Schneid Remarks
The combination of insomnia and lack of sight is something I
had to endure early this week.
I set up shop for the night on the couch Monday due to my
wife being sick.
With a trip scheduled for later this week, we didn't want any
of the flu "germs" spreading to myself or our son Jayson.
I have to say, taking a nap on the couch is much different
than trying to get the recommended eight hours of sleep.
There really is nothing like snuggling up in your own bed
with your three pillows and favorite blanket.
But for the good of the family, I thought I better stay on
the couch for a few nights.
Whether it was my sleeping condition or an intense case of
insomnia, not much sleep was accomplished.
I first fell asleep at around 9:30 p.m. Perfect time. I
usually get up around 5 or 5:30 when I am able to get to bed that
early.
At 10:15 p.m. I was up. Ok, not a big deal, I will
reconfigure my blankets and pillow and turn on the news. If that
doesn't put me to sleep nothing will.
I sat up until approximately 11:30 p.m., watching all of the
night-time talk shows, before falling back asleep.
This didn't last too long. I was back up at 12:20 a.m. I
ventured to the kitchen to fill my belly, hoping that would put me
back into sleeping mode.
An hour later, or there abouts, I was out. I am sure it was
after 1:30 p.m. because the show I was watching had just ended.
Thirty-five minutes later I was back up. OK, check Facebook.
That will put even the most wide awake people to sleep.
Not much interesting on there. By the time I downloaded my
special bonus on a couple of games I played, it was 2:50 a.m.
Now, if I do this right, I can still get three solid hours of
sleep before getting up a bit later, at approximately 6 a.m.
I rolled back over, turned the sound down on the TV, and
started counting sheep.
Yes, I leave the TV on all night. My wife and I have done
this our entire lives. Not quite sure why, but I think it stems from
my childhood when I was afraid of the dark.
At 3:35 a.m. I rolled back over and grabbed my glasses. As I
gingerly grabbed them, one of the arms fell off.
I am very blind, and claustrophobic, so not having my glasses
gives me extreme anxiety.
I took the glasses into the bedroom, checked out the
situation, and realized super glue could probably fix them.
It is now close to 4 a.m. and I have only one arm on my
glasses. I can still put them on, but they don't fit properly.
For the past couple of years I have been strictly a glasses
wearing guy.
Being panicked, I checked to see if I had some of my contact
lenses around. I did, so my stress level dropped a bit. The reason I
don't wear the contacts are twofold. I like my glasses and my
prescription for my contacts is a bit out of date.
Basically, I can see far away, but I need cheaters to read
things close.
I haven't worn the cheaters for years, so I checked the
entire house for them and they were nowhere to be found.
Panic was back. Can I get by with half of my glasses? Can I
get by with contacts which I can't see 100 percent with? Will I be
able to find my cheaters before work? Will my contacts even fit after
all these years.
It is now around 4:30 a.m. and I am still rummaging around
for my cheaters.
With my wife under the weather I didn't want to bother her,
so I ventured back to the couch for a fifth attempt at some REM sleep.
I was able to get another 45 minutes of sleep before finally
getting up for the day at 5:25 a.m.
I placed my broken glasses on my face, watched some news,
then decided to get ready for work.
Luckily for me, my contacts slid right in. I was able to see
again! Still couldn't find my cheaters, but my wife has three or four
pair so I borrowed one of hers.
Needless to say, lack of sleep and lack of sight was my life
Monday night.
Now to find that bottle of super glue!
If anyone has a solution to insomnia I would certainly take
it. But I am not drinking warm milk. LOL
