Vicky Biccy's Blog

Sleep is a beautiful thing

On Tuesday night I spent 8 hours in A&E with my husband. Apparently it was a very busy night. Besides becoming an expert on the current swine flu statistics thanks to the rolling headlines on TV, I learnt a few things that night.

I learnt that no matter how tired you are, you just can’t sleep on plastic chairs for more than 10 minutes.

I also learnt that lack of sleep can play havoc with your body… and your mind! I experienced a range of emotions and physical maladies. I was irritable, then resigned, then mildly insane, then dangerously close to tears. I developed a dull headache and I got really cold (though that could have been the draft from the automatic doors).

Sometimes I think I’m invincible. Like no matter how much work I do, how late I stay out, how much coffee or alcohol I drink or how many nights I week I eat pizza instead of cooking a proper meal, I’ll somehow be fine.

It’s not true. I need sleep. I need to drink water, as well as coffee. I need to relax as well as work. And, as every pirate knows, I need to eat my fruit and veg or I’ll get scurvy. Time for bed, methinks.
 

Created on Thu 30th April 2009 16:06