As I was typing the heading I had a flashback to drunken parties with Faithless. Anyhoo, moving along swiftly.
I’m probably not doing a post tonight as I had Insomnia for the first time EVER last night. I was awake until about 2h30. Wide awake. I ended up tweeting my wide-awakeness.
To not be able to sleep is one thing, but not to be able to sleep on a Sunday night is a whole different story. You lie in bed and reply you whole weekend. Then you lie there worrying about money (horrific enough to worry about during daylight, let me tell you!). And all the creaky house noises freak you out. And then you play out all kind of scenarios in your head. And make to-do lists for the week. And worry about not being sharp on a Monday. And then the 4yr old wanders around the house so you end up lying with him for an hour. Wide-eyed in the dark. You catch my drift.
I don’t know if it was the afternoon nap, a late cup of coffee, working late as usual, other late night ‘festivities’ or general worry about the week ahead, but it sucks. Bigtime.
As we were settling in to go to sleep hubby also made me promise that I would get up first as it is chaos when I don’t. Needless to say I was pleading from under the covers to be left alone for 5 more minutes this morning. Until the 4yr old switched on all the lights.
So, tonight I’ll try to switch off my computer and go to bed early and see how it goes..
Shame I can sympathise – have been awake since 1am this morning.
Oh shame, welcome to my world. I do the insomnia worry waltz most nights. Hope it was just a once-off and you get back into your normal groove from tonight.
:/ Big hugs – know the feeling.
Jeez, and you’re pregnant. Don’t know how you cope!
I don’t know how you survive it!
Aarggh!
Ugh, I get severe insomnia. When I’m awake at night, that’s when I am at my most creative.
🙁 Wish I had said something useful. Hugs are all I have right now though….meh
Really sucks. The only time I get insomnia is when Tristan is sleeping out, and Connor has gone to sleep at 7pm, and sleeps through! That’s when I lie awake til the wee hours ‘counting sheep’. More like counting problems….
I’m sure the lack of afternoon nap today and the sheer exhaustion will let you sleep tonight! (A glass of wine may help too – worth a try)!
Bizarre!
Me too!
or 3 🙂
Hugs are very useful 🙂
Oh goodness, there is nothing worse!!
Really hope that you manage to sleep tonight. A glass of Merlot perhaps?! xx
I feel for you. I have this often and can’t even read in bed ‘cos you know who can’t have a light on.
definitely!
you know who needs a klap. How do you cope with not sleeping??
Ah shame lady. I’ve had a few of these nights in the last months and they are BRUTAL! Last night was a bit like that – except I kept falling asleep in between. But when you ARE awake every worry is blown completely out of proportion but in the middle of the night rational logic is nowhere to be found. Apparently there is something in milk (tryptophan?) that helps with sleepiness so maybe milk and honey tonight? Besides which its delicious!
Bah! scrap the milk – go with Shazzie’s suggestion and drink the wine! 🙂
Enjoy the sleep tonight. At least you know that Sunday night is THE most common night for insomnia, that and the night before taking your dad to a World cup match.. 🙂
sleep tightxx
wahaha, thanks!
late coffee is a NO NO for me!
Some nice lovin’ nookie takes care of my insomnia.
(But leaves hubby weak and pooped for the rest of the week).
normally it doesn’t really affect me as long as it’s not after 5. Go figure.
It leaves me wide awake. There weresome ‘festivities’ before bed time on Sunday..
Hope you slept better last night.