Should be in Dreamland…
After two nights of broken sleep, I should be in bed already.
But, here I sit, drinking a cup of tea (nothing exotic – just a basic black tea with lemon and honey, tonight – and no, I don’t drink coffee), and reading a few blogs.
Although exhausted, I needed this quiet moment to myself – to sit in relative peace, with my tea, and just breathe. I needed to listen to the sounds of Little Dude going to sleep (he fought it tonight, as his sleep schedule is off due to the early morning emergency room run, and he isn’t feeling quite up to par yet), so I could know he wasn’t having difficulties breathing again, and put some of my worries to rest.
As Little Dude is now asleep, the wash is in the washer and Supercat is fed, I feel I can relax, and maybe head to bed. The warm mug I’ve been holding, is slowly cooling, and the tea has done its job in helping to relieve the sore throat I’ve had since early Monday morning.
In this crazy and hectic life, what relaxation technique do you use? Can you just fall asleep when you are worried, or do you need to take time to unwind?
I have got to take time to unwind. My girls and I cleaned house today for about six hours then went to get dinner for the family then to the grocery store. After we got back home we finished up the bedroom for Jenny’s visit tomorrow and now I am keyed up and don’t feel like I’ll ever settle down to sleep so…here I am on the internet catching up on blog reading.
Hope you get some good sleep after your recent events. Also, hope you feel better soon from the sore throat.
I tend to be a bit of a night owl. I have been getting home from work at about 11pm and although I feel tired, I am not ready for bed. Recently that has been good as that has been when I have been working on photos, but last night I sat down in the living room and ended up waking at 4am this morning, sat in the armchair by the fire.
Three times I have sat down to watch Top Gear now, and I still think I am only about 20 minutes in to it.
I am glad Little Dude seems to be getting better. Just think … better now than in a month’s time!
I could be a night person. And if I stay up past 10 I have trouble sleeping. But, most of the time I am so tired that all I have to do is be in bed with my jammies on and I am asleep within 10 minutes.
I always need some down time too… And take it every night, and usually in front of the PC! *lol*
Wine.
mrsmacheide – I agree – You need to unwind…
Mr. Geek – I’m with you on the night owl thing, and it sounds like you do what I find myself frequently doing. I’ll sit down to read something, or watch a TV show, and I’ll wake-up in the wee hours, in our living room.
inthefastlane – You have three kids. I understand the need to head to bed immediately. I know my exhaustion probably is minor compared to yours.
Julie – As with inthefastlane, with the number of kids you have around you all day, I am surprised you just don’t collapse in exhaustion. Like you, my time alone seems to be my computer time.
Andrea – Wine or whine?
What do I do to relax and unwind? I read in bed, before I fall asleep. Something brainless, like a scrapbook magazine or Family Fun. I have to, otherwise I toss and turn for at least an hour.
That’s just before I fall asleep. Other than that, I really have no idea how to relax and unwind, which is a big problem for me.