Sleep

While looking through my unpublished posts I found this... I wrote it sometime in 2009.  Oh how times have changed.

I was reading Real Simple in the sun in our guest room on Sunday and read the best article titled "Good In Bed" written by Julie Rottenberg. (I tried to find it on the internet with no luck.) It is a great piece of writing that made me think it was written about me in certain parts. I'll give you some excerpts:

"Over the years my sleeping habits never changed, but my awareness of the sigma deepened, and I'm ashamed to admit I started lying to cover it up. For instance, if someone suggested meeting for brunch at 10 or 11 on a weekend, I might say, "Oh, I have a bunch of errands beforehand, could we make it later...much later?" (Okay so I don't lie about sleeping in but I often suggest a later starting time.)

"So when I find myself lying in bed on a beautiful, sunny Saturday morning, plagued with the feeling that I should get up and embrace the day, I do not. Instead, I abandon all guilt and shame, put on my sleep mask, roll over, commit to sleeping, and continue sleeping until I can sleep no longer. I firmly believe that only then, in the deepest of sleep, can true progress begin." (I wish I could do this I generally get up and try to "embrace the day" at about 10 am and then take a nap later.)

She also talks about finding the perfect friend who can sleep later than she does. I am happy to report that Paul can sleep as much, if not more than me. It's great to know there are others who enjoy their sleep as much as me.