I am so screwed...
...and it's not just my sleep schedule, though I think that may indeed be most of it. The thing is, I just can't afford to see the sleep specialist at $35 a pop. She tells me to take melatonin and go to bed at certain time, and if I can't fall asleep in 20 minutes to get out of bed and go do some quiet activity like reading, or zentangle until I feel sleepy again, and lather, rinse, repeat. Then when it's time to get up in the morning, after seven hours of sleep to get up and put my feet on the floor - no sitting up in the bed - and get up and dressed. If I need to take a nap, don't let it be longer than 30 minutes. God, it all sounds so simple, but the reality is that is is nigh impossible for me to do it.
So, Thursday the 11th, I went to bed at 6:30 AM, and woke up at 12:30 PM. I decided that six hours wasn't enough sleep, so I fell back to sleep. I woke again around 2:30 PM, and then I just felt lazy, and depressed, and rolled over again. And again. And again. I finally got up at 11 PM Thursday night. How crazy is that? So, I watched two movies last night (Grey's Anatomy is pulling its weird on again/off again schedule crap again and skipped this week), so I watched "Butter" and "War Flowers." Both were mediocre.
Tomorrow, Saturday, we are having a Rush function from 2-4 PM. The promotion is called Choctober, so all the appetisers will have a chocolate theme to them. I was thinking that if I can make it, I should bring my Chocolate Cherry Bombs. They are made from Cherry Jello, melted semi-sweet chocolate, and evaporated milk. They are unusual, and taste really good. The last time I made them I used a muffin pan with flower-like muffins. But I'm not sure I have the room in the fridge for that pan, so I might just have to go with a 9x9 pan and cut them into squares. Whatever they look like, they will taste the same.
My car has been at the mechanic's since the 3rd. It has been having a recurring problem with not starting. This is NOT good for a disabled driver. DH has changed the spark plug wires, and the TPS, and the fuel filter, after which we drove it for two weeks with no problem before it didn't start again. So off to Midland automotive it went. We were able to drive it over there, and it took two days before it wouldn't start again. Then they ran some tests, and changed some sensor which ended up to not fix the problem. Then it sat there for a few more days before it wouldn't start again, and now they are going to change the coil module. The final bill for this might be close to $700, to which I can only say, "Holy Crap!" But he does say he thought the engine was in sound shape otherwise, though he wasn't really looking to see if there were other things wrong, so there it is. I feel a little funny throwing $700 at a 22 year old car, but you gotta do what you gotta do.
So now I have to make these Jello squares, and line up a ride for Saturday, and then figure out a schedule that will have me awake, showered, dressed and ready to leave the house by about 12:15. It seems plausible that I can get this done, and you can be sure I will let you know what happens.
Oh, another thing ... I seem to be having a real issue with feeling cold all the time this year. I have decided it must be an MS thing, because I am not always cold to the touch. I think it is time to pull out the long thermasilk underwear. Maybe that extra layer will keep me comfortable. I have no idea what I'm going to do when it REALLY gets cold this Winter.
Good Night, TTYL,
So, Thursday the 11th, I went to bed at 6:30 AM, and woke up at 12:30 PM. I decided that six hours wasn't enough sleep, so I fell back to sleep. I woke again around 2:30 PM, and then I just felt lazy, and depressed, and rolled over again. And again. And again. I finally got up at 11 PM Thursday night. How crazy is that? So, I watched two movies last night (Grey's Anatomy is pulling its weird on again/off again schedule crap again and skipped this week), so I watched "Butter" and "War Flowers." Both were mediocre.
Tomorrow, Saturday, we are having a Rush function from 2-4 PM. The promotion is called Choctober, so all the appetisers will have a chocolate theme to them. I was thinking that if I can make it, I should bring my Chocolate Cherry Bombs. They are made from Cherry Jello, melted semi-sweet chocolate, and evaporated milk. They are unusual, and taste really good. The last time I made them I used a muffin pan with flower-like muffins. But I'm not sure I have the room in the fridge for that pan, so I might just have to go with a 9x9 pan and cut them into squares. Whatever they look like, they will taste the same.
My car has been at the mechanic's since the 3rd. It has been having a recurring problem with not starting. This is NOT good for a disabled driver. DH has changed the spark plug wires, and the TPS, and the fuel filter, after which we drove it for two weeks with no problem before it didn't start again. So off to Midland automotive it went. We were able to drive it over there, and it took two days before it wouldn't start again. Then they ran some tests, and changed some sensor which ended up to not fix the problem. Then it sat there for a few more days before it wouldn't start again, and now they are going to change the coil module. The final bill for this might be close to $700, to which I can only say, "Holy Crap!" But he does say he thought the engine was in sound shape otherwise, though he wasn't really looking to see if there were other things wrong, so there it is. I feel a little funny throwing $700 at a 22 year old car, but you gotta do what you gotta do.
So now I have to make these Jello squares, and line up a ride for Saturday, and then figure out a schedule that will have me awake, showered, dressed and ready to leave the house by about 12:15. It seems plausible that I can get this done, and you can be sure I will let you know what happens.
Oh, another thing ... I seem to be having a real issue with feeling cold all the time this year. I have decided it must be an MS thing, because I am not always cold to the touch. I think it is time to pull out the long thermasilk underwear. Maybe that extra layer will keep me comfortable. I have no idea what I'm going to do when it REALLY gets cold this Winter.
Good Night, TTYL,
Webster, that's one goofy sleep cycle! It reminds me of when I worked for the newspaper -- it was called the 'lobster shift,' but I don't know why. It was supposed to be 6PM to 2AM, but we never finished by 2:00. So, I'd be going to bed at 4 or 5, and not getting up until noon. It was only 2 days a week, but it really played havoc with my system.
ReplyDeleteThose cherry bombs sound yummy. Care to share the recipe?
Good luck tomorrow and let us know how it went.
Peace,
Muff
Chocolate cherry bombs sound heavenly. Especially right now when I'm on the down side of a headache and sweet stuff really appeals to me.
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Gee, and I thought I had sleep problems!
ReplyDeleteYour feeling cold does sound to be an MS thing. Shortly after I was diagnosed I went through a period where I was sure that my feet were both cold and wet all the time. I kept reaching down to test them. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteBoth the car thing and the sleep thing suck. Wouldn't it be nice if things (including our bodies), just worked.
Can we have a recipe for the jello squares? They sound interesting.
The only sleep problem I have is that I'm doing it too much. We added it up the other day and on average I'm sleeping about 16 hours in a 24 hour period. I hate it. But back when I was working I had insomnia... my schedule was crazy managing a 9-1-1 center. Day shift one day, night shift the next, mid shift thrown in there, as well as being on call. I'm glad I'm out of that routine.
ReplyDeleteI really don't like car trouble. It can sure mess up a day or seven. And there's really no suitable public transportation anymore. I mean, there are buses but my word the stops are so far from any destination. Sort of like pay phones disappearing with the cell phone mania.
As for feeling cold... I can't tell when my body is cold. I shiver on the inside sometimes but can't really tell when my feet & hands are cold. Coach is sure to tell me though haha
I feel for you with these sleep problems...I call it a nightmare...I use meds to help some.
ReplyDeleteI am freezing too, I reckon it is MS
I am always cold - do you by chance have low blood pressure? I do and think it's related to my MS. Gonna ask the Neuro.
ReplyDeleteI have severe sleeping problems and take meds to get to sleep. Without them, oh good heavens!
Muff - the sleep specialist gave me a handout on people who sis shift work, so I guess my problems mimic those. Oh well.
ReplyDeleteSo it sounds like you all are going to try making the cherry bombs. Do write about them in your blogs as I'd love to hear how yours turn out.
And it sounds like the feeling cold thing is a shared experience, Aren't we lucky?
As for the sleep stuff, I don't know what I need more - pills to help me fall asleep or ones to help me stay awake. Maybe a little of both. I've run out of Ritalin - and caffeine just doesn't do it for me any more. Alas, it's not a refillable Rx, so I have to run to his office to get another.
I sleep like a baby. I don't feel cold unless it is cold where I am. Yep, I am a pain in the ass. KARENLEE goes through feeling cold, has a sleeping disorder (lots meds), there. That car again...I haven't been driving for years but $700??? That 22 year old is going to suck you dry. Can't a person get a used one for, oh, I suppose not. Like I say, I don't shop much. Sleep is so important. Get a scrip, take meds. :(
ReplyDeleteYou started like this -
ReplyDelete"my sleep schedule... specialist $$$... take melatonin... $$$... fall asleep... or not in 20 minutes... go to bed ... get out of bed... do quiet activity... put my feet on the floor $$$...no sitting up in the bed... nap no longer than 30 minutes. God, it all sounds
so simple"
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I had to copy it into Notepad
so that I
could break the lines where I needed
to take a breath
and try to regain your thread
before trying to finish
the MARATHON
about how simple it seemed?
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Okay, OKAY, I can't-fall-asleep-cause-of-$$$ more often than you wrote....
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Thankfully I was unable to continue beyond the so simple, because not everyone has your gumption, and "I couldn't handle" a story getting any more stressful!
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poor muffin!
................... sweet dreams
Sorry for my run-on sentence, but that's what it sounded like when she told me what to do. Heck, I know what to do, I just can't seem to do it!
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