Sleepless Nights

 I feel like I've titled a previous blog with this same title. Maybe it's just become a theme in my life over the years. I don't know. I used to lie awake for hours, worrying about finances, our marriage, P's health. Now I'm awake because I feel like I've aged10 years in the past year. I take a very high dose of medicine for a medical condition (to no avail) that causes night sweats and hot flashes. (Doesn't that sound like an old lady issue? But wait! It gets better.) I have plantar fasciitis that makes walking pretty uncomfortable if I choose to wear cute shoes instead of sensible shoes. I have eczema that will cause my hands to feel like they are on fire some days. I have gained weight faster than I can think about losing it. (Although the pint of Blue Bell that I ate for lunch today probably didn't help.) I have arthritis in my hips, making exercise uncomfortable. By the time I fall into bed (at an old lady time of 8:30) I am uncomfortable and exhausted. I try to read to relax but my eyesight has gone downhill pretty fast in recent months. I wear my glasses a lot these days just to see the book I'm reading to my students or the computer screen that sits on my desk. By the time I go to bed, I don't want to wear my glasses and it's difficult to see the words if I'm reading a "small print" book. Oh the joys of aging! I can only imagine how I'll be in 20-30 years. 😞

Maybe I am dealing with insomnia because of the political junk going on. News media has declared Joe Biden as the new President elect as of today. I'm not a fan of his. But, in all honesty, I haven't been a fan of any of our presidents in recent years. I guess this election just made me mad because of all the fraud. The American people deserve better than that! When it's all said and done, whoever is inaugurated in January will be our President and, even if I don't respect the person, I respect his position. But I really just wish the USA could go back to the good ole' days of Ronald Reagan. 😃

No matter what causes my insomnia, I am thankful for nights like last night where I slept 7 consecutive hours. I rarely sleep more than 4 hours at a time and then it takes me an hour or two to get comfortable enough to fall back to sleep. I usually get one good night of sleep a week and I'll take it. I'm thankful when I wake up rested and do not take it for granted. So here's to more nights of good sleep, waking up rested and ready to take on a new day.....