the outskirts of slumberland
I have a bad cold that's keeping me awake. Argh.
I went to bed early (9pm) last night because I wasn't feeling well and I wanted to catch up on sleep. I've been up 'til the witching hour the past few days, checking mail, blogging, surfing, and reading. Now I see sleeping early wasn't a good idea after all. Yes I slept early, however, I also woke up early. How early? As in 3am early. To top it off, I woke up with a stuffed nose and some hunger pangs. I don't know which state it's better to wake up to: a hungry nose and a stuffed stomach or a stuffed nose and a hungry stomach. Okay, sleeplessness isn't really making me coherent or logical.
I kinda feel well-rested but I know I should be sleeping still. I've already watched some TV in hopes of tiring my eyes; I've tried closing my eyes, forcing sleep to come; I've tossed and turned then tossed and turned some more--still, the sandman wouldn't come. I didn't want to count sheep 'cause it seldom works for me. I think it only keeps me awake because I concentrate too much on reaching a certain number that is divisible by one hundred (i.e., 100, 200, 300). Geez, I didn't know I could be that OC even when on the verge of sleep. Dork.
My sore throat is getting worse and the cold isn't doing anything to make it better. This weather would have been perfect for a fitful slumber, alas, shut-eye is as elusive as a Blue Ghost Rider.* (Okay, I'm having problems with the asterisk there. Can somebody correct me if the placement is wrong? Do asterisks follow the same rule as end quotation marks, meaning they have to go after the period?)
First light's starting to break into morning. I'm pretty sure I'll be having an even harder time going to sleep once the sun's up and the weather gets warmer. Plus, there'll be all sorts of scuffling as people get ready for work or school. Then will come all sorts of motor sounds and the lively banter of "morning people," and the birds will launch into their impassioned morning choral routine.
I hate mornings. Especially when I've got a stuffed nose, a semi-sore throat, a lightheaded feeling from waking up too early, and the sentiments of a grouch.
*The Blue Ghost Rider action figure is a hard-to-find variant of the Black Ghost Rider released under the Marvel Legends Series 7.
I went to bed early (9pm) last night because I wasn't feeling well and I wanted to catch up on sleep. I've been up 'til the witching hour the past few days, checking mail, blogging, surfing, and reading. Now I see sleeping early wasn't a good idea after all. Yes I slept early, however, I also woke up early. How early? As in 3am early. To top it off, I woke up with a stuffed nose and some hunger pangs. I don't know which state it's better to wake up to: a hungry nose and a stuffed stomach or a stuffed nose and a hungry stomach. Okay, sleeplessness isn't really making me coherent or logical.
I kinda feel well-rested but I know I should be sleeping still. I've already watched some TV in hopes of tiring my eyes; I've tried closing my eyes, forcing sleep to come; I've tossed and turned then tossed and turned some more--still, the sandman wouldn't come. I didn't want to count sheep 'cause it seldom works for me. I think it only keeps me awake because I concentrate too much on reaching a certain number that is divisible by one hundred (i.e., 100, 200, 300). Geez, I didn't know I could be that OC even when on the verge of sleep. Dork.
My sore throat is getting worse and the cold isn't doing anything to make it better. This weather would have been perfect for a fitful slumber, alas, shut-eye is as elusive as a Blue Ghost Rider.* (Okay, I'm having problems with the asterisk there. Can somebody correct me if the placement is wrong? Do asterisks follow the same rule as end quotation marks, meaning they have to go after the period?)
First light's starting to break into morning. I'm pretty sure I'll be having an even harder time going to sleep once the sun's up and the weather gets warmer. Plus, there'll be all sorts of scuffling as people get ready for work or school. Then will come all sorts of motor sounds and the lively banter of "morning people," and the birds will launch into their impassioned morning choral routine.
I hate mornings. Especially when I've got a stuffed nose, a semi-sore throat, a lightheaded feeling from waking up too early, and the sentiments of a grouch.
*The Blue Ghost Rider action figure is a hard-to-find variant of the Black Ghost Rider released under the Marvel Legends Series 7.
posted by haiku @ 5:23 AM
7 Comments:
Load up on the cold medicine and hopefully it will zonk u out as well. Dual purpose, yay! Haha. Hope you feel much better soon.
Thanks! Actually, it's gotten worse. :( Had a hard time sleeping again last night because of an itchy throat. Hopefully, tonight will be better. :)
Oist, chief, pagaling ka. Yeah, that feeling sux big time... Baka ventolin lang ang katapat. Hehehe... ;-)
"Now I see sleeping early wasn't a good idea after all." --oh no, not at all good. you'd be like a super zombie the morning after with all the effort trying to sleep again the night before.
be well :D
Hello Haiku. Hope all is well with you and your family over there. With the storms and all...
Keep dry ok. Ingats
Starshuffler-- Thanks. :) Hindi naman ako asthmatic kaya I don't take ventolin. It's just a really nasty cold.
Bullish-- So true! I see you're well-experienced in the arena of sleep. I was really like a zombie afterwards.
Dennis-- I hope everything's okay your side of the world, too! Thanks! :)
I used to ge5t sick on a farily regular basis; around once every one and a half months. Then I started sleeping more (taking naps, etc) and I have to say that so far I haven't gotten sick since. *knock wood*
Now I am a total convert and believer in getting plenty of sleep, whenever you can get it, whatever works for you (being a light sleeper who cant sleep any more than 6 hours at a stretch, I take naps when I have free time, usually after heavy meals.)
I realize sleep is a luxury these days, but as the saying goes, its an investment since productivity lost while being sleep ends up costing you anyway.
I have also started putting on weight again, but let's just conveniently ignore that for this discussion. ;) Basta, I sleep more and am "healthier!" bwahah!
Um. Anyway. I rambled again. basta; sleep is good! Sleep more! Bow.
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