Trying To Get Some Sleep
It’s late and I can’t sleep. Have had some increased stress at work recently due to a project rollout. It also explains why I have not written for three months or more. I just have not had the time. But by a matter of coincidence, I am writing now to make use of the time that I cannot get to sleep with. Perhaps after catching up with myself, I might actually get bored with it and sleep takes over. But there have been times when I was younger and hammering away on the typewriter, by the time I got to bed the sun was peeping from the horizon.
The truth is though, I am off from work the next day. Funny how when I should be feeling the least stress, I can’t sleep. But it could perhaps be a calling for me to spend the time writing this instead. I enjoy doing this, and it could end up with me crawling into bed at 9 in the morning later, with the rain still pouring down, and not getting back up till lunch time. My favorite time of the day. But that is also how I intend to spend my time off work. The project has been a backbreaker and now that it’s over, I’m just waiting for the accolades to come pouring in from the client.
Hopefully there’s something to catch on TV late in the afternoon. Perhaps a sports program. It’s been a couple of weeks now since I got any exercise in. Not good for your health. Getting really lazy and time to bust out the chops again. I haven’t been lazy at work, but the moment the bell rings and I head home, nothing beats having a small dinner and getting some shut-eye. You just think that it is most important to get nourished and rested before the next big day in the office. There’s just so much to be done on every project that no matter how well managed they are, it is hard to prevent more stress from creeping up on you.
I might catch some movie on cable after this as I am still wide awake. Maybe a crappy old flick might do the trick as it pulls your mind in and makes you drowsy. Once your mind stops functioning logically and rationally, it tells you to shut all manner of reasonable thought and let mindlessness take over. And when that happens, your eyes start drooping, mouth gets dry, ears start ringing, and limbs start dropping. That is the sign that sleep is finally calling out for you, and your final destination is that soft head cushion and cotton comforter that will keep you warm as the cold winds from the rain blows mercilessly against your bedroom window.
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