Category Archives: Life

Sleep, or Lack Thereof

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Sometimes all I need to do is have a good night’s sleep and I’ll feel better. Sometimes all I want to do is sleep but can’t.

On Friday, I felt horrible. My body was achy, its temperature was hot and cold, hot and cold, and all I wanted to do was be at home and not move. My body and mind were exhausted. I suppose that’s what happens when you push yourself and work hard all week long. Friday night after I was finished at Job #2, I came home, popped a sleeping pill, and slept for nine glorious hours. I felt good as new, minus the horrible sinus headache I seem to be getting almost every morning. The rest of the weekend was great, until last night.

Last night I seemed to have a good ol’ dose of random anxiety and couldn’t sleep. The last time I remember looking at my clock was about 1:30 a.m., and then again at 4 a.m., and I finally fell asleep I think around 7 a.m., shortly after Kyle left for work and I could sprawl across the bed and really get comfortable. Sure, I got about six hours of sleep, but not consecutive hours and certainly got good sleep. Needless to say, even my amazingly strong coffee isn’t helping me stay alert right now. I may need several shots of espresso before I go to work today.

Today is going to be a long day.

What do you do when you can’t sleep?

Purple

Posted in Inspiration, It Gets Better, Life, Peer Pressure by

Stay strong.

Yesterday was Spirit Day, and people all over North America wore purple to help give support to those who have had to endear bullying because they were gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered. I was one of those people because I strongly believe that no one ever, EVER, should have to be made fun of, ridiculed or shunned because of who they chose to love.

Now, I’m sure a lot of people thought, “Oh, wearing a colour isn’t going to make a difference”, but it’s the thought that counts. I wore a long-sleeved purple shirt under my short-sleeved work uniform and several of my regular customers who are gay (and were also wearing purple) noticed and smiled. How can you not appreciate someone who supports your life choice?

When you think about it, wearing a certain colour on a certain day is a much more subtle way to show support, rather than announcing where you “like” it on Facebook. (BTW, check out Lauren’s post here, which explains that more and which I fully agree with her on) Not that I’m dogging breast cancer supporters; I just think there’s better ways of showing your support.

Most importantly, we just have to remember that NO bullying is acceptable, whether it be because of your sexual preference, your race, religion or otherwise. If you are bullied, you need to know that there is a whole other world of people who are like you and love you for who you are, no matter what.

Enough is enough.

Let’s end bullying.

50 Questions, Part 7

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Man, I love a good long weekend! Who can argue with a four-day work week? Not me! Too bad I have a million other things to do and not enough time to do them all. Oh well! In the meantime, here’s Part Seven of 50 Questions That Will Free Your Mind.

You can read Questions 1 to 40 here.

41 .If you knew that everyone you know was going to die tomorrow, who would you visit today?
My closest friends and family. They’re all that matters in the end.

42. Would you be willing to reduce your life expectancy by 10 years to become extremely attractive or famous?
Not at all. I’m okay with being average on every level.

43. What is the difference between being alive and truly living?

When you’re truly living, you’re aware of what you’re doing and are taking those actions with your own free will. When you’re truly living you feel blessed and amazed to be doing what you do.

44. When is it time to stop calculating risk and rewards, and just go ahead and do what you know is right?
When it starts to go through your head so much that you can’t eat, sleep or think about anything else. Sometimes, you just have to trust your gut.

45. If we learn from our mistakes, why are we always so afraid to make a mistake?
Because we never like to be wrong, and trying several times is time consuming.