Happy Tuesday! Although it’s only a three-day school week for me, my day so far has been one of those days- you know, those days where you’re just in a funk?
Maybe it’s the fact that I slept horribly last night. My bouts of chronic insomnia in high school are thankfully long gone, but there’s nothing more frustrating than lying in bed in a sleepy 3 am stupor, willing yourself to fall asleep.
By 6 am, I was bored with tossing and turning and decided to head to the gym for a strength training session. Forty minutes of upper-body lifting and stretching later, I returned home for an energizing breakfast.
½ c oats, 1 c almond milk, ½ c pumpkin, two spoonfuls of Barney Butter, microwaved honeycrisp apple, maple syrup, cinnamon and nutmeg
Steamyyy!
My outfit boosted my mood a bit as well. How can cherry-red not make you smile?
Black tank top from Juicy Couture (scored at Nordstrom Rack for 20 bucks!), red J.Crew corduroy jacket, J.Crew flats
Perhaps it was my lack of sleep, but my two morning classes dragged on forever- I was so excited to be done at 12:15!
Since I’ve yet to go to the grocery, I stopped by a deli for two vegetarian “chicken” salad pitas and a side of watermelon.
I love these pitas. I saved the wrappers so I can try to recreate them using the same ingredients!
On the agenda this afternoon: grocery shopping, Gossip Girl and maybe a nap. Trying to turn this day around!
Have you ever dealt with insomnia? Any tricks for falling asleep?
What’s your favorite bright color to wear?
22 comments:
If you're going through insomnia, get out of bed! Even if you just move to a couch, I find myself getting tired - but if you stay in bed, it trains your mind to think you can stay awake there... no bueno!
Reading before bed always helps me to relax. Even if it's a "can't put it down" book, I still find my eyelids getting heavy and sleepiness sets in. Yellow is my fav bright color! :)
I love your outfit! Its the perfect UGA gameday outfit...gotta love the red & black :) I hope you get outta your funk girl, I'm sure GG & a nap are the perfect cure!
Oh my gosh your outfit is SO cute! I love.
I love wearing bright red as well, it was the colour of my prom dress! But I love wearing bright blue. I have blonde hair and bluey eyes, so it really makes my eyes pop! Any bright colour can always liven up any day!
LOVE your outfit!
Cute outfit! I love wearing bright colors - red is prob my favorite. Or orange!!
I haven't dealt with it - when I really can't go to sleep i'll take a tiny bit of nyquil - not sure if that's good for you though!
At least you had a DELICIOUS breakfast and an adorable outfit!! I often have trouble falling asleep and have started taking melatonin or drinking that sleepytime tea some nights. Oh and I always save wrappers to try to recreate things! Good luck with those pitas!
Ugh. I know what you mean by one of those days. Thats how I felt yesterday. Hope things look up even more soon.
And love that outfit!
I'm kind of in a funk, too. I usually do my cardio by this time but I'm just finding it difficult to get to the gym today.
I've always been a big fan of anything lavender to help me fall asleep. Sometimes, I will close my eyes and move them back and forth like I am reading and I'm out like a light.
I also read that your bed should only be used for sleep and sex. If you do anything else in it, your body/mind can get confused and that can lead to having a hard time falling asleep.
Oh yes yes yes, definitely have insomnia and take melatonin to help fall asleep! Sometimes I get so frustrated that I wake up super early too...sun always wakes me up!
Love the outfit and eats! I like to wear red too to keep things interesting.
I love your outfit! It is super cute!
I've been really tired lately too. I keep trying to go to bed earlier but it hasn't been working.
i'm sorry you aren't sleeping well, but you're pulling off a fabulous outfit!! :)
I have my bouts with on and off insomnia pretty much all my life too - luckily right now i sleep pretty consistantly, but this morning i was up before my alarm!
I still want - and will- try those sandwiches when I'm in NY this fall!!
I love yellow and purple...blue, too! I have a great bright blue sweater that makes me happy. Sorry about the insomnia - I used to have trouble if I had any caffeine past noon. I don't drink much caffeine at all anymore. Hope you get a full night's sleep tonight. :)
I am definitely feeling the funk today! I actually got stuck in a dress I was trying on today and had a complete meltdown. It wasn't pretty, but eventually I fought harder and peeled the dress off me. Wholefoods sushi is making me feel a bit better . . . yum avocado :)
I hate not being able to sleep! Sometimes warm tea helps me calm down.
This may be the most delicious looking bowl of oatmeal I have seen. I may be serving this up tomorrow!
I tried making this today for breakfast too..why did my oatmeal come out all watery and gross from the apple!?
it was inedible so i ate a vegan cookie for breakfast instead ;)
I had terrible insomnia last year during the worst of my disordered eating (I'm sure they were somehow related...). I ended up taking prescription medication for a few solid months. Sometimes I found that eating garlic in my dinner helped me fall asleep though. Or maybe it was just a coincidence. :P Anyways, I hope you get a better sleep tonight girl!!
Michelle deals with insomnia from time to time, though for me I am lucky and sleep pretty well. Tips I have is try meditation before going to bed, some light stretching or even writing in a journal :) If we ever find something that helps I will let you know.
bright color? probably like a vibrant teal. i am not a red girl. it looks good on blonds (you are rocking it!) but i dunno i dont wear it much.
falling asleep
sex, backrubs, being super active that day, meditation, yoga, restorative yoga poses, magnesium. Yes, google this or order it from iherb.com peter gillhan's natural calm. it's a powdered magnesium supplement and if you are mag-deficient insomnia is a side effect. use my iherb code AVE630 to save money on your shipping. You can buy it at WF's but it's twice the price there. Yes, get this! Sorry talking out loud :) as i type...
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