{"id":7859,"date":"2012-06-06T03:10:23","date_gmt":"2012-06-06T02:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brennigjones.com\/blog\/?p=7859"},"modified":"2012-06-06T03:11:38","modified_gmt":"2012-06-06T02:11:38","slug":"wishing-the-early-morning-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brennigjones.com\/blog\/?p=7859","title":{"rendered":"Wishing the early morning away"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is 2am and I am awake.<\/p>\n

I used to be a regular visitor to the shores of the all-too discovered country known as ‘insomnia’.<\/p>\n

But, in the last six months, as my life has calmed from various troubled events, my sleeping pattern has returned to normal.<\/p>\n

In fact, this is the first time, since late last year, that I’ve found myself wide awake after just a few hours’ sleep.<\/p>\n

There I was, an hour ago, happily fast asleep dreaming of whatever, when my head woke me, to serve up a list of things I have to do in the office later this morning.<\/p>\n

That’s nice.<\/p>\n

Not.<\/p>\n

There are three branches of Zara in Rome.<\/p>\n

That’s the kind of observed fact that my head throws out when I’m awake and don’t want to be.<\/p>\n

I’ve been downstairs, made tea and toast, brought it back to bed and consumed it.<\/p>\n

I’ve checked email.<\/p>\n

I’ve bothered Twitter (and discussed ‘The Real Housewives of Orange County’ with Andy, who is currently exchanging Liverpool for Florida).<\/p>\n

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I’ve read the Guardian and Daily Telegraph websites.<\/p>\n

I’m still awake.<\/p>\n

*drums fingers*<\/p>\n

I did, briefly, switch the television on, but all there was to choose from were various gambling programmes and the BBC News channel.<\/p>\n

The former are rubbish, the output of the latter is a heady mix of dull and\u00a0embarrassing.<\/p>\n

*pauses for a second mug of tea*<\/p>\n

There is no chocolate in the house.<\/p>\n

I guess I should be thankful that episodes of insomnia are now so infrequent that they could be classed as ‘rare’.<\/p>\n

There’s a ‘bizarre sex’ documentary on PickTV.<\/p>\n

I’m going to chuck it in and try for sleep again.<\/p>\n

G’night!<\/p>\n

x<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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