Andrea Rants: Insights, Thoughts, and Opinions

MY thoughts, insights and opinions on things in MY life. I'm not asking for your judgment. Enjoy...or not.

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Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Corporate America 12 year veteran. I've held positions ranging from Customer Service to Sr. Manager to Assistant Vice President of Marketing. Novelist. I've always written. My first book was penned (or rather, penciled) at the tender age of six, and every moment since, I have been writing this short story or that novel. My first novel is a work of fiction: Her Essence, a Mystery/Thriller. I am in the process of writing my first non-fiction book, which incorporates my life coaching methodologies and philosphies as well as other thrillers: Taming Roland, About Bryant, and the sequel to Her Essence.

Wednesday, March 15, 2006

Asleep in 0.2 Seconds

There is nothing more amazing or mesmerizing than watching Blythe fall off to sleep. Most nights (when there's been not chocolate consumed or we've not had a wild night of 'tag, you're it'-- my life has changed so much...oops, digression)

Anyhow, most nights, Blythe can lie down and fall asleep in 0.2 seconds. Even if she awakes in the middle of the night, run to my room and climb in bed with me, she will fall right off, and I'm left clocking exactly how long it took her to fall into her deep slumber. After 0.2 seconds, I'm up for the next hour or so, reluctant to take a sleep aid (it's usually 3:30 or so when I awake with time on my hands!). Meditation is out of the question because I'm too focused on trying to fall asleep so after about an hour of trying on my own, I pull out my old stand-by: a book so boring (who's title I will not divulge as I would CRY if I ever saw my novels attached to the words sleep-aid). So I pullout the old stand-by, and guess what? I'm usually out in about 0.2 seconds.

Any other good sleep-aids out there?

2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

A glass of wine maybe? It's worked for me

6:43 PM  
Blogger Andrea said...

Wine is nice...but only in moderation...two glasses, and I'm up in the middle of the night.

10:20 AM  

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