Sleep-Disturbed Average Jane

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I’m usually a really good sleeper, but for the last two nights I haven’t been able to turn off my thoughts enough to sleep restfully all night long.

There’s been a serious illness and a death in my social circle this week, so I’m sure that’s where a lot of it comes from. However, other thoughts impinge on my sleep as well, most of which are completely non-urgent things that I resent having to think about when I should be slumbering.

I learned last night that I’m going to have my picture taken today, so I found myself lying in bed pondering how I should fix my hair, how to minimize the damage to said hairstyle during yoga class, what I should wear, and where I should sit or stand to be photographed. Why couldn’t that wait until I was fully conscious?!?

Even crossing a couple of items off my huge to-do list yesterday evening didn’t help.

It’s a little early in the year for me to need a vacation, but I’m thinking I could stand to do something relaxing. Any suggestions?

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5 responses to “Sleep-Disturbed Average Jane”

February 27, 2008

Suzanne

I’m very sorry to hear about the sad news that is keeping you up. Generally, I get plagued by insomnia on the little things that you also mentioned. I was up until 2 am for the past two nights. Usually, I try and do something else (like a crossword puzzle) to refocus my mind until I am so exhausted that I literally cannot keep my eyes open. This is probably not a very effective tactic.

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February 27, 2008

ok, where was I

I hate that time of night when your brain won’t shut off. I used to have it bad at the end of a semester when I’d be writing 2 or 3 25 page papers at the last minute and my brain would keep writing even while I was sleeping. Ugh.

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February 27, 2008

Jennifer

I’m sorry about your loss and the illness.
I might be too late to offer any help with the photo, but I’m sure you looked great!
Now, get some sleep…

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February 27, 2008

cagey

Hey – sorry to hear you have gotten such crummy news lately! Hang in there!

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February 28, 2008

colleen

ooh! yes! for a vacation to get away from it all, go to Samana, Dominican Republic. it’s GORGEOUS and in the jungle-y part of the country, not in the weird, cut down bits like punta cana etc. We went last year and stayed at the grand Bahai (sp?) Princepe. (again, sp?) it was *awesome* great beaches, very restful and relaxing and not very expensive. def worth going.
feel better soon!!

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