Two fingers of red eye please, Barman

[caddyman]

Well, after just over an hour of lying in bed, switching from trying to sleep on my side, then on my back and then on my side again, I have given up and decided to come back to the keyboard and mooch around the intarwebs and drink a cup of tea.

Yes, despite the dog-tiredness and the yawns that bring streaming tears, guess who is wide awake and unable to sleep?

I really envy Furtle her marvelous ability to rustle up a sleep pretty much on demand. The second she feels even slightly tired, she can call up a deep sleep within minutes. Sometimes in fact, I almost think she is asleep before her head hits the pillow. Once upon a time I could do that, too. These days I retain the ability during the day, but at night it is not always quite so easy. Most of the time I am away with the fairies within about a quarter of an hour, but if it goes many minutes beyond that, I know that I might as well give up until I start getting that trail effect when you move your eyes around and even that is no real guarantee.

Some time in the next half hour or so, I expect that Sunday night's US TV will start hitting the torrents, so I shall at least (I hope) be able to download House, or some such entertainment for Bank Holiday Monday. In the meantime, I shall continue mooching around the internet.

Comments

[ladkyis.livejournal.com]

Teenagers have been medically proven to need more sleep than older people. Another thing that has been medically proven - there are statistics too - is that reading reduces stress. Because you use so much of your brain when reading it reduces the amount of brain left for worrying thereby relaxing you. SO get out a book and get comfortable and practise reading yourself to sleep - oh and stop worrying about not sleeping co sthat can keep you awake at night.
Make your going to be ritual a proper ritual. Have a warm drink don't watch lots of exciting things on TV just before bedtime and try going just that bit earlier.
Allow a week or so to get into the habit of going to bed and sleeping.
Don't drink ordinary tea because it does have caffiene so go for a fruit one that soothes or cammomile that is said to relax a person. Me? I have the "if I am horizontal I must be asleep" gene like Furtle but Mr M has used all my ideas at different times when he goes through a sleepless phase.
OH and it is all to do with weight according to some experts

[november-girl.livejournal.com]

I really envy Furtle her marvelous ability to rustle up a sleep pretty much on demand. The second she feels even slightly tired, she can call up a deep sleep within minutes.

I envy people who can do that too.