Some folks think it's weird to drink tea at night, thinking it would keep you up. I thought differently, my thing is you might as well have something warm and soothing in you for a good night sleep. I recall my friend, Steven, said that wearing warm socks and having a hot drink made going to sleep easier then just going to bed without any aid at all. I took that to heart, what a great idea! So one fine night I took my first few sips of earl grey tea and put on my warmest socks. In thirty minutes I was fast asleep.

The next night I did it again with the same results. Out like a light. I did this for months, having some of the best sleep I had in a long time. Within those months I also added in the whole sleep before two o'clock in the morning routine. If I go to bed between the hours of ten to two I would wake up more refreshed and ready to meet the day. There was one more thing that made sleep easier to get, listening to anything calming; rainfall, fire crackling, waves crashes. Now it was complete. My set up was perfect until one Sunday morning. I woke up in a foul mood, mouth was dry, head was spinning and funny was I didn't even drink the night before, you know, boozes. I drank plenty of water, drank my tea, wore those socks and went to bed at around eleven.Yet, I felt like I went on a bender.

That morning I went over to my friend's house to forget the poor awaking I had. They greeted me but my mind was in a fog. I tried to talk to them only to find that I had little to say. My stay was short lived as I went back to my place and sat on my couch while my head was spinning. It was my day off, I had all day to relax but my reactions to things were sluggish to the point where I couldn't even make a simple sandwich for lunch. I decided to break my rule of not taking naps. It was the only thing I could do. Two hours was enough for a cat nap so I went to sleep to wake up two and a half hours later.

What a time to be alive! I felt a sudden rush of ideas and thoughts I could barely gather!

9/21/2024 Update:

I believe where I left off was five years ago, I could of sworn I wrote something...Ah, well then. I shall continue by saying that the years are so kind to me in the long of it. Found a new way to sleep. Met a bed mate who is simply a delight when not in a certain mood, to top it off, I have discovered consuming three glasses of water would make anyone get up early. Yes indeed, this is quite an wonder.

To be continued...