Queen B

Posts Tagged ‘sleep’

On deprivation

In Isn't it dreamy? on August 10, 2010 at 12:29 am

I had a rough weekend.

Rather, I had a wonderful weekend, and I feel rough in the aftermath.

Because I’m old.

Because in my silly, drunken stupidity I thought that trampolines were a good idea.  More than once.

Because I laughed so hard for so long that I think I may have caused internal bleeding.

Because sleep is foreign to me at the moment.

Currently I am sore, tired, physically and emotionally drained, and clinically delirious from the whirlwind birthday/farm party campout weekend.  It requires serious recovery.

Yet, I am also jacked up on coffee, completely wrapped up in my thoughts, and ultra-sensitive to snoring.

I love my husband.  I don’t love the snoring.

If I could ask for two things right now it would be to stop my brain (for the night), and stop the snoring.  OK, wait, three things.  Sleep.  Sweet, elusive sleep.

Late nights

In Random nonsense, They're... family? on January 30, 2010 at 11:45 pm

I’m a late night kinda girl with a chronic fatigue problem.  It’s a problem, for sure.  When I’m brimming with ideas and full of creativity, I can’t hold my head up or keep my eyes open.  As my dad would say, it’s hell getting old.  I don’t know that that’s my problem, but it can’t be helping!

Today was family day.  Not as in we spent the day doing family stuff together.  Rather, as in my mother in law came to visit with her 88 year old Aunt, and her aunt’s 88 year old friend, and her Aunt’s friend’s younger sister.  Phew!  They only showed up like 2 and 1/2 hours early, no big deal.  Cleaning the bathroom and showering before company arrives is completely over rated.  Later in the day, we made a trip to my step sister’s house for a birthday party for my nephew.  I showered for that, just in case you were worried about it.  The kids love seeing their cousins, and we all had a bit of fun.  We totally stayed late and kept all of the kids up past their bedtime.  They loved it.

Now, I’m attempting (and failing) to concentrate while my husband plays Beck on the Dobro in the kitchen, and my son plays Zeppelin on the Gibson in the family room.  The dining room just isn’t quite far enough away from either room.  I had all these ideas about 20 minutes ago about how this post was going to work out, and they are quickly flying out the bay window as my eyelids get heavier and heavier.  It is almost midnight, after all.  Have I ever mentioned that my husband used to sit on the side of the bed to play the guitar and sing me to sleep sometimes?  This isn’t quite the same thing, but it’s certainly having the same effect.

So long, Saturday!  Tomorrow morning we hit Ikea, first thing.  This should be interesting!

The Ugly Truth

In Random nonsense on December 8, 2009 at 12:06 am

I admit that I’m a complete slacker.

Tonight, rather than post to my blog, I sat and watched a movie. If it hadn’t enabled me to watch Gerard butler for an hour or so, I totally would have shut it off. I swear, I would have. It wasn’t good, and I’ll never get that time back. Except for Gerard, lest you forgot that I mentioned he was in it.

Anyhow, what I meant to do with my time was to gush about what a great time I had at the Renegade Craft Fair. Only now it’s late. And I have a big meeting at work tomorrow where they will most certainly have a epiphany and decide that I’m certainly the world’s smartest and hardest working employee, who is grossly underpaid to boot. Yea, obviously it’s a plan that’s already been set in stone.

I can’t sleep even one more night without sharing my absolute favorite find from the fair, though. So feast your eyes upon the newest addition to the Frank family Christmas ornament collection. My new Damned Dolly. Don’t you just love her? We’ll discuss later.

Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.

Join 81 other followers