There's a reason why...
There's a reason why candles do not have wicks at both ends....
Today did not begin well.
Next time I get the bright idea of starting to read a new book when it's bedtime, shoot me huh?
Yeah, so I started a new book at bedtime last night. I thought I was doing good, being in bed just after 11pm. Well, by the time I realised I was a quarter of the way through the book, and that my mind was so engaged in the story I doubted I would sleep, it was waaaaaay too late.
So, I got up and noodled around on the pc for a while as I drank a glass of milk, repeating my usual bedtime routine so it might trigger sleep.
Nope.
*sighs*
So, finally, at about 6.15am I fell asleep - only to have the alarm wake me at 8.20 to take the troll to school! I begged off that, as it was tygrr's day off work, asking if she could do it so I could go back to sleep.
And that thought was what stopped me from sleeping - it was tygrr's day off. We have been hanging out for a friday alone together for a month - troll has been on holidays so we have not been alone on fridays. And this was friday. And troll was at school.
Soooo, I hauled myself out of bed, struggled through waking up, tried valiantly to get some life into this ol' dragon but alas, I failed abysmally. I finally, miserably, conceded defeat about 10.30am and went back to bed, this time to sleep til 2.40 which is about my usual afternoon nap wake up time as troll finishes school at 3.15.
This time I felt more human, but still struggled. Every time I was active, walking or standing, for too long I broke out into a clammy sweat. This is my body's way of telling me I desperately need more sleep. Still, there were some errands I wanted to run, some things to buy for the new lounge and some new towels to buy for the bathroom, so we ran errands.
When we got home I was still feeling like something the cat dragged in and the little time I lay on the bed with tygrr before she went to bed had me convinced I would be following hot on her heels to the Land of Nod.
Alas....
There's this thing called 'second wind'.
I have my second wind.
I have put all the new candles out. I have detagged all the new towels. I have scrubbed the bathroom to within an inch of its life (much to Silly Bitch's displeasure!). I have cut my hair and coloured it. And now I am sitting here contemplating sweeping the hallway and laying the last piece of vinyl.
Part of me REALLY wants to. Part of me is telling me not to be so silly. Another part of me REALLY wants to read some more of that book but that might be equally as silly as laying the last piece of vinyl.
*sighs*
We are planning on cleaning off the back verandah tomorrow, and on pruning some plants that border the driveway. I'm thinking I might even weed my front garden too.
I think I should get some sleep tonight if I want to do all that tomorrow. The rest, the last piece of vinyl in the hallway and cleaning the kitchen and dining rooms can be done at my leisure next week, but I need to be up and about if I am going to get tygrr's help with the things tomorrow. So, I have finished some of the things on my 'to do' list and the rest shall be finished soon. I REALLY want to finish them tonight...
But...
You see, there's this thing called 'burning the candle at both ends'.
I think I've been burning my candle at both ends a lot lately.
I think it's catching up with me.
I think I need to go to bed.
'night night.
Today did not begin well.
Next time I get the bright idea of starting to read a new book when it's bedtime, shoot me huh?
Yeah, so I started a new book at bedtime last night. I thought I was doing good, being in bed just after 11pm. Well, by the time I realised I was a quarter of the way through the book, and that my mind was so engaged in the story I doubted I would sleep, it was waaaaaay too late.
So, I got up and noodled around on the pc for a while as I drank a glass of milk, repeating my usual bedtime routine so it might trigger sleep.
Nope.
*sighs*
So, finally, at about 6.15am I fell asleep - only to have the alarm wake me at 8.20 to take the troll to school! I begged off that, as it was tygrr's day off work, asking if she could do it so I could go back to sleep.
And that thought was what stopped me from sleeping - it was tygrr's day off. We have been hanging out for a friday alone together for a month - troll has been on holidays so we have not been alone on fridays. And this was friday. And troll was at school.
Soooo, I hauled myself out of bed, struggled through waking up, tried valiantly to get some life into this ol' dragon but alas, I failed abysmally. I finally, miserably, conceded defeat about 10.30am and went back to bed, this time to sleep til 2.40 which is about my usual afternoon nap wake up time as troll finishes school at 3.15.
This time I felt more human, but still struggled. Every time I was active, walking or standing, for too long I broke out into a clammy sweat. This is my body's way of telling me I desperately need more sleep. Still, there were some errands I wanted to run, some things to buy for the new lounge and some new towels to buy for the bathroom, so we ran errands.
When we got home I was still feeling like something the cat dragged in and the little time I lay on the bed with tygrr before she went to bed had me convinced I would be following hot on her heels to the Land of Nod.
Alas....
There's this thing called 'second wind'.
I have my second wind.
I have put all the new candles out. I have detagged all the new towels. I have scrubbed the bathroom to within an inch of its life (much to Silly Bitch's displeasure!). I have cut my hair and coloured it. And now I am sitting here contemplating sweeping the hallway and laying the last piece of vinyl.
Part of me REALLY wants to. Part of me is telling me not to be so silly. Another part of me REALLY wants to read some more of that book but that might be equally as silly as laying the last piece of vinyl.
*sighs*
We are planning on cleaning off the back verandah tomorrow, and on pruning some plants that border the driveway. I'm thinking I might even weed my front garden too.
I think I should get some sleep tonight if I want to do all that tomorrow. The rest, the last piece of vinyl in the hallway and cleaning the kitchen and dining rooms can be done at my leisure next week, but I need to be up and about if I am going to get tygrr's help with the things tomorrow. So, I have finished some of the things on my 'to do' list and the rest shall be finished soon. I REALLY want to finish them tonight...
But...
You see, there's this thing called 'burning the candle at both ends'.
I think I've been burning my candle at both ends a lot lately.
I think it's catching up with me.
I think I need to go to bed.
'night night.