So here's the short of it, 
I find myself wondering how sleep really works.

And here's the long.

Last night I had one of those nights that felt as though I didn't sleep.  Of course I know that's not true, but there was that weird feeling of being just on the edge of sleep or maybe it's just on the edge of wakefulness...

My back was hurting, but not that keep you wide awake really severe pain -- just the oh yea, my back hurts wonder if that's why I'm having trouble sleeping kind of pain.

Anyway, I wonder what kind of rest one really gets on nights like that. I don't remember dreaming, unless my dream was that I wasn't sleeping.  And I don't remember getting up or looking at the clock many times which is something that sometimes happens. And I wasn't really that tired during the day either.

So I find myself wondering about sleep - it's restorative powers; the different kinds of sleep; the routines that help one go to sleep -- and how easy it is to fall asleep sometimes; and how difficult sometimes when we are trying to chase it down!

For now, night night!

So here's the short of it, 
Sleeping is a beautiful thing.

And here's the long.


I've never been a morning person.

Today someone posted a real funny on Facebook attributed to Jim Davis (Garfield creator).

"If we were meant to pop out of bed we'd all sleep in toasters".

I'll have to say I got a good chuckle out of that one.

I did just pop out of bed this morning.  30 minutes before my alarm sounded, something just woke me up and I was ready to get up and get started. That sure doesn't happen very often.  I was even out of the shower before my alarm went off!

Let's see what the weekend holds for sleep! I hope my bed hasn't permanently turned into a toaster.  I really love those last minutes of sleep in the morning when I awaken and the alarm hasn't sounded yet. The clock shows another hour or maybe just 15 minutes before the alarm is set to go.  That's the time to just snuggle down into the covers and get a delicious snooze in.  Maybe I'll get one of those in the morning.

So here's the short of it, 
Sleep, lovely sleep.

And here's the long.

I've been taking benedryl each night ever since my episode with the rash.
Well, I skipped a couple of nights but mostly I've been taking it.  I have slept so much better the nights that I've taken it!  So I'm starting an experiment.  Today I bought a generic children's version and I'm going to try taking it in the evenings and see if it helps with the sleeping.

I'm watching the Oscars - but I do think I'm going to click the off button and head off to bed.  I have the feeling that a really good night's sleep before the work week begins is much more important than knowing who wins the awards tonight.  I'll catch that on the morning news.

It looks to be a busy week, so maybe it will fly by and another weekend will be here before we know it!