Tuesday 2 October 2012

Blogfest 2012 - Insomnia?


Today’s host for Blogfest 2012 is Susan at Today’s Working Woman. The writing prompt for today is “When was the last time you couldn’t sleep and why? What was the reason for not sleeping? What did you do to overcome it?”

I had insomnia trying to think what to write for this topic! No, only kidding!

I never have any problems getting to sleep at home, although I sometimes have problems waking up! Even away from home, I can usually sleep well, as long as the bed’s not too hard or too soft.

Once I’m asleep, I always say the world could end and I wouldn’t know it. I’ve slept through thunderstorms, gales, rain battering against the window – and I didn’t even wake up one night when my house was burgled. Actually, I’m quite glad about that. If I HAD heard any sounds from downstairs, I’d probably have had a heart attack from sheer fright. Fortunately he/they didn’t venture upstairs or I really would have had a heart attack! The police said afterwards they were looking for cheque books and cheque cards, and as I’d left my handbag downstairs, that was all they took. Inconvenient, but not life-threatening!

The only time I recall having ‘insomnia’ was when I was sharing a hotel room with a friend who started to snore the minute she dozed off – and continued to snore for the rest of the night! I lost count of the times I trotted across to the other bed in the room to poke or shake her. The snoring stopped until I got back into my own bed, and then started again!
 
 
This is my post for today's BlogFEST 2012 which takes place each day in October (except Sundays). Every day a different blogger will act as the host and will post the topic for blogging that day, so you can look forward to a wide variety of topics to read and enjoy.
 
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13 comments:

  1. You're lucky not suffering from insomnia, Paula - fortunately it only plagues me occasionally.

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  2. Same here, Rosemary - usually when it's too hot which doesn't happen a lot here!

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  3. A clear conscience leads to a good night's sleep. That's all. ♥

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  4. Or maybe no conscience, Jo? LOL!!

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  5. About the only thing that keeps me from a good nights sleep is my children--which I will wake up for--but the rest of the world could implode on itself and I wouldn't know it.

    Great post Paula!!

    Cheers, Jenn.

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  6. Yes, I remember those days, Jenn, and also when my grandsons came for sleepovers. Now they're all grown up ...sigh!

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  7. Sleep well my friend. That is a blessing in itself.

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  8. Ugh. I suffered with off-and-on insomnia for almost 2 years. Nothing helped. Then I injured my shoulder and was on Vicodin for 2 weeks, which knocked me out every night. It seemed to reset my sleep system, although I am now in a permanent cycle of waking at 5AM, which means bedtime is often 9:30PM. Fortunately, there's not much on TV anyway, and I'm just so glad I can sleep that I don't begrudge the loss of a night life!

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  9. I envy your sleeping abilities. I have insomnia frequently.

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  10. I used to sleep through any sound but phone call :-) Nowadays ... I can hear my kids ...

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  11. Li - you must really appreciate being to sleep now after 2 years of insomnia.

    Libby - I tink I just switch my brain off somehow!

    Jouney - yes, my kids used to wake me, but they (and my grandsons) are all adults now. I'm not sure if the phone would wake me - not had anyone calling me in the middle of the night for many years!

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  12. I've slept through two robberies too, Paula! And like you, I'm glad I didn't wake up - who knows what would have happened then!

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