As if I needed further proof that I'm getting old...
I awoke today at 3am still clothed and lights still on (I had passed out when arriving home due to an excruciating headache and the after-effects of 4 beers). I got up, took out my contacts, undressed, turned out the lights, and went back to bed; I was unable to fall back asleep for a good hour or so. At 7am, I woke up, but continued to lie in bed awake. At 7:30am, I heard Kate getting ready for work, and continued to lie in bed awake. It's now 9:20am and I am writing this because I can no longer stay in bed and sleep in like I used to when I was younger.
Part of me is somewhat distressed by this. Today is my day off. I was looking forward to sleeping in for a change. But the other part of me is saying that it's ok because I'm entering a phase of life where sleeping until 1pm is definitely a thing of the past. Besides, I suppose I can still invoke those "sleeping until 1pm" days on the weekends.
I awoke today at 3am still clothed and lights still on (I had passed out when arriving home due to an excruciating headache and the after-effects of 4 beers). I got up, took out my contacts, undressed, turned out the lights, and went back to bed; I was unable to fall back asleep for a good hour or so. At 7am, I woke up, but continued to lie in bed awake. At 7:30am, I heard Kate getting ready for work, and continued to lie in bed awake. It's now 9:20am and I am writing this because I can no longer stay in bed and sleep in like I used to when I was younger.
Part of me is somewhat distressed by this. Today is my day off. I was looking forward to sleeping in for a change. But the other part of me is saying that it's ok because I'm entering a phase of life where sleeping until 1pm is definitely a thing of the past. Besides, I suppose I can still invoke those "sleeping until 1pm" days on the weekends.
2 Comments:
At 2:44 PM,
Jenn said…
I understand what you are saying. Every saturday I get excited because I can sleep in, and sleeping in usually means 9:30 a.m. at the latest. In high school, I used to sleep in until 2 or 3 on the weekends.
At 7:25 AM,
Anonymous said…
7:30am on Saturday, I'm up and at em. When you're my age long mid-afternoon naps are where it's at. Though you have years and years before you are that old.
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