Good morning, friends.

@marguicha (216376)
Chile
May 5, 2024 6:53am CST
I fell asleep for a late nap yesterday after Mario went away and I woke up this morning. The gas heater was on, some lights were on too and I hadn´t had dinner nor washed my teeth. I imagine that was still the hangover from the insomnia of the night before yesterday. I have read a lot that older people have trouble to go to sleep and thhat they only sleep a few hours. That has never happened to me and when I did have a night´s insomnia I did not find a reason for it. And yesterday, when Mario and his son were finishing their work, I could not wait for them to go. I was very sleepy. They finally went away and I transfered the money I owed them and closed my eyes for a second. I woke up just now. In this right moment it is almost 8 am. The room is cozy because I forgot to turn off the gas heater. The TV was off because there was nothing interesting to watch yesterday. But I am rested now. And if I don´t want to cook, I have the risotto leftovers in a Tupperware. Yesterday, at some point, I went to the kitchen in a zombie state and put the rest of the rice in the fridge, washed the dishes and left the wok where I cooked the rice soaking in the sink. All is well that ends well.
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@MarieCoyle (29462)
5 May
Your body said, rest. And it rested. Insomnia isn’t fun at all, especially when a person is simply exhausted and yet sleep will not come. I am glad that you rested. Be kind to yourself, Marga.
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@marguicha (216376)
• Chile
5 May
I will. Dixie is going for a holiday. I told her to return before June 8th. It is my birthday. And I suddenly was aware that next year Ill be 80. JEEEZZZ!!!
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@marguicha (216376)
• Chile
6 May
@MarieCoyle Just to think that only yesterday I had thought of a wonderful party for my 75 years of age. When I had my 75 birthday we were in quarantine, with masks all over and terrified to get covid.
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@MarieCoyle (29462)
5 May
@marguicha Don't worry about how old you are. You still are able to care for yourself, you care for Luna, have friends over, cook meals...I think you're doing great!
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@LadyDuck (460403)
• Switzerland
5 May
I am glad you could rest. I have never been a "good sleeper" the past night was not too bad, I woke up at 1 am, but after an hour or so I was sleeping again until 5 this morning.
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@marguicha (216376)
• Chile
5 May
I usually sleep well. Now I take naps and sleep less at night. But I don´t have problems sleeping.
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@LadyDuck (460403)
• Switzerland
6 May
@marguicha - I have never been a night owl. I go to sleep around 10:30, I read in bed until 11 and I get up at 5 in the morning. I never take naps, but I wake up several times during the night.
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@marguicha (216376)
• Chile
6 May
@LadyDuck I never took a nap in my nap before the chemotherapy. My body changed in a lot of ways after that.
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@snowy22315 (171205)
• United States
5 May
Nice you were able to sleep.
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@marguicha (216376)
• Chile
5 May
I was. And woke up rested.
@celticeagle (159949)
• Boise, Idaho
5 May
I sometimes will sleep for a few hours after dinner and then I am up early in the morning and then I sleep until early afternoon. Hope you get some good sleep this night.
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@celticeagle (159949)
• Boise, Idaho
7 May
@marguicha .......I know how that is. Some nights I just stay up and don't realize it is 6 or 7 already.
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@marguicha (216376)
• Chile
7 May
@celticeagle I´m happy that now the kitchen is finally clean. The only thing left is my coffee mug.
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@marguicha (216376)
• Chile
6 May
This was something specially because I had insomnia the night before.
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@JudyEv (326601)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 May
I didn't sleep well last night. Sometimes I do but almost just as often I don't.
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@marguicha (216376)
• Chile
7 May
Fortunatly I sleep very well most of the time.
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@LindaOHio (158581)
• United States
6 May
I'm glad you were able to get a good sleep. I get very little sleep the older I get. I managed about an hour yesterday morning. Have a good week.
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@marguicha (216376)
• Chile
7 May
I sleep very well but now I sleep a couple of hours at nap time and the rest at night.
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@wolfgirl569 (96440)
• Marion, Ohio
5 May
You needed the rest
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@marguicha (216376)
• Chile
5 May
I did. And I had it.
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