still tired
our electricty failed last night; not due to lack of payment or anything, just random durban black out. my house seems to be on a fault line, as our side of the neighbourhood randomly but regularly gets hit with black out problems; so we sit like folks from the 18th century reading by candle light, while our neighbours to the right, enjoy full electronic enjoyment. it makes me feel amish; a strange thing to adjust to.
yesterday i felt miserable; i had barely slept the night before (a regular occurance with me, however this was painful aweful lack of sleep) and was miserable (the problem and pain of being a girl arises just once a month). so when the black out happened, and it looked like it was settling in for a night of candle light, i decided to go to bed early and listen to more audio book entertainment. this is one benefit of being a member of the technologically advanced age; most things i own and use run off battery power so i can still use my laptop, enjoy ipod fun and cellphone joy. ha take that amish folk (despite electricity i can still have techno fun- petty i know but i need to feel marginally important these days). i climbed into bed at around 8.30 pm, something i havent done pretty much since i was a kid, wrapped from head to foot in warm hoodie, fleecy jammie pants and thick socks. wrapped in my caccoon of warm and loving duvet, i drifted off wiht the slow, southern accented narrator of my story in the background. all of this warm, snuggly joy and sleepful bliss was wrecked when ten minutes into this comfort, the electricity came back on, and i had left all my flat lights on. dammit. leaving my bed to turn them all off felt close to what a baby must feel when exiting the womb at birth; dammit, just when ive settled in for the long haul. i didnt sleep immediately afterwards, nor as fitfully as i would have liked, but im glad to annouce that all in all, i was in bed for roughly 12 hours, as i only left ready to leave it at 8.30 this morning.
despite all of this im still tired. im still longing to crawl back into my duvets loving folds, but swore that i actually had to do some work today. perhaps its acceptable for a afternoon nap time leave?
yesterday i felt miserable; i had barely slept the night before (a regular occurance with me, however this was painful aweful lack of sleep) and was miserable (the problem and pain of being a girl arises just once a month). so when the black out happened, and it looked like it was settling in for a night of candle light, i decided to go to bed early and listen to more audio book entertainment. this is one benefit of being a member of the technologically advanced age; most things i own and use run off battery power so i can still use my laptop, enjoy ipod fun and cellphone joy. ha take that amish folk (despite electricity i can still have techno fun- petty i know but i need to feel marginally important these days). i climbed into bed at around 8.30 pm, something i havent done pretty much since i was a kid, wrapped from head to foot in warm hoodie, fleecy jammie pants and thick socks. wrapped in my caccoon of warm and loving duvet, i drifted off wiht the slow, southern accented narrator of my story in the background. all of this warm, snuggly joy and sleepful bliss was wrecked when ten minutes into this comfort, the electricity came back on, and i had left all my flat lights on. dammit. leaving my bed to turn them all off felt close to what a baby must feel when exiting the womb at birth; dammit, just when ive settled in for the long haul. i didnt sleep immediately afterwards, nor as fitfully as i would have liked, but im glad to annouce that all in all, i was in bed for roughly 12 hours, as i only left ready to leave it at 8.30 this morning.
despite all of this im still tired. im still longing to crawl back into my duvets loving folds, but swore that i actually had to do some work today. perhaps its acceptable for a afternoon nap time leave?
posted by me at 9:47 AM
3 Comments:
it's completely, and utterly acceptable to have those glorious afternoon naps...they rejuvenate the body in ways we are forever grateful. just don't fall prey to sleeping thru the entire night...a commonplace activity that can result in one's "crankiness" becoming mutated and scary...
else...set and alarm so's you snooze for like an hour or two at the most.
sweet dreams
hehe- thanks rustic! nice to know i have support for my napping habits- you got my back.
heh rusty you know all about catching the afternoon window of opportunity... meg, sounds pretty cosy in that bed of yours :) me and al are in this crazy little seaside town just north of san fran... pictures coming soon, these are crazy times !
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