This was the fourth day in a row that Kansas has had outbreaks of tornadoes. It’s starting to seem like this is just the norm now. Fortunately, we just got rain tonight – nothing more.

I’ve had a very laid back day, working on stuff at the computer, and enjoying Mark and Greg’s company. Mark headed home tonight, missing most of the bad weather.

I woke up at 5:30 this morning and couldn’t get fully back to sleep. I did rest some more, but just couldn’t sleep deeply. I sleep so little. I try to sleep. I mean, I really try. But, four hours after I go to bed I’m awake. If I go back to sleep, I’m awake six hours after I went to bed. After that it’s nearly impossible for me to actually sleep any more. I may doze, but that will be about it. Every once in a great while I go to sleep and stay asleep for 7-8 hours but it is rare.

I get so frustrated when people say you need to rest. You have to sleep. Well, don’t you think I’m trying? I’m not sure what I’m supposed to do? I go to bed. I even make myself stay in bed sometimes, although it nearly makes me bonkers, but I still can’t sleep. I don’t think I’ve slept more than five hours any night in the last three weeks.

Of course, there are a whole slew of drugs for such things. But, after my last go at antibiotics and steroids I decided the fewer chemicals in my body the better. I’m almost recovered from all those and I don’t want to add anything else to the mix.

But, all of this to say, I’m tried now. Very tired. I’ll go right to sleep as soon as I go upstairs. It’s the staying asleep for an extended period that’s the hard part. I’m glad tomorrow is a holiday.

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