Insomnia

It’s 3am and I am very wide awake. I was in bed for 2 hours trying to sleep, and failed. My mind is so active, just won’t stop thinking. While lying in the dark, I have gone through the changes I will do on my thesis, noted errands I have to run tomorrow and the many things I have to do at work, listed teacher training workshops I’d like to do before the schoolyear ends, came up with a new business venture that will generate big bucks should I really want to pursue it, thought of possible summer get-away destinations with the family this March, pondered on the fact that my sons are growing up so fast, yet I am so busy I hardly have time with them during the day,... and still my mind continues to move on to other thoughts and ideas.

I thought of various ways that might help me to sleep. Counting sheep? Too boring. Watching video? That was almost working until my Zen ran out of battery. Drinking warm milk or tea? I’m a scaredy-cat, don’t want to go downstairs in the middle of the night. Nudging the hubby to wakefulness bliss? No, that would wake me up more.

I finally got up and opened the computer thinking maybe surfing the net will make me sleepy. No, it didn’t, and I got bored soon enough, so I decided to write and hope this helps. Maybe after I list down the things that were going through my mind, it’ll decide to take a break. Here goes:

Thesis: rewrite, thesis questions and hypothesis, statistical plan

Errands: banners, Dr. Pineda, new babies class, Saturday enrollees and Saturday curriculum, summer classes, new fees, school memento, family day,

Workshops: intentional teacher-literacy, activities for free choice, story-telling and beyond,

Business venture: i’m not ready to share that with you just yet

Summer destinations: Boracay, Cebu-Shangri-La, Bohol, Mango picking in Zambales, Baguio

My boys: perhaps we can spend quality time at lunchtime before they go home.. visit the toy store, lunch out which we did today :), pass by the pixie forest amusement center, play bowling, get ice cream, ride the choo-choo train.

Well, now I’m at least yawning. I’m gonna lie down now and hope I will still wake up energized after only two and a half hours of sleep.

How about you? What's on your mind when you lie awake at night? And how are you able to fall asleep? Sweet dreams! :)