I am as one with meara on the sleeping. I can always sleep. I probably need to sleep less. When I'm anxious about something, my usual way of dealing is to hide from it by falling asleep. I once fell asleep while my boyfriend was yelling at me. Pack for the nerve-racking trip tomorrow or fall asleep? ZZZZZ

Congrats, smonster!!

A bit of good news for me today. A friend is creating a new webseries. She happens to think my album would work well as music in places and asked me if I would allow her to use it. I said yes, of course. I figured that'd be the end of it until the series actually launches whichwill probably be a couple months from now but she's just announced that my music will be used. Given that trying to plug my album has been a really uphill battle, it's super-nice to see it get plugged. She has far more followers than I do.

One of the (many!) reasons I love my naturopath MD is that she takes my insomnia issues seriously. She finally said "You're a life-long chronic insomniac. Seriously, take .5mg of Ambien every night. That's better than you be constantly sleep-deprived".

Let me tell you, this feeling well-rested thing? AMAZING. I had no idea!

Yay Erin's new doc!

And congrats, smonster! Whether or not you take it, it's great that they recognize your awesomeness.

I like sleep. Sleep is good.

Woohoo, smonster! Good decision-making ~ma to you!

Yay, Erin! It's nice when your doctor has good sense *and* good ears.

penchant for self-disgnosis

Hee. I have this, and it's no typo. "I think I have, um, that thing. That I read about. It's deadly, you know. Ow, a pain."

I would love some sleep.

Unfortunately, it would seem since I had the Craxy o'Doom, sleep has been in short or shite supply. And taking anything to help me sleep leaves me quite moody the next day, so it's not like it's a big help.

And I cannot nap during the day. I have to be falling over exhausted (like yesterday) to catch a thirty minute nap.

This sucks.

Hee. I have this, and it's no typo. "I think I have, um, that thing. That I read about. It's deadly, you know. Ow, a pain."

Hee! No, a Cuban will give you the full diagnosis with proper terminology and request for meds by the formal name.

It's truly a fascinating aspect of my culture.

I sleep as a defense mechanism, too.

Zen, I would love calls if you don't mind.

Smonster, would it get you to NO?

Quite possibly. They have a big project down there, and said we could talk about a plan.

With relocation?

Unknown.

Is it more money than what you do now?

6k less, unfortunately, at least to start. Plus bennies aren't quite as good. Would have to cut back in a few places.

Would it get you outside, where you want to be, doing hands-on work?

Yes and yes. I'd be training/mentoring newbie carpenters, people who've been chronically unemployed or who are transitioning back into society.

edited to fix typos now that I'm on a computer

Ack, iPhone autocorrect.