It seems as if everyone is restless as of late. Is it a seasonal thing? I don’t know. All I know is that, at work, I get several requests per day for melatonin, the hormone that stimulates drowsiness. My friends complain of insomnia, and feelings of anxiety. I hear stories about how they’ve been awake until the wee hours of the morning, dropping off to sleep for an hour or two before beginning work!

I’ve been known to suffer similarly in the past. There was a time when it wouldn’t be uncommon for me to have to force myself to at least go lay down, only to lay there staring at the ceiling for several hours, thoughts flowing constantly in my mind.

This time is different though. I am exactly the opposite! It seems as if I cannot stay awake! I wake up at 5.30am, in order to have a shower, so my hair can be dry for when I leave for work at 7.30am. I spend most of the day at work, come home, go on the computer/ watch TV/ read, typical things. I go for a walk with Spice. No part of my day is particularly exhausting. Yet, I am absolutely wiped by 5pm. I force myself to stay up until 8.30pm, most nights, but after that, I am completely non-functioning! It’s getting somewhat annoying, and I know I will be quite angry once The Office comes back, and I am unable to stay up until it’s on! At that point it will be interfering with my life, and I just can’t have that!