rough these bouts of sleeplessness, which isn't good for me because I always have too much to do. Plus, I'm trying to exercise consistently because we have a biggest lose contest going on at work, and I'd like to drop a few pounds before my release (which is 8 days away. gasp!).I've been up since 2:30 this morning. Believe me, I laid there and tried to go back to sleep, but my mind, it wanders. I thought about all the things I have to do before my release. I thought about my manuscript and changes I'd still like to make before submitting to my agent. I thought about getting my house spotless before my out of town guests arrive.
Needless to say, I didn't fall back to sleep. So I got up, did pilates, vacuumed, showered, and now here I am blogging with still three hours before I have to leave for work. I suppose I can be even more productive this morning, but I'd rather be sleeping.
What do you do to help you sleep?
Ugh, I think we all have those bouts of sleeplessness. Kudos to you for making it productive time.
ReplyDeleteYeah, haha. Sounds like a it was an epidemic last night. :)
ReplyDeleteI try to read something educational that normally would bore me to tears. Like an oven manual.
ReplyDeleteI completely feel ya on this one. I’ve dealt with insomnia for years, though I usually find that working out helps a ton by completely eliminating all my stores of energy. Have you tried a sauna? I usually follow up cardio with half an hour in the sauna, then a shower—makes me sleep like a baby.
ReplyDeleteOtherwise, I try to focus on my breathing, timing my breath OUT to be as long as possible. Usually this forces all other thoughts out of my head and I eventually wake up thinking “Oh, wow, that must have worked.” Hope you get some sleep! AND drop some poundage!
Thanks. I have been working out. My problem is that I fall asleep fine then wake up at like 3 am and can't get back to sleep. We'll see if the more I work out, the more I can sleep.
ReplyDeleteIf not I'll read a boring book like Heather suggested. :)