Tuesday December 28th 2010

Had a hard time falling asleep again last night. Went to bed about 8:30pm (still not feeling well, came home from work sick and laid on the couch all day) and tried to read til I fell asleep. I read for about an hour and dozed off a little bit but woke back up. About 11:30 I was going to go sleep on the couch but when I went out there Jesse was still awake watching TV so I went back to bed. I did fall asleep and woke up around 1:30 to pee. Jesse was in bed and kept me up with his snoring for a while. Then I fell back asleep until my alarm went off at 5:50am. Didn't feel too tired during the day. Starting to get stressed about a few nights in a row not falling asleep easily. Thought it was weird that it was hard to fall asleep last night. I had less caffiene than usual yesterday.

Monday December 27th, 2010

I missed a few days writing in here. Sleep quality was decent over the weekend, except Sunday night. I tried to fall asleep on the couch watching Seinfeld at like 8pm cuz I was tired and not feeling well (sore throat and cold) and I only dozed off for about 15 minutes before waking up. I tossed and turned and couldn't fall back asleep. Then i got up and went to bed and read for like 30 minutes but still wasn't very tired. I tried to sleep in bed but couldn't and then I got up and went back to the couch. I slept with my head by the window. I did finally fall asleep about 11pm or so. Woke up with my alarm at 5:50am. Tired and sick today. Came home from work sick to get some rest before working 10 hour days the next few days.

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Went to bed about 9pm last night so I could get up at 5:30 today. Slept good. Turned the heat down to 61 before bed because I’ve been hot with it set at 62 when Jesse sleeps in the bed too, but then he slept on the couch last night and I was a little cold when I got up to pee, but not enough to keep me from falling back asleep. Feeling a little tired today but not too bad. Ready for the weekend!

Did feel once this morning at work like I was going to puke/pass out. This was after I ate a whole bunch of caramel corn.

Wednesday December 22, 2010

Fell asleep for a little while on the couch last night and then got up and went to bed around 8:30. Read my book until I fell asleep again. Woke up hot again in the night. Jesse slept in the bed too. Got up and turned the heat down to 61 and got rid of the second blanket I had. Woke up feeling kinda rested at about 4:20am and again briefly considered going into work at 6am but went back to sleep instead. Was still sleeping when the alarm went off at 5:50am. Hit snooze once and got up when the alarm went off again. Feel pretty rested today and in a better mood than yesterday. Have had very little motivation to do anything at night after work though!

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Went to bed about 9:45 last night. Fell asleep reading again. When I got up to pee about 3:30 am I couldn’t fall back asleep because I was too hot. Only difference was that Jesse slept in the bed last night instead of on the couch. I turned off the humidifier and got rid of one of my blankets and fell back to sleep within a half hour or so. Still sound asleep when my alarm went off. Hit the snooze once and got up when the alarm went off again. Overall sleep quality was ok. Kind of crabby today. Maybe burned out from working 10 hours yesterday. Also I fell asleep on the couch watching Seinfeld last night for 30 – 60 minutes. That might have affected my sleep.

Monday, December 20th 2010. Went to bed about 9:30pm last night and read til i fell asleep. woke up once to pee and went right back to sleep. Slept great. Woke up about 4:30am feeling kinda rested. Briefly considered getting up to go so i could go into work at 6am but that thought lasted about a millisecond. Dozed off again until about 5:30, then woke up and laid in bed for another 15 minutes or so before getting up. Felt rested. Good sleep. yay :-)

Sunday December 19th, 2010

Slept on the small couch last night. Fell asleep right away as I was really tired. Fell asleep around 10pm and slept straight through until 4am when I got up to pee. Couldn't get comfortable on the couch after that but i knew i wouldn't be comfortable in the bed either. Tossed and turned for quite a while before I woke Jesse up (he was on the other couch) and he went to sleep in the bed so i could sleep on the bigger couch. I fell back asleep after probably about half an hour there and slept til 8:30am. Woke up then cuz Jesse came out in the living room and turned the tv on. felt ok then but felt tired in the afternoon and fell asleep on the couch for a few minutes while watching seinfeld.

Saturday, December 18th, 2010. I went to bed early last night, around 9pm, and read til I fell asleep. I woke up at 11 to pee and went right back to sleep. Slept til 4am and got up to pee. Jesse came to bed from the couch then. I couldn't fall back asleep. My lower back felt uncomfortable so I put the pillows under my knees but then I kept thinking it would be more comfortable to go lay on the couch. After half an hour I finally got up and went to the couch. It took me probably another half an hour to get comfortable and fall back asleep on the couch. I slept til 8:30am then. I probably was just ready to get up at 4am since I had already slept for 7 hours, but I wasn't about to get up at 4am. Plus I had been waiting all we to be able to lay in bed in the morning and be all cozy. Also, I knew if I got up at 4am I wouldn't make it very long during the day. Nothing about sleep conditions or medications was different last night.

Friday, December 17, 2010

I went to bed about half an hour early last night (9:15ish) and read til I fell asleep again. Slept well. Got up once to pee. Seem to wake up every night about 1am to pee and then I sleep through the rest of the night. I was sound asleep when my alarm went off and did not want to get up. Hit snooze twice. I feel a little tired today but I don’t know why. Did not have nightmares.

Thursday 12/16/10

Same sleep conditions as other nights. Was still sound asleep when my alarm went off at 5:50am and felt tired, but I think this was due to my work out last night. I got enough sleep and felt fine once I got up. I did have nightmares about my sister and also about Mitch Piper having a heart attack.

Wed. 12/15/10

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

I slept well last night, woke up feeling pretty rested about 1 minute before my alarm went off. I went to bed about 15 minutes later than normal for a work night but no other changes to normal routine. . I had nightmares about running into my ex husband when he was a young kid and his family not having enough to eat.  

Tuesday, December 14th, 2010

Slept well last night. Went to bed about 9:30, read for 15 minutes or so and fell asleep. Got up once to pee and fell right back asleep. Woke up feeling rested about 20 minutes before my alarm went off. No change in conditions or meds.

Monday, December 13^th 2010

Fell asleep reading last night. Same meds, pillows, blankets, pjs, & humidifier. I turned the heat up to 63 when I went to bed because I was cold but when I woke up to pee around 1am I was too hot. Went to turn the heat down to 62 and saw that the current temp was 64. Had a little trouble falling back asleep because I was too hot but did fall back asleep. I think I was awake for 20 minutes or so. No nightmares that I remember. Was still sleeping when my alarm when off at 5:50am. Hit snooze once but didn’t fall back asleep and got up before alarm went off again.  

Sunday, December 12th, 2010

Woke up on my own, no alarm, about about 9:30am. I fell asleep around 10:45pm Saturday night, so this was almost 11 hours of sleep. I slept well. Fell asleep reading again, woke up about 3 hours later to pee. Turned the lights off and fell back asleep without any problems. Slept straight through until I got up in the morning. Heat, humidifier, PJs, blankets, pillows, and medications same as the night before. I remember my dreams but they were not nightmares.

A Good Morning to Start

Saturday December 11th, 2010. I woke up about 7:00am on my own, no alarm, feeling rested and in a good mood. Laid in bed for about another half hour, enjoying the quiet and the cuddly blankets. Don't really remember my dreams from last night.

Last night/Yesterday - No caffeine after 12pm. Went out to eat with Dave and Donna. Had broasted chicken, fries, and a kiddie cocktail. Got home about 9:45pm. Took medication at about 10:00pm. In bed about 10:2o, read until I fell asleep. Woke up around 1:00am to go to the bathroom, lights were still on although I had put my book and glasses away. Got up to pee, woke Jesse up on the couch to come to bed. Went back to sleep with no problem. I don't think I got up again until I woke up for good.

Conditions - heat set at 62 degrees, humidfier on high at first, switched to low when I woke up to go to the bathroom. Slept on feather pillow, with two blankets (quilt from bob's mom and my favorite blanket), no sheet. Went to sleep with pillows under knees, got rid of them when I got up to pee.

Medications: 2 benadryl, 100mg Trazodone, 20mg Celexa.