The Power of Sleep

I am the first one to admit that I am very grumpy when I don't have enough sleep.  I know that, but I also know that I like to stay up late and read or watch tv or play BINGO on Facebook too.  (I used to say I would stay up late grading - isn't it nice that I don't need to say that anymore?)

When we were on the trip to Wooster and Memphis, I didn't sleep well. I don't know whether it was the bed, the pillow (and I did take MY pillow along with the under-pillow was different), or just the different smell of the room, the lighting, or what.  I just didn't sleep well at all.

When we came home on Saturday, I was ready.  Good night's sleep and I would be refreshed.  Wrong.  The Ohio State - Oklahoma football game was on, and since I am a born Buckeye when it comes to football, I was intrigued with it.  Plus I was trying to move photos from iPhone to laptop and into Shutterfly and it just wasn't working for me.  I guess from all of that, my mind was just on overdrive and I couldn't relax enough to sleep.  I tossed and turned for most of the night.  My Fitbit showed just 4 hours of sleep, and I think that was an exaggeration.

Last night it worked though!  I was fearful that it would be hard to fall asleep since I had slept from Monticello to Delphi on the way to Hilary's house and from Delphi to Monticello on the way home.  I wandered around Krogers in Monticello like a half awake zombie, but I woke up enough to put the groceries away and check email and watch a couple of re-runs of Family Feud before going to bed around 10.  

Once there though...gone.  I was worried about Gary a little because he developed a chest cold on Saturday morning, so he was coughing and sneezing quite a bit.  When we returned home yesterday evening, his stomach was not happy either - he thought from all of the cough drops he had been eating.

But once I hit the bed - I was gone.  And I woke up at 8:45 this morning!  Wow!  You know those times when you just don't want to get out of bed because it feels so good, like the covers have molded to your body just perfectly?  The temp of the room and the bed are just perfect and you don't want to disturb it?  That was it for me this morning.  And I was so happy that I actually slept all night!!!

I feel good.  dadadadadadada  Oh so good....dadadadada

Ready to work on the day ahead even though it is starting later than planned.

Fruit is cleaned.
Refrigerator is cleared of all things not edible anymore.
Pork chops are in the crockpot, ready for dinner tonight.

Ready to go outside and mow and clean up the yard!

Ahhh...the power of sleep.