Sleep eludes me
I have not been sleeping well lately. When talking to Mike about it yesterday he asked me what was different now than when I was sleeping well. The only thing we could come up with is that I haven't been blogging. In fact, I've only blogged twice this month, which for me is pretty rare. So, here I am blogging with the hopes that I can sleep well tonight.
There are a few things that have been on my mind lately and here are three:
30 fondant flowers. These babies have taken me a long time to finish. It is a four step process and each step has to dry so it's taken me two weeks. I'm pretty tired of fondant at this point but I have gotten better with each flower, in my UNprofessional opinion. Why did I make all these flowers? Wait until tomorrow (or a few days) and see.
This is probably the real reason that I have not been sleeping. I have to take all these pills every night and it requires a lot of water to take them all. Therefore, I am making a few trips to the bathroom each night. Do you ever have that problem where you are sleeping but not very well only to wake up and realize that you've had to go to the bathroom for hours? I hate that. Two of these pills will be eliminated from my nightly ritual starting in March. I am going to be officially off of my seizure medication at which point we will wait and see if I start having seizures again. Lets hope I don't or I won't be able to drive for six months.
And finally, this puzzle....I was so consumed with this puzzle that when I closed my eyes my mind would see puzzle pieces and I would imagine putting the pieces together. I hated this puzzle actually (maybe not hated, that's a strong word. I did say, "Curse this puzzle!" a few times though). It is done finally. It took us 20 hours 12 minutes. We are looking forward to everyone else finishing and posting their pictures and times. Since we finished, I took my puzzle over to the Woods so now they are back in the game and we also have another player--the Ormes. This is so fun! I'm so glad everyone is doing this. Perhaps our best idea ever. Oh, and the loser gets to choose the next puzzle.
Wait....maybe it's all the puzzle's fault that I haven't been sleeping! Anyone else having problems sleeping?
There are a few things that have been on my mind lately and here are three:
30 fondant flowers. These babies have taken me a long time to finish. It is a four step process and each step has to dry so it's taken me two weeks. I'm pretty tired of fondant at this point but I have gotten better with each flower, in my UNprofessional opinion. Why did I make all these flowers? Wait until tomorrow (or a few days) and see.
This is probably the real reason that I have not been sleeping. I have to take all these pills every night and it requires a lot of water to take them all. Therefore, I am making a few trips to the bathroom each night. Do you ever have that problem where you are sleeping but not very well only to wake up and realize that you've had to go to the bathroom for hours? I hate that. Two of these pills will be eliminated from my nightly ritual starting in March. I am going to be officially off of my seizure medication at which point we will wait and see if I start having seizures again. Lets hope I don't or I won't be able to drive for six months.
And finally, this puzzle....I was so consumed with this puzzle that when I closed my eyes my mind would see puzzle pieces and I would imagine putting the pieces together. I hated this puzzle actually (maybe not hated, that's a strong word. I did say, "Curse this puzzle!" a few times though). It is done finally. It took us 20 hours 12 minutes. We are looking forward to everyone else finishing and posting their pictures and times. Since we finished, I took my puzzle over to the Woods so now they are back in the game and we also have another player--the Ormes. This is so fun! I'm so glad everyone is doing this. Perhaps our best idea ever. Oh, and the loser gets to choose the next puzzle.
Wait....maybe it's all the puzzle's fault that I haven't been sleeping! Anyone else having problems sleeping?
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Anybody know a cure for that?
I love the flowers. I can't wait to see the finished product.
I watched Ace of Cakes last night and Amazing Wedding Cakes between midnight and 2 a.m. I am fascinated by their art. You are becoming one of those artists!! Yeah!
Hope we can all get more sleep!!
Post your picture and your time!
Jen, Isn't it so funny when something takes up so much of your time that you think about it when your eyes are closed?
Rose, thanks.
Mom, I'm sorry about the leg thing. I really think you should talk to a doctor about it.
Mandy, I felt like I was sleeping better as I started losing weight and exercising each night. I'm sorry that Jacob ruined your puzzle. I hated breaking the puzzle to put it in the box. It took so long that I just hated breaking it up.
Marcy, I doubt I'd be good enough to make your cake for your wedding, though I would if I lived closer and had more practice.
I do take half of the folic acid in the morning because it is just too much for me all at once. When that bottle is empty I will look for a higher dosage so I don't have to take so many at once. I have found that I remember much better to take everything if I do it at night along with all the other bedtime routine stuff.
Jen, I always hate when I want to sleep well but can't because I'm anticipating something early in the morning. I'm glad you can still get some exercise. If you ever need a break from the kids, I'm happy to watch them any time.
And about that puzzle. Jason was keeping track of our time and then forgot how long it had been and quit keeping track. It's well over 7 hours. So we are thinking of crumbling it up and starting over. Oh the stress I'll have then, dangit.