Totally addicted to sleep

I’m tired. And I seem to be tired a lot these days. I’m really struggling to re-establish a regular sleeping pattern and the result is late nights, power naps after work and struggling to get out of bed in the mornings. The alarm clock is not my friend.

Take yesterday, for example. Having gone to bed around midnight on Sunday, the alarm clock proved an unwelcome ringing in my ears and I got up at the last possible minute. I already eat breakfast at work to save time and my hair seems to be the latest thing to be neglected in order to save valuable sleeping time.

After a hard day in the office I swam 98 lengths in the pool, nearly fell over when I exited the water ‘cos my legs were so tired, scoffed down some tea and then went to meet the netball girls for a few drinks and a team chat. I was home by 10pm and after checking my emails and making a phone call I could barely keep my little peepers open.

So I retired to the boudoir, removed the day’s smudged mascara, clean my teeth and pulled my PJs off the floor and onto my person and climbed into bed, exhausted.

With the TV on for background noise – I always put the TV on a timer, I don’t like silence – I turn off the lamp and approximately two minutes after closing my eyes… I suddenly feel wide awake. WTF?

So a couple of chapters of my book and a bit of TV-watching later, I drift off. By now it’s past midnight and the early night I so needed and wanted has slipped me by. Needless to say, today was a struggle to emerge from my sleeping pit. Grrrrr.

I seem to crave my next sleep fix and plan my weekends around getting at least one lie-in.  Ironically, I’ve just been sent an email from Sleepmasters, offering “a fantastic opportunity to invest in a good night’s sleep with up to 25 per cent off a new bed.” Have already got comfy bed, I just need to spend more time in it!