I have not been sleeping well lately. I go to bed at my normal time and have no issues with falling asleep quickly. My issue starts between 3am and 5am. I wake up, look at the clock and see it is way too early to be awake. I close my eyes. I might doze here and there. I open my eyes hoping I’ve slept until a reasonable time and see it is at most 30 minutes later. This goes on until I finally give up and get out of bed at around 6am, sometimes earlier. Recently, I was so tired when I started my coffee I ran the Keurig without first getting a cup to catch the coffee. Luckily, my Keurig has a hollow, removable base. All of the coffee went in that instead of making a mess. Most days I am still able to get my mind in writing mode after two cups of coffee, the newspaper, and some word puzzles(my normal morning routine). Today is not one of those days.
I was up and making coffee(with a cup this time) by 6:15. I red the paper. I played my games. I watched The Masked Singer. I ate breakfast. I opened my laptop. All of the thoughts I had in my head yesterday as possible writing ideas were gone. I still can’t remember what it was I planned to write. I didn’t make a note of it, so for now it is just gone. I really need to get better at planning, taking notes, and maybe writing in advance. Especially if this sleep thing continues. On top of the issue of not remembering what I planned to write, I also had issues with my laptop freezing over and over again whenever I tried to get started. I think I should have just taken the morning off at that point.
Fortunately, today is my food delivery day. In an hour or so I head to the church to load my car up with boxes of food I will deliver to four houses in the area. I have a book to pick up at the library. I might stop for a cup of coffee while I’m out. I will get back around time I will be ready to eat lunch. I will take the dog for a walk. I will read my book. Today is a day I can be productive in non-writing areas and will be active enough to shake off the cobwebs from the loss of sleep.
I really do need to start writing down ideas as they come to me.
I struggle with sleep as well. I’ve tried all the recommendations, cool, dark room, no screens before bed, no food for several hours before sleeping. Still, sleep comes to me very rarely. It sucks.
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My issues are off and on. I go through stretches where I sleep fine and then hit a stretch like this
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Jotting the ideas down is essential. I’m reading a book now (I’m going to do a blog about it eventually) and the author says he writes down all the details of his day in a journal, so he can evoke feelings. I’m thinking itbthroigh
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My therapist has mentioned the idea of a journal for me. I have yet to take her advice
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I always feel better when I write things down. I just don’t make enough time for it
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I had trouble sleeping the night before we went to Orlando. I love the stepson and family but they were so busy that we did not know the meeting place or time until he texted at 11:30 p.m. I guess we are both old foogies as I wanted to know at least a day before early on to make a few plans but that is how he operates and actually he has been very successful, so we both try to go with the flow.
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I only have this problem when the cat feels like playing mind games with me.
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