Need. More. Sleep.

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One of my New Year’s resolutions this year was to start going to bed earlier so last night I rushed to get ready and in bed by 11:30.  Mostly meeting my deadline, I curled up under the covers very excited to fall into the blissful world of La-La Dreamland.  After all, I have been so utterly exhausted lately because I have been trying to get back into the normal routine of things.  However, my insomnia kicked into full gear last night and soon the clock read 11:48 then 12:54 then 1:46 then 2:22.  Needless to say I was very sad at this current state of affairs.  I don’t think I even dozed off until almost 4 am and then the alarm clock belonging to DH soundly went off at 6:00 am.  Grrr. 

So here are 13 things that happen to me when I don’t get enough sleep.

1. I get very grumpy.
2. I get very irritable and annoyed and I am very easily overstimulated by anything and everything.  No singing, humming or whistling allowed.
3. The dark circles that normally reside under my eyes look even worse.  [Long story short - don't dive for the ball in volleyball even if you are the setter and even if you called the ball if somebody else is going to go after the same ball who is wearing a metal knee brace.  Needless to say I had 2 black eyes for 4 weeks.]
4. I want to take a nap in the afternoon when I have a gazillion and one things to do.  Even if I ignore everything and give into the nap, then I am just aggravating the vicious cycle of staying up late and not being able to fall asleep when it is time to go to bed.
5. I become a tyrannical dictator to my kids and husband.   I have no patience with them and I am not very nice.
6. I have no energy.
7. I become lazy.
8. I am assaulted by headaches.  I should probably buy stock in Excedrin … or Coke and Tylenol.
9. My ability to reason and think greatly decreases.
10. I become forgetful.
11. My appetite for foods that are inherently unhealthy for me increases exponentially.
12. My ability to drive, cook, speak, spell, etc. becomes greatly impaired.
13. And I can’t even think of a number thirteen because my brain has shut down.

Obviously I need to train my body to start going to bed earlier and I am thinking this might be a harder process than I orignally thought.

And before I forget, Happy 88th Birthday to my dear Grandpa!  This picture was taken in June of 2005 when we traveled to California for Cory’s baby blessing.  He is holding Cory who is about 4 months old. 

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