SLEEP

Sleep and I do not get along.

End of story.

Only not really, because I’m checking into the sleep clinic tomorrow for a sleep study… eeeek!

They are going to keep me there from 9pm until 5pm the next day. As horrible as it may sound, I really hope they find something, because then I work with them to fix it. Right now, I have terrible sleep patterns and I don’t know what to do about it, so I’m hoping this will provide some answers. 

However, I am worried I am not going to be able to sleep. As soon as I am being observed, I do exactly what I am NOT supposed to do. Watch me dance, I forget the choreography. Watch me write, I can’t think of my own name let alone anything creative. Watch me sleep and well…the odds of me sleeping are significantly lowered. And then there’s all the technology that they hook you up to in order to monitor your sleep. How that’s supposed to be conducive to a restful night, I have no idea. 

All things considered, I am grateful that I’m able to work with doctors on this. Even if there’s no problem, I think it’s a good place to start. I would actually encourage anyone having any kind of chronic physical or mental health problem to get his or her sleep examined.

I think sleep is so much more important than our busy culture leads us to believe it is… So go get some Z’s tonight! (I know I have to, because I can’t have caffeine, chocolate, or naps tomorrow and I’m just not sure how I’m going to survive without them! :P)