I haven’t been sleeping well lately.
I’ve got puffy bags under my eyes, I’m falling asleep at my desk and I feel like I may fall apart from all the mysterious aches I’m getting from restless sleep.
I don’t have any human kids to keep me up at night, but I do have 2 cats that are my fur-covered babies. One of them decided that he REALLY needed my affection at around 3am this morning, so that was fun. (Not really.)
But, I think the major sources of sleep deprivation are coffee and stress.
Work’s been kind of rough with the latest production batch and the new branding, and I find myself drinking 2-3 cups of coffee per day. I’m not used to that amount of stress and caffeine, so I’m going to bed anxious, tense and generally unable to calm myself down.
I’ve also recently started being intimate with the monsieur. This normally wouldn’t be a source of stress for most women, but my cycles are at least a week longer than the average and I usually can’t predict a hard date for when my period will start. So, being stressed out already, I quietly freak out in my mind at the mere possibility of being pregnant.
Usually, some sort of hard physical activity like a good parkour session does the trick to exhaust myself, but it’s not a really wise idea to be jumping on hard surfaces a few feet in the air when you’re not fully mentally aware. I like my bones and skin intact, you know?
Ugh, I’m in desperate need a vacation. Or a spa day. Either one is fine.
What do you do to really get your mind off of things?
xoxo,
B.elle
Cafe Lilium 
Hi Belle, hope you are feeling better soon and getting better sleep, i understand this feeling… maybe exercise like hot yoga or a nice run or swimming always help me sleep better. Cups of chamomile tea always do the trick too, take good care, talk soon ^^
Awwwww thanks, Janet! You’re too sweet! 😀
I’ve taken a day trip to wine country with my bff and I do feel a lot better. Sometimes, it’s worth it to get some personal TLC!