Dear God, I'm tired

[carynb]

I can't believe how tired I am. Three nights running with only cat-naps for sleep, and I can barely keep my eyes open today. Tonight's not likely to be any better.

Why am I so tired, you ask?

M's been at my place for the last few days. He's still sick (it's been almost two weeks) but he's now at the "no fever but must sleep 18 hours of every day" stage. He was supposed to head back to his place yesterday, but didn't feel up to the hour-long drive, which I could understand. Since he doesn't have a physio appointment, he probably won't head home today, either.

Unfortunately, while he may be sleeping an unbelievable number of hours each day, he's almost impossible to sleep next to. Both Saturday night & Sunday night, he actually spent most of the night on the sofa, recognizing that I was having trouble sleeping next to him, but that didn't help much - I kept waking up, feeling guilty for having the bed. I think maybe tonight, I'll try sleeping on the sofa.


Anyway, I'm off to Tim Horton's to try to inject some caffeine into my system. Maybe that will help.

Comments

[dagibbs.livejournal.com]

Earplugs can do wonders. Get the soft, gently-tapered, round-tipped foam ones. (The complete cylinder foam ones are far less comfortable on the ears.)

The brand I prefer are AOSafety, available in 8-packs (4 pairs) from Canadian tire for a few bucks. (Generally noticeably cheaper than at a drug store.)

I use them for motorcycling, my partner uses them for sleeping all the time. (Not that I'm loud at night -- she uses them when sleeping alone, too. She's just very noise sensitive.)

[carynb.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the advice. I didn't need the earplugs after last night, but I think I'll keep them around in case this happens again. It seems like the worst of his cold is over though (thank God!).