Insomnia

No good thing can come out of a 2:00 a.m. blog post.
For the last three days, the youngest has been sick. Six days ago, the husband came home sick.
So I don't know why I'm surprised to find that I feel lousy right now.

My neck is stiff. My throat scratchy. My nightgown irritating.
I am hot then cold then hot again. I cannot get comfortable.
My eyes burn. My ear hurts. My mind wanders.

Why am I still awake? Too much coffee? Too much tea?
The non-drowsy cold pill I took around seven in the evening?

After I successfully solved every problem known to man (in my mind, of course), I decided to get up and write. Seeing as how I went to bed around ten, that's a good four hours of problem solving. My grandma would have used that four hours to wash her hair, do a load of laundry, vacuum the living room, and can a batch of... something. Me? I just lie there and berate my body for not having the decency to go to sleep.

Did I mention I have indigestion?

Sheesh. I'm gonna be top-notch in the morning. Aren't you glad you won't be one of the people in my path? Or maybe you will be. If you greet me with a can of Lysol and a protective mask, I promise you won't offend me. Just offer me an extra cup of coffee as well.

I'm off to try this sleep thing again.




Happy Thursday! =)