"Here comes the sun, here comes the sun, and I say it's all right." -The Beatles
I’m sitting in bed at 4:45 in the morning because I can’t sleep. I’m not a sound sleeper. With medication that problem could be fixed. There’s probably a technical or scientific name for it. Let’s just call it paranoia.
Every noise in the night is something to investigate. Every noise, even the smallest bit of one, wakes me. I can hear Jake move in his room because his ‘doggie’ rattles quietly. Bella talks in her sleep and when she does I lay there frozen, waiting to hear her call for me. And when she doesn’t call I go check on her anyway. If Jake sneezes it immediately puts me into nosebleed readiness. If Bella coughs I’m ready to get her water. I sleep a little more sound when Donna is home. But three nights a week I’m ‘on call’. There’s nobody to nudge and ask, “Can you check on them?”
Last night Bella was talking in her sleep. It was 12:45 AM. I went to check on her and she was at the foot of her bed sound asleep. I moved her up to her pillow and tucked her in. 2:00 AM Jake heard something – I heard it first. It’s our neighbor’s WEATHER VANE that spins and whistles when the wind blows. “Papa?” He didn’t even need to ask. I told him it was the wind. At 4:30 he needed to pee. Thus ended my night.
In nearly six years I can’t remember the last time I slept sound through the night.
IN TRI-TRAINING NEWS...
The New Year's Report about gym memberships is right. January is the month for new memberships due to the whole New Year’s Resolution thing. And yes, the gym has been packed!!! By March nobody will be there. But man, there are a ton of people at the gym in January.
Despite the crowd I managed to find ONE treadmill available at 7:45 PM. I had a great overall workout last night. I ran 2.5 miles at a fast pace to see how long I could last in Zone 5 of my heart rate: 164-182 bpm. Within four minutes I was there. At the twelve minute mark I was above Zone 5 and I stayed past my Maximum bpm for the remainder of the run peaking at 201 bpm finishing the 2.5 miles in 24:15 - a 9:66 mile average. My recovery was quite fast tough which is good. I know I can do the run on Feb 12th and get on the bike without too much fatigue. Then I did some serious core training for an hour using a Swiss Ball and weights then called it a night. It felt good to go all out!
I think my body is getting use to my night workouts. I was reading a magazine in bed and my eyes could not focus after a while. I dozed off with my light on. The sleep felt good. Unfortunately it lasted only a couple of hours before I had to do the nightly checks. I may have gone all night with a sound sleep.
The “SUN” from The Gilded Tarot deck.
The Beatles - "Here Comes the Sun"
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun,
and I say it's all right
Little darling, it's been a long cold lonely winter
Little darling, it feels like years since it's been here
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun
and I say it's all right
Little darling, the smiles returning to the faces
Little darling, it seems like years since it's been here
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun
and I say it's all right
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...
Little darling, I feel that ice is slowly melting
Little darling, it seems like years since it's been clear
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun,
and I say it's all right
It's all right
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