Comments | americanfairy: I'm Freakin' Tired!

americanfairy

I'm Freakin' Tired!

Apr 12, 2011 22:59

Okay, so I was going to make an actual post just to let you guys know how life is currently treating me, but I still have a psychology paper to work on and God knows how many math problems. To make life more interesting, I start a new client tomorrow morning. Maybe this weekend ( Read more... )

misc, insert witty comment here, needs more coffee!

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klcthebookworm April 13 2011, 19:50:34 UTC

Hope it gets better, hun.

americanfairy April 14 2011, 04:07:17 UTC

I'm not holding my breath. It seems that the older I get the more tired I am. I just can't understand why.

*sigh*

Looks like I'm gonna have to invest in some more energy drinks for now. And, I announced to my family that I am going back to my Baptist roots and never, ever, celebrating Lent again.

klcthebookworm April 14 2011, 14:33:31 UTC

And, I announced to my family that I am going back to my Baptist roots and never, ever, celebrating Lent again. *Giggle!SNORT* Sorry, I shouldn't. But I was raised Southern Baptist in Louisiana, if that helps explain the giggle fit.

Everything I have read on sleeping health, your sleep needs change as you age. And 90% of Americans are sleep deprived. I have to aim for 8 hours a night to feel my best. I can function at 7, but it's a cumulative effect of functioning less and less until I have caught up.

Make sure your getting enough Vitamin D and I rely on 3mg of melatonin every night about an hour before bedtime. That's to make sure my body is actually sleepy despite what the stupid Daylight Savings Time is telling it.

americanfairy April 16 2011, 04:00:09 UTC

Oh, the giggle fit is certainly understandable. I, too, was originally raised Southern Baptist in Texas. But, I haven't been to a Baptist church since I was about 14. The churches on post are all non-denomination churches, so sometimes we get Evangelical chaplains, Presbyterian chaplains, Methodist etc. That was were I was introduced to Advent and Lent.

Yes, I know that you're supposed to get 7 to 8 hours of sleep a night, but I just don't have time for it. In fact, I just worked 23 hours and I only got two hours of sleep and I can't go to be early because I have so much to do. Give me another day or so and I'll enter that zombie-like state.

I've heard of taking melatonin before, but I've had such bad reactions with sleep aids that I stayed away from it. And yeah, Daylight Savings is a pain in the butt.

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