Thread two for the 3am crew

I’ve just done he Gridogram. I need to be up fairly early this morning- maddening, isn’t it?

Grrr
I’ve been awake for the last 2 hours, trying to get back to sleep - just thoughts drifting around, not getting worried or annoyed.
I’ve given up and hope I manage a short nap this afternoon.
This the second week that everything is happening. I’ve got my Spanish class this morning, then a church tea which I’ve accepted and can’t get out of, and a very important and difficult WI committee meeting this evening!
Hope most of you are in the land of Nod.🙂‍↕️

Morning everyone
Haha we re all doing puzzles I m on Sudukos 🤣

I have just looked up the land of Nod which grandmattie and I both mentioned. It comes originally from the Bible meaning a place of exile from God and place of spiritual restlessness. So I really don't hope you are all there.
It also comes from Gullivers Travels and from Jonathen Swifts other books.
I only know it from maybe nursery rhyme books or children's stories meaning a place where you nod off.
Every day a school day.

When I was young I use to ‘go up the wooden hill to the land of nod’ when going up the stairs to bed

I went up the wooden hill to Bedfordshire!

It was Bedfordshire in our house too😀.

I nodded off about 15 mins before the alarm - I could cry.

Bedfordshire in our house too!

Bedfordshire here as well.

I’ve been thrashing about for the last couple of hours, so I’ve given up and got up to make a hot drink and read my book.

Me too, I’ve been awake for several hours, have given up and am drinking my TIB, finished my book and am waiting for dawn.
I have felt very unwell all week and hope today will be better.
The Dawn chorus is starting up - I can recognise robins, dunnocks, chiffchaffs, and probably bluetits (whose song I don’t know!).
Have a good day all.

I have slept better for a couple of nights ,but last night I woke up .
My feet felt like two blocks of ice .
And hurt !

Been awake since 2am, now trying to see if i can nap for an hour

Slept like a log for three solid hours, then woke up thinking it was morning to find out it was actually only five to three! I’ve listened to radio 3 for a while.

Last night I have done what I haven’t done for a very long time….I dreamt and dreamt, there’s not much I can remember but bits are still there which is unusual as of late
I used to have vivid dreams but for a long time now I seem to have not dreamt

I had a restless night .
Now I feel tired and I don't feel like going to church .

Then have a day of rest at home.. Esmay. Warm bath. Hot food. Why push yourself and risk feeling unwell for the coming week.

Another disjointed sleep last night but not too bad. And it looks sunny so far.

We had a bad day yesterday as our car was suddenly became unwell and had to betaken into the garage. All a bit stressful. So not a good night. We walked into the village this morning for the papers…3 miles round trip, and just managed to to get indoors before the rain. Had breakfast, sat down and we both went off to. Sleep for an hour.
Roll on tonight

HelterSkelter - as I spent yesterday making posies for Mothering Sunday I wanted yi see how they'd be received.
So I went .
Quite successful.
I came home and crashed out on the sofa .

👋 looks like I’m alone on duty…it’s my monthly shift again and I’ve been awake since 3.30, possibly the excitement of a train trip with my friend this morning to Shrewsbury with shopping, dining and a drink or three 🥂

I’m keeping notes on my poor sleep once a month and for the last six months it’s been pretty constant around mid month - I’m convinced it’s to do with lunar phases!

I can cope with it now I’m retired but it would’ve worried the hell out of me whilst working which would’ve made it a whole lot worse probably, a pattern of days rather than a one off 😵‍💫

No you’re not alone I was just lying thinking of a lot of miserable thoughts about stuff going on ….so I must shake myself out of it
Hope everyone has a good day

I have found those t’ai chi acupressure thingies excellent. I still don’t sleep many hours but better quality thereof.
Managed to go back to sleep for another couple of hours this morning.
I have learned to stop worrying about the lack of sleep. Recently remembered my wonderful GP’s advice when I was pregnant with DD, no 2 baby. There is only 15 months between 1 and 2. I barely slept, and worried terribly about it. He told me that just lying there quietly, doing nothing, gave my body a chance to recharge. That helped me hugely.
Hope tonight brings sweet dreams.💤

Good morning all wideawake.
A better sleep last night...no idea why. All my problems are still problems and haven't gone away. But I have woken thinking it must be 2.30 and it was 5.45. I have woken in the night but went back to sleep quite quickly.
And it's getting light.
Good advice from your GP GM. Fifteen months between births must have been tiring. I had 24 months and that certainly was full on.i could have slept standing up.

Have made coffee and will check up on news headlines then Wordle then read.

helter, I had three under 4. Talk about full on!

My first post on here!
I have had 3 hours sleep. Following a heart procedure my pacemaker is set at a minimum rate of 80bpm which makes me restless and jittery and struggling to sleep. I am hoping they will reduce the rate at followup on April 10th or I might go nuts ... tired but wired feels grim
But I listened to some podcasts and found some great music in the jazz fusion genre that my grandsons' band plays so have been able to send the tracks to them. I'm trying to think positive!