Insomnia
I've been having a lot of sleeping problems lately. I'm often up until 3 AM or later.
I can't put my finger on the precise reason. I think there are a number of contributing factors.
The first one is our bed -- it's older than our kids are, and desperately needs to be replaced. It just isn't a comfortable surface to sleep on.
The second is stress. Without going into particulars, there are a lot of external forces at work in my life right now which don't make relaxation particularly easy.
The third is the kids. From the time they get home from school -- and this was exacerbated when they were at home for summer vacation -- there's a constant din of noise and activity. From 8:00 PM and on it quiets down. So it's nice to enjoy the silence. But it takes a while to unwind.
The net result is that I'm getting to sleep late, though I'm still waking up at 6:45AM or so to make sure the kids get ready for school.
Comments
You aren't playing games late at night are you? I find that when I do that, I have a terrible time getting to sleep.
chris
Posted by: doktorwise | September 19, 2005 04:18 PM
Sometimes I do, a bit, but to *help* me get to sleep -- the sort of things that you can play on "auto pilot," like puzzle games.
Posted by: flargh | September 19, 2005 04:43 PM