Happy New Year!

Happy New Year

I thought I would have trouble staying up to ring in 2015 but instead I found myself with a really bad case of insomnia and a song from the Rockin' New Years Eve special stuck in my head. I love Meghan Trainor but I did not want to listen to her all night long!!!

A few days ago I posted that I was going to pick one word to focus on this year but I did not anticipate it would be in such a literal sense.

Ever since I decided on my word I have had extra trouble sleeping. Insomnia is not a new problem for me and I'm sure it doesn't help that I have been trying to avoid taking anything to help me sleep. I think the last time I looked at the clock it was after 7AM and the sun was out but I was bound and determined I would fall asleep eventually. I think I did for all of two hours [sigh]. 

I've tried to explain what it's like when I go to bed at night and this graphic that I found on Pinterest pretty much sums it up.

The only thing I would add is that in between all of those thoughts I have a song (or songs) that keep running through my mind along with the numbers I keep trying to count as a way to hopefully stop all of the thoughts, sub thoughts, songs, etc.

After all of that I was tempted to just stay in my PJ's yesterday but when my hubby invited me to meet him at our local pub for New Years Day brunch (he goes frequently to watch EPL Soccer) I agreed. It was a nice change and I'm glad I made myself get up and go - even took a minute to do my hair and put on a little makeup (yay me).

Last night was a bit of the same but I think I finally fell asleep around 3 AM. I had some repetitive thoughts from the night before and then some brand new ones. Thankfully Meghan moved on and I got to enjoy the more mellow tunes of Joss Stone.