The Week's +/-

[plumtreeblossom]

I don't usually post in this format, but there are lots of little points and not enough time or post space for posts on them all. So then, my week in +/-:

+Got to see weegoddess briefly on Tuesday, as she's briefly in town from the UK. Welcome back to Boston!

+Dinner with beowabbit and a cuddly viewing of the movie musical Hairspray. Now I want the soundtrack.

+In spite of the rain, neither pair of shoes I've worn this week have soaked through.

+ Am working on sharply reducing the amount of alcohol I consume each week. I'm not eliminating it completely and have no plans to, but I don't need as much as I've been having. Everything good is better in moderation.

-Because of this effort, I've battled my lifelong nemisis INSOMNIA full-on several nights this week, and the overall result of working full time on almost no sleep was a net-negative. (Nobody better say chamomile tea helps you sleep. It just helps you pee 17 times a night and call your noisy Siamese cat a motherfucker. Sorry, Rowleykins.) Still, I feel better physically in regards other than sleep, so the effort is worth it.

+ It's Friday night. I will sleep tonight, you betcha. I done hella good this week. Cheers.

-/+ Work was slow most of the week.

+ Wabbit and I have reservations to see Rimers on Saturday. Looking forward to it.

- During a rare and brief swatch of sleep, I had a dream wherein Santa Claus was sobbing because nobody believed in him. Woke abruptly to discover that the sobbing sound in my dream had been my brain mis-translating the real-world sound of my cat Benjamin snoring. Poor Santa!

+ After work tonight I'm going shopping for my neice's birthday gift(s). Wow, when I was 11 I was still playing with stuffed animals. She wants makeup.

+ Banana pudding.

+ Thanksgiving prep soon. Happy 4th Thanksgiving together, my honeywuzzle!

+ Just sent a request to the Governor's Council for my application to become a Justice of The Peace. I don't know if I currently have all of the qualifications (various Commonwealth wesites listed very few requirements. Surely there must be more). If I manage to become one, this will be my retirement career. And I'll have 20+ years to practice up. :-)

Comments

[bkdelong.livejournal.com]

- Sorry about the lack of sleep. That's tough....I can't function.

+ Oh yay! I have tickets for "Rimers" on Sat night as well. Just....no one to yet use the second one

[noire.livejournal.com]

Lack of sleep--I've had insomnia since I was 16. A few years ago a friend turned me on to the combo of
L-Theanine (1 capsule, you can get it at Cambridge Naturals) and
Melatonin (I use 2)

It doesn't work all the time, but it does often help.

[vanguardcdk.livejournal.com]

4 years with the wabbit? Wow..very cool. :)

[moonshadow.livejournal.com]

I also have challenges with insomnia. If you would like to hear about what has worked for me, let me know.

[weegoddess.livejournal.com]

+Got to see weegoddess briefly on Tuesday, as she's briefly in town from the UK. Welcome back to Boston!

::squees:: It was great to see you too!! And I'm feeling very welcomed. ;-)

[mistergoat.livejournal.com]

Poor Santa!

[spacechicken.livejournal.com]

I don't know if this is a good long term solution to insomnia, but if I've been drinking to (what some people would consider) excess and for a few nights in a row and am worried about getting to sleep on a night that I take it easy, I'll take a benadryl about 20 minutes before going to bed. Knocks me right out. Only problem is, if I get less than 8 hours of sleep that night I'm kinda hung over from the benadryl the next day.