Insomnia Is A Four Letter Word
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Little did I know when I snapped these dandelion fluffs yesterday, they would be starring in a photo quote de jour today. There were dozens of dreamy photo ops, fresh air by the Hudson, yoga to bring peace to mind and limbs, and yet insomnia reared it's ugly head. The cats, DH and I were quirrelly monkeys all night. I could have blamed the full moon, Mercury in retrograde, seeing a truly horrible movie, Greenberg (Ben Stiller what were you thinking?) the general state of the world going to hell in handbag, but I'm too tired to think. I tossed and turned under my cloud-like duvet watching thoughts drift in circles. I wanted to drift towards the clouds of dreamland, but instead felt like a fluffy dandelion: one part blowing in the wind, the other tethered to the ground of sleeplessness. I don't spend much time in the green state called envy, but I am in awe of people who can sleep no matter what phase the moon is in. I wonder how much tidier their minds must be, swept of demons to a clean state of nothingness. Is there an EasyPass to Dreamland, and if so where can I buy it?
Little did I know when I snapped these dandelion fluffs yesterday, they would be starring in a photo quote de jour today. There were dozens of dreamy photo ops, fresh air by the Hudson, yoga to bring peace to mind and limbs, and yet insomnia reared it's ugly head. The cats, DH and I were quirrelly monkeys all night. I could have blamed the full moon, Mercury in retrograde, seeing a truly horrible movie, Greenberg (Ben Stiller what were you thinking?) the general state of the world going to hell in handbag, but I'm too tired to think. I tossed and turned under my cloud-like duvet watching thoughts drift in circles. I wanted to drift towards the clouds of dreamland, but instead felt like a fluffy dandelion: one part blowing in the wind, the other tethered to the ground of sleeplessness. I don't spend much time in the green state called envy, but I am in awe of people who can sleep no matter what phase the moon is in. I wonder how much tidier their minds must be, swept of demons to a clean state of nothingness. Is there an EasyPass to Dreamland, and if so where can I buy it?
Posted by Layla Morgan Wilde at 4/28/2010 11:55 AM 
Categories: Nature, Spirituality, Health, Westchester County, Westchester Wednesdays, Photography
Tags: Insomnia is a four letter word
Categories: Nature, Spirituality, Health, Westchester County, Westchester Wednesdays, Photography
Tags: Insomnia is a four letter word
Yeah, it's called Ambien
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But you can't take Ambien in the middle of the night.
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Have you tried Melatonin? A natural hormone available at your grocery or CVS. If you are subject to nightmares, they might increase, but I haven't had a problem. No hangover the next morning.
Lovely dandefluffs.
I had insomnia most of my life. But melatonin is great.
Also, if you wake up, you can warm some milk in the microwave. That will put you back asleep.
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K, I did take melatonin last night. Normally it works and it was too late for an Ambien.
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Charming description of insomnia! Loved the dandelion comparison! I don't get much sleep, 6 hours at most. Last night, I got only 4. But it really doesn't affect me, because I never do anything, anyway.
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Thanks, I'll trade solid sleep for charm, any day LOL. Do you write better aphorisms with more sleep?
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You could take another Melatonin, or increase the dosage. I personally wouldn't mix melatonin with a prescription.
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Well I hate to tell you but I did think it was a funny description of insomnia. At least it was funny to me. I have insomnia all the time and it is when I worry about everything which I am sure is true with you too. Love the comparison toe a dandylion. That wounds kind of dreamy to me, to watch the remains of a dandilion float around.
Sleep better.
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Marg, I'm glad someone got my humor
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Great!
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