A Road Less Travelled

I am tired today. Why am I tired today? Because I haven’t been sleeping well the last couple of nights. Why not? Because it is hot. I can’t seem to sleep when it is hot and stuffy. Last night was the worst so far. I went to bed a little early and then ended up turning my light off around eleven which is not early for me, but isn’t really late either. And then I lay in bed feeling the mattress soak up my body heat and reflect it back to me in spades. I was hot, uncomfortable and awake, three things I hate being when I’m in bed. Now it is midnight and a thought flashes into my head. A way to arrange my furniture and fans that would make it cooler in my room. Of course, implementing this thought involved getting up, but I wasn’t asleep anyway so I figured what’s the difference. I could either not sleep in an annoying way or I could not sleep in a productive way.

So up I get and start moving stuff around. I only moved three pieces of furniture, but I reconfigured my fans so that they were functioning together. I finished, surveyed my handiwork and flopped back into bed. I put some soft music on and floated away. I was still a little warm, but it was much, much better.

Morning comes. It’s six-thirty and I’m awake. This is not unusual for many people, but I don’t normally wake up until a little after seven. So I’m wide awake and I realize I woke up because I’m cold. It seems I just can’t win. First I’m awake because I’m hot and then I’m awake because I’m cold. I wish my room could just make up its mind and pick one or the other. This going back forth is keeping me up at nights.