I have been sufficiently chastised for the internet social faux pas of not posting blogs on a regular basis. I will try to improve upon my shortcomings in this area.

I've been occupying my nights awake with eBay and a wonderful little program from Ambient Design called ArtRage2. My nights awake when I'm not at work, that is. At 45 and with a chronic illness, I've decided that it's far too much strain on my body to sleep at night half of the week and during the day the other half of the week. So, I find myself doing dishes and sorting laundry at 2am. This new sleeping arrangement of mine is working out quite well for an insomniac friend on the west coast. He now has a chat buddy available at 2am PDT. Invariably, I come home from work at 7:30am EDT to an offline IM asking if I'm awake. He just can't seem to get my work nights quite straight yet.

The current sleeping arrangement seems to be working out well so far. We are just entering into week three of this program. I was able to sleep during the day during spring break for the public school students. Summer, and the incessant barrage of noise has not arrived yet. I have one of those waterfall and sound machines in the bedroom. I may have to opt for a window air conditioner as well in order to provide a bit more background noise.

The German Shepherd has not adjusted to the new sleep schedule yet. She frequently reminds me that it is dark outside, and we should be in bed. Well, me in the bed and her on the floor to be tripped over when I get up to pee. She also frets over the nocturnal activities of the feline occupants of the house and frequently reminds me that they are bad! Most bad indeed!

When to take my medication has become an interesting affair. It just seems sort of wrong to be taking Lexapro and multivitamins at 9pm and melatonin and muscle relaxants at 9am. I still haven't figured out the best time for my Prilosec and my Allegra. And, trying to remember at 2am that I need to be taking the Neurontin that I formerly took at 2pm.... oy! It should all come together eventually, though. I'm still not quite sure what I should be eating at 8am, though - Kung Po Chicken or muesli.