Necessities

There are many necessities in life. Different people have different things that they claim they could not live with out. But, we all know the basics; Food, water, shelter, and SLEEP. Without sleep your mind becomes mush and your body cannot function. Without it you become entranced in a zombie like state and find it hard to focus on the simplest of tasks.

Some folks can live off of almost no sleep. Others need a lot. I belong to that group. At least 8 hours a night is what gets me through life. I really need 9 or more, but who has time for that? My kid inherited this from me. He sleeps 12 hours a night and sometimes will take a 3 hour nap in the afternoons, depending on what we have been up to. This, I know, is an incredible luxury that some would drool over .

For the past two nights, I have slept a whopping four hours total. Yeah. I know. Sheesh. I am blessed, as millions of other Americans are, with seasonal allergies. The medicine that I call a lifesaver has left me unable to get my zzzzz's. I find myself tossing and turning at night and wondering if it would be worth it to be all stuffy and miserable again just to get some sleep. But, then I wouldn't be able to sleep that way anyway. So, I just take the damn pill and breathe easy for the day, which is wonderful. Then, as bedtime approaches, I start to get a little tired, but then get anxious about not being able to sleep. Then I finally fall asleep and wake up a few hours later, and become anxious again because I am awake and afraid I won't get to go back to sleep.

It is a cycle that I am glad to say is only temporary for me. I hate that so many others go through this on a nightly basis ALL THE TIME. That would suck. Really bad. Because I NEED sleep. If this post does not make any sense, I apologize. And now, I am going to try to take a nap with my little friend. Wish me luck. :)