Its late I am tired I have been working on writing for clients all I want to do is sleep.
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I get in bed.
Then a party wakes up in my mind.
In side my head looks like this:
I get up I drink water.
I climb back into bed.
I close my eyes.
I try to fill my head with calm quiet images:
BUT
The party carries on in my head.
Then I get the IDEA
(This IDEA can be about anything, last night it was about a client that has not paid me for writing work and that I should check if they published my work NOW.)
I toss, I turn, I toss
THE FREAKING IDEA WONT LEAVE ME ALONE
So I get out of bed again and fetch my laptop.
I type the letter/article/blog post/ do research.
When I send letters, write articles or blog posts, I usually wish that I had not in the morning. Those exhausted 2 am IDEAS are rarely any good. They are usually gibberish.
After sorting out the IDEA, you would think that I would finally get some sleep.
NOOOOOO
My nose is runny so I get up and get tissues.
I get back into bed.
I toss, I turn, I toss
I need to wee so I get up and go to the loo.
I get back into bed.
I toss, I turn, I toss.
I suddenly remember something urgent and important that I was supposed to take care off."
Lastnight it was:
"Mila's birthday tomorrow must get Dr Seuss story books
There is nothing I can do at 3am, 4am, 5am so I:
Toss, turn, toss
My sister told me that a friend sent out this message:
"I am tired and I cannot fall asleep so I am going to masturbate."
A few seconds later.....
"Oh wait I meant menstruate."
A few seconds later....
"Oops, I meant meditate."
That is why you don't message people when you are tired.
So to those involved regarding the whatsapp conversation about the nose pic looking like a penis on whatsapp, I was silly tired OK and in my defense it really does.
Every time I come here I laugh out loud. This post reminds me of the website, Damn you, Autocorrect. Hilarious text messages. When I can't sleep I lie there talking to myself, not out loud. I refuse to get up, even though that's what the "experts" say to do. Get up and do something. I figure, erroneously, that if I get up I'm done for, I'll never get back to sleep. In fact, lying there telling myself I'll fall asleep any minute doesn't work either. I keep meaning to get a prescription for some hip pharmaceutical the tv commercials make me believe would make my life better. :)
ReplyDeleteI have these herbal drops from my sister that really help me sleep but getting out of bed to take them seems to much effort then instead I spend the entire night tossing and turning.
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