I had trouble sleeping again last night. Big news. I had napped, so I guess it made sense that I was still up at 12:30am. I finally fell asleep and woke up before the alarm again.
I had a nice, quiet, uneventful day at work. No earthquakes today. I got home a little late, because we all decorated the birthday girl’s cubicle for tomorrow after she left at 4:30pm and didn’t leave until about 5:20pm. She loves FRIENDS, so we decorated her whole cubicle with birthday decorations, balloons and pictures of the cast printed from the computer.
They also made up labels that had the CENTRAL PARK logo and put them on coffee cups. They’re bringing in coffee, and desserts specifically mentioned in the show – toll house cookies and cheesecake.
When I was riding home, I called Eric to tell him I was going to be late and told him I wanted to go for a bicycle ride, so he should be ready when I got home. He was, and I changed quickly into my bicycle clothes and off we went. I had a good reason for wanting a ride – my cousin, Ilene, had sent me an email coupon for a “buy one get one free” at JAMBA JUICE. I have never been to JAMBA JUICE, because I’m definitely a STARBUCKS girl, but it seemed like a healthy drink, and there’s one in the shopping center 3 miles away.
We had a nice ride there and each got a 16 oz. 180 calorie drink with no sugar added – all fruit and no dairy. I got MANGO MADNESS and he got BERRY FULFILLING. They were delicious, but they’re blended, so it’s hard to drink. We had a little bit and put them in a bag and Eric carried it back and we rode home.
When we got home I immediately got busy making dinner – salad and veggie corn dogs and faux chicken nuggets. We had dinner and then watched TV. I was exhausted. I felt like I could fall asleep, but it was only 8:30pm. Eric said we could nap for an hour and then get up at 9:30pm. It didn’t seem like the smartest idea in the world, but I was SO tired, I just wanted to close my eyes.
Unfortunately, I didn’t sleep much, even though I felt totally exhausted. At around 9:30pm my cell rang, and that woke us up anyway. I got out of bed and started blogging. When I’m done, I’m going to take two sleeping pills and try to fall back to sleep. My sleep patterns are definitely all messed up.
I have to drive tomorrow and Friday, because my ride brought her car into the shop tonight. So, I have to make sure to get up even earlier than usual, because I have to pick her up at 7:30am, instead of standing outside at 7:30am.
I feel good that I went for a 6-mile ride, and we had fun, but I still didn’t do any decoupage and know I won’t tomorrow or Friday either, because we’ll be out after work both nights.
I am determined to get it done this weekend. We don’t have any plans, and I’m not going to make any either. I know it will just take me a few hours, and it is so frustrating that I can’t seem to get started. Oh, well. It’s just another thing that’s weighing on my mind these days!