The Waiting Room

I am having trouble sleeping..again.

I was pretty sore on Monday. Working out plus all the cleaning I did resulted in some pain. I felt some pain in my joints too which made me wonder if an RA flare was going to rear it's ugly head. I guess the lesson is that I can't work out and do any major housework on the same day. Sleeping can be difficult when the joints ache. Pain meds help, but sometimes I feel a little drowsy. I do take a multi vitamin, plus, B complex, vitamin D and fish oil.

Husband's snoring has increased. It's kinda frustrating because we are sure that he does not have sleep apnea. (He did a sleep study over the summer.) Husband tried the Breathe Right strips, but they just don't work. He did try the throat spray which did help a little. I usually end up kicking him out and sending him to the guest room. He is really sweet about it. He feels bad, actually, that he keeps me awake.

My guess is that my sleep is screwed up becuase my life schedule is screwed up. When I am on a regular schedule, I usually get a decent amount of sleep, even with the snoring. The holidays and now the continued winter break have changed all of that. Even though the Boy herds me out of bed every morning no later than 8:30 AM, I am still tired. Even after a nap, which only lasts about an hour, I don't feel rested.

So I guess I have to start back on my schedule, like I was back to work, even though I have another week and a half of break. It's just as well. Since I am a new adjunct, I got the short straw on courses. I have ALL 8 AM courses this semester. Five days a week. Also, I need to get my courses ready to go. It looks like I will be teaching the third class this term. That means I have two courses that I have never taught before and one that I have taught. Three separate preps. On top of that, I have some ideas for articles, so I want to have as much done with coursework so I can work on that project. It will not go well if I am exhausted.

So tonight I will take my shower before bed, set the timer to record SVU (At least House is a repeat, so I won't get sucked in) and wind down so that I can go to bed at 10 PM.