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Today pretty much sucked


Didn't really sleep well again last night. Had a recurring dream last night, where I completely miss a shift for work and get severely reprimanded for it, woke up glad it was only a dream, but found it sweltering again in my room. Went down stairs to check the rest of my laundry...Which I needed to put through another dry cycle because once through wasn't enough. Had some Macandcheese for lunch, got ready for work and went in, but not after my roommate lectured me on how my rats might need to go to the vet and how much it'll cost ($45 if they're okay, but if they're sick I'll have to throw in an additional $40 for medication), and was almost late for work. So I get to work and find out I have to open tomorrow. I was looking forward to my day off, but I guess I need the hours and I don't mind opening. So my manager goes in the back to do some interviews and for the next two hours I have to watch the store by myself as it gets busy, and I can't do anything when people are in the store aside from helping them. After she finishes her interviews (we hired a new guy. Yay), she says she has some things to take care of in the mall and she leaves the store. I go into the back to get my water out of the mini-fridge. It's nice and cool. I get back up to the front and take a few gulps, and my stomach cramps up, severely. I was doubled over in pain and groaning loudly in the store, and all of the sudden, I passed out on the floor. I felt myself fall, thankfully onto my knees first, knocked my hand on the counter. Amazingly, the customers in the store didn't give a s**t and kept looking at the stupid games (I don't fall down in the store on a regular basis). After taking a few moments to bring myself up, some nasty kids come into the store and start pushing each other around, and I had to yell at them to knock it off. They left thankfully. My manager came back and I told her what happened and she made me go get something to eat. That helped a lot, and after that things got better, but I still feel weak and shakey

I'm slowly being driven mad by lack of sleep. I just don't know what could be wrong with me. My bed is perfectly comfortable, there's hardly any loud noises occurring at that time of night, and I usually am tired when I get into bed. But I can't sleep. I toss and turn and feel irate that no sleep is coming to me once again. I look at the clock and see that two, three hours have passed and no sleep yet. I think I might have insomnia. Lack of sleep is causing me to be grumpy in the day and I have slight dark areas under my eyes. Perhaps the one thing that could be keeping me up is that I tend to eat something late at night, usually a granola bar or perhaps a bowl of cereal if I'm peckish.

I just felt like griping abo

It isn't eating that is keeping you up but what you eat that might be affecting you. Cereals and even granola bars can have a decent amount of sugar in them and can give you a little jolt that keeps you awake. They are designed that way to both make them taste better and give people an extra boost.

A good recommendation is that if you are feeling hungry late at night, have yourself a nice carb heavy meal, minus sugars. There is nothing wrong with eating in the evening and can help you fall asleep.

I don't know if you drink a lot of soda, if any at all, but it has been my experience that even having one can a couple hours before bed time can cause you to lay awake.

I have dealt with insomnia for a good portion of my life and know full well how straining it can be on your physical and mental well being, so I shall share a good few tips on helping getting yourself to sleep if you feel restless or uneasy.

Avoid any caffeine at least two hours before bedtime.
Avoid anything high in sugar late at night.
Eat a decent size meal rather than just snacking. Something high in carbs is more likely to cause drowsiness than a meal high in protein should be kept in mind.
Make sure you have relieved any stress you might be feeling so you go to bed calm and relaxed. Fallowing are ways to help achieve that.
Do some exercise this not only helps relieve stress but also helps get you tired. You will feel a sudden urge of energy because of adrenalin, but once it wears off you will crash down hard.
Meditate, focusing your mind and clearing your thoughts is a good way to relax both mind and body, helping you slip into peaceful dreams without even realizing it.
Masturbate and I am not joking so don't laugh. It helps relieve stress, makes you sleepy and feels damn good.

That is all I can think of, hope it is of some help.

I'm settling into a routine of same-old-same-old and it makes me nuts. I would wish for more day-to-day excitement, but that would likely involve civil war.

The hellsing soundtrack, I think the one I have is Raid, is surprisingly good at putting me to sleep. o_o; That, and the Samurai Champloo soundtracks.

You could go running in the morning when it's cool. Bring an iPod or a friend. Or try to enjoy the scenery.

Blah, I'm just in a pissy mood today. .__.