I don't sleep well. Never have. There's just something about me and sleep that doesn't mesh well, which is bad because, well...sleep is kind of necessary and good for me and so on and so forth.
So it always amazes me how something that it so necessary and so vital is the hardest thing for me to do sometimes. I lay awake at night listening to the various sounds of our neighborhood and the thoughts swirling in my head, so that come morning I'm super tired and just not the best caregiver to two kids. So I try napping, but those naps seem to just mess up my schedule even further. It's a vicious cycle.
Yet, the internet is plastered with articles about how getting a proper night's sleep is important and could even save us money.
So tonight I had it planned to go to bed earlier (earlier, not early - baby steps, please!). I had a good start. I finished watching Project Runway, managed to get in my bedtime routine, read a little and settle in for the night.
And yet it's 1 am and I'm still up (and writing a blog no less!) and my little Bear is laying on our couch listening to the sound of my typing after shuffling into our bedroom and crying because Chipmunk was whimpering in his crib.
I'll just have to try again tomorrow night. *Sigh*
3 comments:
2 nights ago, i was trying to go to bed early. Ended up taking a benedryl at 3:30am in the morning. Next night I took the benedryl at 12:30 when I wasn't asleep yet. I always get so mad, it ends up keeping me awake longer...so I know how frustrating it can be. And do I LOVE sleep!
That sucks. I have the same problem. Short of tylenol pm, I haven't figured out how to remedy it either. Sorry! I know it's frustrating.
project runway! love that show. okay. not the point of your blog...had trouble sleeping when i worked nights. benadryl and a glass of wine and nyquil. terrible, huh? i'm sure you've tried all the tricks. so sad with you!
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