a simple yarn

There are times when I wish that my brain came with an ‘on/off’ switch…

I wonder why it is, apart from caffeine, that my mind periodically shuns sleep? It’s not that I’m not tired, but as I lie in bed, a willing sacrifice to the REM gods…sleep will not come. It would seem that rather than an on/off switch, I have a stand-by button, ready to go at the slightest effort. And as we know, that uses up needless energy…

It is not often that way. More typically, I am an ‘out-with-the-light’ sleeper. Eight hours of uninterrupted bliss. Even as the kiddies stir in the middle of the night, Ever-Alert-Husband-Will is first responder.

But not so this night. Tossing. Turning. Ticking. Tocking. Nothing.

Plan B, make use of the time:

So, I’ve done a full day’s work in these wee small hours. Will feel good about playing with fibre tomorrow today. Better get back to bed for a couple of winks as the sun will soon be rising. But wait…..

Had my brain been switched to ‘off,’ I would have missed this moment entirely. Brief insomnia is a small price to pay for such beauty.