Last night I slept over eight hours in a row, back to back, uninterrupted, without waking up, all through the night. I wish I could be even more emphatic, loquacious, supernumerary, redundant.
Only those of you who’ve struggled with sleep deprivation can fully appreciate that ridiculous opening sentence.
When I was pregnant, my sleep was interrupted from babies squashing my bladder; after I gave birth, well, when they didn’t sleep, neither did I. And for some reason when we moved to Tennessee 4 1/2 years ago, I quit sleeping soundly (I wonder if it’s coincidence that’s also when I crossed the "40" threshold….).
Before last night, I couldn’t tell you the last time I slept more than 5 hours uninterrupted.
So…this morning…I’m refreshed…I’m cheerful…I FEEL GOOD! And, strangely, I’m inspired to write a show tune; okay, make that RE-WRITE a show tune. Please, to the soundtrack of Oliver’s "Food, Glorious Food", SING WITH ME!!
How? Uninterrupted.
Miss it and I weep
Temper, it’s erupted.
Leaves me tossing and turning
Lying, now, awake instead
Sweet dreams, I am yearning.
I’m anxious to do this–
Not hearing a peep,
Sounds to me like true bliss.
Silent, solid and deep–
Oh, sleep,
Wonderful sleep!
Marvelous sleep!!
Glorious sleep!!!
And all the people said…"AAA-men!"
I really just dropped by to look at that photo of those bacon tomato Cups again:-)
but that’s great – I love Oliver and I also know what sleep deprivation is!!
There is absolutely nothing as good as a full night’s sleep. I am just living for my next one.
This is the only day that I get to sleep in so I can only say “AAAAAAMen!”
I think what you have is a talent for silliness. And I enjoy it! Thanks!
Well, now that you’ve had all that sleep, DRIVE yourself over to my place. (You have that new vehicle, you know.) You’ve been tagged. That’s what you get for being so dog-gonned creative.
Well done on the song! I wouldn’t mind seeing a post about microwave mishaps.
Hooray for sleep!! I just had my first 8+ hours night of sleep in about 6 months, and I woke up this morning in a GLORIOUS mood! It’s amazing how it improves your outlook on life.
The earth must be spinning because way over here where I live I managed to get an incredible 9 hours of sleep last night and woke up shaking the clock thinking it had broke. And I can’t even begin to tell you how good I feel today too. Oh man I hope this lasts for the both of us. Because since “I” turned 40…4 years ago…I have about a year of sleep to catch up on!
I’m happy for you silly girl! Here’s hoping tonight is just as great!
That song is brilliant! I find I sleep better the later I go to bed which is my excuse for blogging into the we small hours!
or even ‘wee’ small hours
I didn’t realize you live that close to me. I have that spice tea recipe up. Good for awful cold days. Glad you finally got some good sleep. I totally understand. Here’s to many more good nights.
Isn’t that bass ackwards … the part about not being able to sleep while you can (pregnancies, kids, dogs, etc)…
and then when you are older and you can sleep.. you can’t
I would like a word with EVE, please!
MM, wish you DIDN’T know what that was :/.
SHB, hope it’s sooner rather than later!
Sandy, 🙂
Alex, well, you’re welcome :D! I likey mixin’ it up….
Swampy, tagged? Ai yi yi, that makes three (I haven’t done yet), which means…I’M OUT :/! BTW…you’ll see your wheels at my place soon ;).
WT, those lyrics poured from my inner-most being. And I might mention more about “the fire”, but daggum it…no pics :/.
THB, another who KNOWS EXACTLY what I mean–yaeeeeeee for your GLORIOUS night!
Joy, as if just turning 40 wasn’t enough, ya know? And it’s not like it bothered me (then) for me to begin losing sleep…sheesh! But, yaaaaaaaeeeeeee for your great night, too!!
Carrie, well, six is still decent :).
Chris, sometimes I stay up on purpose, too, and I do sleep better then.
Katie, CHEERS! 🙂
Hmmm…Pamela…let me know if you manage that one any time soon ;).
I would cheer and write silly songs, too, if I were in your shoes. 🙂 But with three little ones and another on that way, it’ll be years before that happens for me. 🙁
Oh, well. Glad one of us got some shut-eye. 🙂
Just catching up here and I had to say lucky lucky you I can’t remember the last time I slept for more than 5 hours straight.
BRAVO!
Baby and Hubby have been so good lately, but unfortunately unborn baby wakes me up several times a night. One day, I too will know the feeling. Sleep, like youth, seems to be wasted on the young!
Oh congrats, that is indeed something to celebrate. And what better way than a re-written show tune. ‘Course now I’m gonna have that in my head the whole day.
Five hours seems pretty good to me! That is a great rewrite, you’ll have us humming that all evening 🙂
I am in the exact opposite situation. I got home after 2 a.m. (to bed at 2:45) from my ladies’ night out and then had to get up at 8:30 this morning. I really don’t do well with too little sleep, and I’m feeling it.
Okay, so I’m jealous.
And I know I won’t go to bed early because a Colin Firth movie came in the mail from Netflix and it would be just wrong not to watch it tonight. Wrong.
I have a different problem. When I finally DO get in bed, I sleep the sleep of the damned. (I don’t know what that is… It just sounded kinda. cool.) Er. Anyway.
I struggle with being a morning person trapped in a night person marriage. My husband totally comes alive after 9 pm. So I stay up with him. Then because I HAVE to get up early with kids, I pay the next morning.
Today: six hours. Not awful, but it’s the fourth day in a row with that many. I am DRAGGING.
I have a different problem. When I finally DO get in bed, I sleep the sleep of the damned. (I don’t know what that is… It just sounded kinda. cool.) Er. Anyway.
I struggle with being a morning person trapped in a night person marriage. My husband totally comes alive after 9 pm. So I stay up with him. Then because I HAVE to get up early with kids, I pay the next morning.
Today: six hours. Not awful, but it’s the fourth day in a row with that many. I am DRAGGING.
Hey y’all! Just testing to see if TypePad will take comments on this post. Someone just told me there was an error! 🙂
Well done! I love to sing “Suppertime” to my kids from “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown.” It’s so appropriate. And I danced to it in show choir years ago so I still know some choreography. They think I’m insane, of course. Which means I must be doing something right…