That's right, I'm posting at 2:51 am. I celebrate sleep because it's what I lack at the moment.
Ever had those time you absolutely could not fall asleep? Or, how about asleep but keep waking up? Or, going to bed early and then waking up in the middle of the night.... wide awake? Or, nightmares?
I can raise my hand to all of those lately. Perhaps it's the chaos around me. I'm not doing well at managing my schedule at the moment. I realized this...... the more creative I become, the less organized I become. Why is that? It causes stress.
Anyone else out there feeling the September stress? The back to school blues? The no more summer nervousness? The it's just about winter worries? The single parent scaries?
Pick the stressor in your life that seems to be weighing you down or keep you awake. Want to share?
I'm so sorry. I'm a veteran of insomnia.
ReplyDeleteLots of things set me off, but for some reason my mother visiting ranks as number one. LOL.
'nuff said.
Pleasant dreams.
{hugs}
ReplyDeleteI'm long time sufferer of insomnia, thankfully my mother introduced me to Melatonin, and it's now under control...mostly.
"I'm not doing well at managing my schedule at the moment. I realized this...... the more creative I become, the less organized I become. Why is that? It causes stress." -- oh thank goodness, I was starting to think it was just me :)
Good luck finding your balance and wishing you pleasant dreams!
Oh I hate it when I can't sleep. Been there.
ReplyDeleteFor me it's thinking of a million things I have to do. I always struggle with the schedule in September too. It takes a few weeks to get it figured out and then I'll be okay. Just in time for something new to stress me.
Good luck!
I find that stress has the opposite effect on me--I want to curl up in a ball and sleep, as if the problem will magically fix itself while I'm in my cozy bed. When I'm my most productive, I'm a night owl by nature.
ReplyDeleteI don't often have insomnia but I've had a few bad days. Usually the stressor is something to do with my writing, either a writing block, or characters prowling my thoughts.
ReplyDeleteI hope sleep is much friendlier with you in the near future! Right now money worries have been hanging over my head for sure, but we're digging our way out of that so things should be looking better soon. Writing-wise I'm in the middle of several edits as well as starting several pieces from scratch and I have WAY TOO MANY contest entries breathing down my neck. I know I'm doing it to myself, but still... And then there's the house, which is in desperate need for a visit from the magic cleaning fairy. But I can't seem to find her anywhere. lol
ReplyDeleteI think mine is just a bunch of little things that have added themselves up into one very large thing that is getting difficult to deal with on some days. So I do what I can and do my best to tell myself that I'm only one person and can only do so much!