I was in bed before 10:30 last night. Very sensible, no? Actually, me being me it had nothing to do with good sense and a lot to do with that fact that I couldn’t think of anything else to do. After 5 hours of looking at art and books online even I couldn’t bear to spend any more time on the computer so I decided I would go to bed early, get a good night’s sleep and be all refreshed for work this morning.
Ha! I wish it had worked like that…
At 20 past ten I snuggled up in bed and turned the light out. The next 15 minutes I spent trying to get warm. 10 minutes later I was too hot, so off went the extra blanket I had put on top of the quilt. Then I was thirsty, so I drank half a bottle of water only to discover 2 minutes later that I was still thirsty. More water. Lots of tossing and turning and trying to get comfortable followed. When Jan sent me a text message at 11:30 I was still awake. At 10 past 12 I got up to turn the radiator down. At 12:30 I drank the last of my water and got up again to refill the bottle. I supose I must have fallen asleep not long after that – the next thing I remember is waking up at 2:30 desperate for a wee. Not really surprising after all the water, but still unbelievably annoying. After all, at this point I had spent more time tossing and turning than actually sleeping. The last thing I wanted was to go through it all again. Luckily this time it only took me about 15 minutes of trying to get comfortable before I fell back to sleep and managed to stay that way until 6 o’clock. If this is what I get for going to bed at a sensible time in future I’m not even going to bloody bother…
Confuzzledom 
I hate having to wake up for a wee. It annoys me because it’s usually when I’m the most comfortable and sleepy. *sigh* I usually toss and turn for about 30 minutes before I fall asleep too. ‘Tis annoying.
It NEVER pays to be sensible. Always go for the irresponsible childish solution to your problems. Next time you go to bed early decide to read until 3 in the morning. You’ll be fast asleep with the light still on 10 minutes later. It is the law of sod in action.
sleepyjane – yes, it is annoying!
Welsh Girl – I might try that next time, although knowing my luck I will actually end up being awke reading til 3am!