• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Home
  • About
  • Hire a Moxie-Writer
  • Speaking
  • Contact
  • NEWSLETTER
  • Books
  • Single Moms with Moxie podcast

Moxie-Dude

Life updates gone wrong. Or right. I'm undecided.

  • #KitchenFails
  • Writing
  • Teenagers
  • Hamster Ramblings
  • Aging and its niceties
  • Shared Thoughts
You are here: Home / Aging and its niceties / Insomnia. That time of night when you think about important things that make no sense in the morning.

Insomnia. That time of night when you think about important things that make no sense in the morning.

August 20, 2016 by Mona Andrei 7 Comments

Insomnia

Hello, awesome readers!

Well here I am, stuck in the middle of the night with no one to talk to except the voices in my head.

They say that insomnia does not discriminate; that it can affect everyone and anything. I disagree. My dogs are sleeping right now. Even the crickets are sleeping right now.

Cricket

Well except that one.

Not me though. Nope. I’m thinking. AND THINKING.

Here’s how it works with middle-of-the-night thoughts:

You THINK they’re important. You even give them VIP seating as they randomly crawl out of the darkest corners of your mind like a parade of tiny ants dressed in tuxedos.

Thoughts like …

It’s almost 3 a.m.

WHY CAN’T I SLEEP???

Oh wait! I shouldn’t be asking questions. Questions only lead to more questions.

Breath.

Think of something positive.

Positive thought … positive thought …

Oh I know! I’m so lucky to be safe in my bed.

Yup. I wouldn’t want to be outside right now.

3 a.m. is serial killer time.

Like “Miller time” but for psychos.

Crap. Did I forget to lock my car doors???

My car … It must be due for an oil change soon.

I better make a note to take care of that before I forget …

No! If I make a note on my phone I’ll end up checking email and texts and Facebook.

I wonder if it’s true that screens affect our sleep patterns.

Maybe it’s my screen’s fault that I can’t sleep.

But I need screens.

How would I make a living without screens?

I wonder if writers slept better when all they had was pen and paper.

Or maybe it’s an age thing.

I should ask the teens if they have trouble sleeping.

I’ll send them a text.

No.

If they’re sleeping I’ll wake them up.

And if they’re awake I’ll wonder WHY they’re awake.

Oh, insomnia.

Go A-WAY.

They say that a gazillion people suffer from insomnia.

Geesh. A gazillion people.

That’s a sobering statistic.

That’s like EVERYBODY.

So why am I fighting insomnia by myself when everyone else is awake too?

Sobering statistic. PFFF.

THAT’S THE PROBLEM.

Our understanding of insomnia is driven by SOBERING STATISTICS.

Clearly what this sleep-deprived world needs is more wine.

Oh and speaking of wine, I need to add that to my grocery list.

I’ll forget. I should make a note.

No! No note. No screens. It’s what’s keeping me up.

Sigh …

Hey!

I think …I’m … getting … sleepy …

Wait.

Insomnia2

Never miss a post again! Follow this blog with Bloglovin

Share with your followersShare on facebook
Facebook
Share on twitter
Twitter
Share on email
Email
Share on stumbleupon
Stumbleupon
Share on buffer
Buffer
Share on diggit
Diggit
Share on pinterest
Pinterest
Share on reddit
Reddit
Share on tumblr
Tumblr

Filed Under: Aging and its niceties, Hamster Ramblings, Pretending to be a grown-up, Raising teenagers, Random, Solutions to world problems, That effin hamster, Writing

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Marc p says

    August 20, 2016 at 5:04 pm

    Ha ha You just forgot the part about just as soon as the alarm clock goes off, you’re finally able to sleep.

    Reply
  2. Diane says

    August 20, 2016 at 6:31 pm

    Oh. So. True. And when I start to doze off, the bladder awakes! Sigh.

    Reply
  3. Suzi Hunn says

    August 20, 2016 at 7:43 pm

    Insomina is the WORST. Yes, all those worries sure have a way of amplifying in the middle of the night. Ugh! Glad you have a sense of humor about it, and you know you’re not alone!

    Reply
  4. Janice | MostlyBlogging says

    August 21, 2016 at 3:02 pm

    Hi,
    Yep, you nailed it! Not only true but very funny.
    Janice

    Reply
  5. Alana says

    August 22, 2016 at 10:13 am

    Funny take on something that can be so frustrating when it happens. So why not laugh at it? (creak…creak…what’s that?)

    Reply
  6. Monique says

    August 22, 2016 at 4:58 pm

    I know what you should think about when you are awake at night.

    FOOD

    Reply
  7. Eva says

    August 22, 2016 at 11:44 pm

    Safe in your bed?! What about under the bed….no focusing on the edge…no limbs within 20cm from the edge…

    Wait! Is the closet door open? Is something looking at me from the dark crack of the open closet door?

    Maybe if I say 10 Our Fathers my fears will melt away

    Thank God for prescription sleeping pills…I’d never sleep a wink

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

A book for single mothers? BOOYAH!

Buzz

“Mona’s ability to mix humor with insight is truly admirable.”
Holly Monteith, Cynren Press






Subscribe!

Enter your email address:
Loading

Recent Posts

  • Dear Single Moms: The ceiling may not have the answers, but I do!
  • Sorry, I can’t come to the phone right now. My self-doubt is acting up.
  • The Sisterhood of Single Moms: Because Keeping our Sanity Takes a Village (and a lot of wine)
  • 10 Reasons Why Single Moms Are Superheroes (And Don’t Even Know It!)
  • The truth about why we feel crappy and 4 steps to feeling less crappy

Recent Comments

  • Diane on Dear Single Moms: The ceiling may not have the answers, but I do!
  • Diane on Sorry, I can’t come to the phone right now. My self-doubt is acting up.
  • Diane on The Sisterhood of Single Moms: Because Keeping our Sanity Takes a Village (and a lot of wine)
  • Susan McCorkindale on The truth about why we feel crappy and 4 steps to feeling less crappy
  • Diane on The truth about why we feel crappy and 4 steps to feeling less crappy

Archives

  • March 2023
  • February 2023
  • January 2023
  • December 2022
  • November 2022
  • October 2022
  • September 2022
  • July 2022
  • March 2022
  • February 2022
  • January 2022
  • November 2021
  • October 2021
  • September 2021
  • August 2021
  • July 2021
  • June 2021
  • May 2021
  • April 2021
  • March 2021
  • February 2021
  • December 2020
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • June 2020
  • April 2020
  • March 2020
  • February 2020
  • January 2020
  • December 2019
  • November 2019
  • September 2019
  • August 2019
  • July 2019
  • June 2019
  • March 2019
  • January 2019
  • December 2018
  • November 2018
  • October 2018
  • September 2018
  • August 2018
  • July 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • April 2018
  • March 2018
  • February 2018
  • January 2018
  • December 2017
  • November 2017
  • September 2017
  • August 2017
  • July 2017
  • June 2017
  • May 2017
  • April 2017
  • March 2017
  • February 2017
  • January 2017
  • December 2016
  • November 2016
  • October 2016
  • September 2016
  • August 2016
  • July 2016
  • June 2016
  • May 2016
  • April 2016
  • March 2016
  • January 2016
  • December 2015
  • November 2015
  • October 2015
  • September 2015
  • August 2015
  • July 2015
  • June 2015
  • May 2015
  • March 2015
  • February 2015
  • January 2015
  • December 2014
  • November 2014
  • October 2014
  • August 2014
  • July 2014
  • June 2014
  • May 2014
  • April 2014
  • March 2014
  • February 2014
  • January 2014
  • December 2013
  • November 2013
  • October 2013
  • September 2013
  • August 2013
  • July 2013
  • June 2013
  • May 2013
  • April 2013
  • March 2013
  • February 2013
  • January 2013
  • December 2012
  • November 2012
  • October 2012
  • September 2012
  • August 2012
  • July 2012
  • June 2012
  • March 2012
  • February 2012
  • January 2012
  • November 2011
  • October 2011
  • September 2011
  • August 2011
  • July 2011
  • June 2011
  • May 2011
  • April 2011
  • July 2010
  • May 2010

Categories

  • #KitchenFails
  • Aging and its niceties
  • Boyfriend stories
  • Dating
  • Friday Funny
  • Guest post
  • Hamster Ramblings
  • Kids
  • Memory Lane
  • mom adventures
  • Non-travelling Adventures
  • Out & about – because Montreal is contagious
  • Out & About in Montreal
  • Pretending to be a grown-up
  • Raising teenagers
  • Random
  • Shared Thoughts
  • Single moms
  • Solutions to world problems
  • Sponsored Post
  • Technology (sort of)
  • That effin hamster
  • Travelling Adventures
  • Uncategorized
  • Weekly Wrap-up
  • Wordless Wednesday
  • Writing

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org

© 2023 · Moxie-Dude · webmaster