkling! Or maybe that’s just some leftover glitter glue from my latest craft project. False alarm!
Some people might argue that this whole not being able to sleep thing is a manifestation of some sort of anxiety. That I’m actually more stressed out about the holidays than I let on, even to myself. Perhaps this is true, but I think that its far more likely that it’s all due to cold season and the fact that Kristian snores like a lumberjack when he’s stuffed up. Also, stormy weather does all sorts of weird things to me. And have I mentioned how hard it is for me to sleep when someone is snoring?
Furthermore, all of those naps that I’ve been taking are probably doing nothing for my ability to fall asleep at night. But they sure are nice in the moment.
I think that it’s time to go back to my “I have a fucked up sleep pattern” regimen. No food after 9pm (this will also be good for my “don’t put on a shit ton of weight in December” regimen). Plenty of exercise (see: weight, not putting it on). A nice hot shower right before bed. Some aromatherapy lotion aimed at sleep. And decongestants for Kristian. Lots and lots of decongestants.
What do you do when you have a hard time sleeping?
I have never, in my life, had what even could have resembled any kind of sleep schedule, let alone a healthy one. I have also always had the most vivid, intense dreams of anyone I know.
I would definitely take insomnia over hallucinogenic anxiety dreams, but I’m sorry you have to deal with it at all.
Don’t forget purring kitties in your sleep regimen! They really do work wonders.
I too have bouts of insomnia, usually I either get up and read a super boring book or make a cup of decaffeinated tea. Damian has been fighting his sinuses of late as well, so I feel your pain about not sleeping though the sound of snoring. I usually make him take lots and lots of decongestants too.