Thursday, December 02, 2010

Wanted: Good Sleep

Historically, I have had no sleeping problems at all.  Over the past year, I have developed some, on and off.  Vicki is trying to help me figure them out.  I think it is a combination of stress over still not having a job in the legal profession, , my current job going half-time, ongoing kid and divorce-related issues, and the fact our new apartment is too noisy! We are on a busy street and even though traffic is low at night, garbage trucks seem to start everyday at 3:30 in the morning, and throughout the night, there is occasional truck or bus noise.  Now, I am not the type to be awake worrying about anything. I am generally not much of a worrier....but sometimes lately, once I wake up, I have trouble going back to sleep.  I sometimes am thinking about the previous day, or the next day, or something fun coming up....almost never about any actual difficulties.....I am just awake.  If this keeps up, I will have to look into under eye wrinkle cream or some such product.  Oh, last night, the problem was easy to diagnose - do NOT drink a Red Bull after 4:00 pm.  (Although it does make it easier to stay awake watching Harry Potter! We just finished the third movie, with three more to go before going to see the new release!)

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Sounds like hormones...the times they are a changing

Lynilu said...

Have you tried ear plugs for the noise? Might help. A friend lives on a rather busy street and he uses them. He says it helps a lot.

Anonymous said...

use a fan, it will drown out the street noise! however, i warn you, you'll become addicted! ; )

Dakota said...

Thanks! Used a fan in the summer, even pointed down the hall is a bit much now that the cold is settling in. I sometimes use a sound machine that I am addicted to, but am trying to wean myself from because I kind of want to hear some things for safety reasons. Balancing act!