Insomnia

Last night for the first time in a very LONG time I. Could. Not. Sleep. I followed the normal routine that I have been following since hubby has been gone. I ate dinner, took Ramsey on a walk, did the elliptical while watching some shows, did the internet thing for a little bit, and hit the sack before 11:00 pm.

Last night, however, as I lay in bed, sleep would not come. My mind raced in a thousand directions, and despite the fact that my body was exhausted over my newly formed exercise routines, my mind refused to rest. And so, at 2:30 am, I finally gave up on any last shreds of hope I had that I might sleep at a normal hour and took to the couch to watch one of my very favorite (and almost forgotten) movies Almost Famous. I hoped I would fall asleep halfway through the movie, but alas, this was not to be.

After the movie was over, I got on the internet for a little while and finally felt as though If I went to bed then, I might actually fall asleep. So, I did, and I did. The time of sleep for me last night? 4:30 am.

Only to be awoken at 8:30 am by a phone call from Hubby. Although, for once in my life, I can't say I was upset for being woken up. After the phone call I decided that today I had to forget about my plans to go into school, and I went back to sleep to get my full 8 hours. So..

I'm taking some time off. Today and tomorrow I will NOT go to school and work on my classroom. I boycott school and my classroom.. because, I do believe that it was school in the first place which had my mind unable to rest last night. The stress of it is overwhelming.

I'll go back on Friday. And today and tomorrow I will relax.. because.. I think I need it.

What's my motto again? Ah yes, that's it.. "Put off today what you can do tomorrow" :o)