Here I am again, up at 3:00AM. I have been working on some course revisions in our master's of nursing program and I woke up tonight thinking about them. I have to present our committee ideas to the general adult health faculty tomorrow (today) afternoon. I was thinking about our proposed changes and I could NOT go back to sleep, so I thought I would get up and write my new thoughts down so that I wouldn't forget them and now maybe I can go back to sleep because I know that I can work on them again when I get to the office later this morning.

Nite All!

I've been truly blessed as far as our yorkies go, both sleep through the night. They are up at 6:30, so sleeping in or a Saturday is difficult, but at least I can go back to sleep, sometimes.

Gayle, so hope that you were able to get back to sleep after getting up and writing your ideas down. It is so hard to turn off work sometimes and get to sleep. You are just so dedicated which is a good thing, but you need to be able to turn it off. Rex has the same problem. He will be thinking of a house design and get up in the middle of the night and he'll be at the computer designing. I guess it's kinda like an artist and their art or an author writing a novel. When the inspiration strikes whether it's an idea concerning a nursing program, or a house design, you have to capture the thought.

(((((((Gayle)))))))

Ha! Thanks Marilyn, I'm not sure mine was inspiration or just plain being afraid I'd forget by morning :D Oh and the yorkies didn't get me up this time - it was just me who woke up and couldn't go back to sleep. I can't even blame them this time!!!

I know that I often have new ideas after sleeping. It's funny how the mind keeps working on our problems while we sleep.

Hopefully, you'll get good rest after you present your ideas to the committee. You're such a professional that you'll do a wonderful job!!

Sometimes I get more decision making done while I'm sleeping and then I wake up soooo tired.

Gayle I have plenty of nights when I have so much on my mind I either am up all night or wake up early during the night like you do. Not fun but things will subside as you become relaxed.. Try to leave your thoughts outside the bedroom door at night. Not easy.. lol

Gina, I'm going to try that - I'll leave them on the couch in the living room!!!

Gayle, are you sleeping any better?

Yes, I am - thanks for asking Diana. I don't know why, but every few weeks I have to go through a few days of not being able to sleep - thankfully, it doesn't happen too often.

That's good. I'm glad to hear that you're sleeping better. Why do you suppose you have trouble every so often? Hormones? Worry about bills?

Occasionally, I can't relate sleeplessness to anything, but usually it is related to something I wake up worrying about and I can't get it out of my head.

OK, didn't sleep much last night - gonna be a looooong day - got back to back to back meetings and then class at 3:00P (sigh).

It wasn't my fault though, this time, nor the boys fault. Gary had trouble breathing last night and I found him sitting up in the lazy boy chair about 3:00AM. So, I gave him a breathing treatment and then, of course, couldn't go back to sleep. I bet I sleep good tonight!

Is the weather change hard on Gary?

I hope that is it or that it was just a fluke and NOT the new medicine that he started on which might cause shortness of breath. :(

Poor Gary. It's got to be hard on both of you. Hugs!!!