Sleep--SLEEP!

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Sleep—SLEEP!!

Morningbrain is a thing I continue to have more often than I would like. I can only wonder what it would be like to sleep through the night and awake refreshed. It seems this is not something that will be my lot, though

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So, type I must, or simply lie in bed listening to those voices in my head bring up idea after idea about which to write. But do I write? No, not all that often. And when I do get up and give writing a try, often those oh-so-important ideas are found to have vanished. Good grief, Charlie Brown!

I wonder if there is some medical help that may be available here. I don’t really want to take anything, though. Alcohol was my crutch for many years—too many years—and it changed from a reliever to an addiction. Not something I would wish on anyone other than an occasional “worse enemy.”

If you have found yourself in a similar rut, two things I might recommend are melatonin and valerian root. Both come in tablet form and both seem to work, when I remember them. Melatonin comes in a soluble form, meant to be placed under the tongue, and may be just what I need. Unfortunately, the last time I bought a bottle of this, I thought I was buying the 5 mg. tablets I had used before. Not so lucky—got tablets, not the kind that would be usable under the tongue, though.

The valerian works fine if I take three or four tablets before going to bed. Don’t know if it comes in an under the tongue variety like the melatonin.

Guess another trip to Walmart is in order.

Don’t you just love Wally world?

Published this initially on my facebook page. Thought it was worth the repeat!

GG time, for sure

 

 Morningbrain time again!

 Well, here we are, again, friends!  Interestingly enough, I am happy to be here this AM, writing this little piece for my current Blog, “Morningbrain-“Deux…”, and happy to be doing what I am doing.  You see, I think I’ve discovered something about my grey matter, something that bears mentioning.  It seems to work as good as ever, just not at the times it used to be top-notch, but at these times, which today is beginning at 3 AM. 

 

So, that being the case, I guess I know what I should do.  In the military, we would call it, “continue the march!”  Whatever the time might be so to do is not something I seem to have much control over, though—so, here goes (it seems the time is right!)

 

I awakened today about an hour ago.  The cause is a bit noteworthy, if a bit more down-to-earth than I would like, but whatever it takes is what it takes:  a drain the lizard break!  (Which is how an old ANG friend, "Bill" from Oconee County, would have put it!) 

 

And so, having done what was required, I spent about a half hour ruminating on my inability to return to la-la-land as quickly as I might have liked and finally realizing what was happening:  “Morningbrain strikes again!”  (Welcome back, old friend!)

 

So what’s so good about waking up and not being able to get back to sleep very easily?  Well, following the realization of what my old “grey ghost” seems to want (a good name for it, wouldn’t you say?), I guess the smart thing to do would be to acquiesce to his doings and do something useful—like write a bit, today about my dear old friend, now “named” my old “Grey Ghost!”  Hmmmm?  Maybe an abbreviation would be in order here?  “GG” okay?  (I like it—“GG” it is!) 

 

And, I don’t know about you, but I can only wonder what GG might come up with tomorrow.  As for today, having made this discovery, I only wish I hadn’t taken that melatonin about a half-hour ago.  Had I not, I would be beside myself and probably at the top of my game now.  Which I am not! 

 

Maybe the sleep will come.  GG will have to wait (and, hopefully will be happy to wait,) wait till tomorrow AM!

 

Bonn soir, guten nacht, good night!  AM night, at that!

Morningbrain again

 

Morningbrain is a thing I continue to have more often than I would like.  I can only wonder what it would be like to sleep through the night and awake refreshed.  It seems this is not something that will be my lot, though. 

So, type I must, or simply lie in bed listening to those voices in my head bring up idea after idea about which to write.  But do I write?  No, not all that often.  And when I do get up and give writing a try, often those oh-so-important ideas are found to have vanished.  Good grief, Charlie Brown!

I wonder if there is some medical help that may be available here.  I don’t really want to take anything, though.  Alcohol was my crutch for many years—too many years—and it changed from a reliever to an addiction.  Not something I would wish on anyone other than an occasional “worse enemy.” 

If you have found yourself in a similar rut, two things I might recommend are melatonin and valerian root.  Both come in tablet form and both seem to work, when I remember them.  Melatonin comes in a soluble form, meant to be placed under the tongue, and may be just what I need.  Unfortunately, the last time I bought a bottle of this, I thought I was buying the 5 mg. tablets I had used before.  Not so lucky—got tablets, not the kind that would be usable under the tongue, though. 

The valerian works fine if I take three or four tablets before going to bed.  Don’t know if it comes in an under the tongue variety like the melatonin, though. 

Guess another trip to Walmart is in order. 

Don’t you just love Wally world?