I do not know why

@GardenGerty (164749)
United States
July 14, 2025 8:50pm CST
I have no idea why I could not stay asleep last night, or why I thought I was hungry. It is bed time, and I feel comfortably well fed. My after dinner blood sugar reading is good . I hope that means I will sleep well. I pulled stuff out of the freezer to eat tonight. I thawed a package of pre made meat balls. Got the iron skillet, put a little oil in it. Threw some frozen peppers and onions in to thaw and cook. I had a nice portion of mushrooms I had sauteed a while back and froze for a future dish. I really wanted to simmer it all in alfredo sauce, but I had a jar of garlic and herb pasta sauce that was tomato based, and I used it instead. This was all yummy once the meatballs were completely cooked through. Bob just ate his with some extra sharp cheddar. In my bowl was a spoonful of cottage cheese, and a spoonful of a grain and legume side dish that says it is Caribbean seasoned. It complimented everything else well. Cheddar on mine too. So that I would not sabotage my sleep tonight I did not nap today. The headache persisted into the afternoon, but left after we had ice cream, before supper. I achieved very little today, so maybe today's tasks will get done tomorrow. I washed two trash cans and a jug to store the dry cat food in to keep it fresh.I am mixing two kinds. . . the kind Bruno likes and the kind Bob bought when I sent him to shop. It is more expensive, but Bruno will hardly touch it. I washed the trash cans because I noticed how dirty they were when I took their bags out to the curb for pick up. (I forgot, and left the water running a while afterwards). I washed up all the dishes, then turned around and dirtied more. Selected music for the next two Sundays. I trimmed off a few tiny saplings. It does not feel like I did much, but Bruno is here telling me to hurry up and go to bed. Wish me luck.
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@Nakitakona (57733)
• Philippines
20h
There are underlying factors for a person unable to sleep. One is stress, medication, weather condition among others.
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@GardenGerty (164749)
• United States
9h
Yes, and mine is mostly stress, weather, not the meds anymore, I quit them. It is an underlying health condition, though.
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@Nakitakona (57733)
• Philippines
1h
@GardenGerty With such life condition you have, others may do stressful too. I think you manage it. Hoping so.
@JudyEv (358575)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Jul
I hope you sleep well. We have our movie night tonight at the clubhouse. It's The Book Thief which I saw a long time ago.
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@GardenGerty (164749)
• United States
9h
That title has always intrigued me. I hope you really enjoyed seeing it again.
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@JudyEv (358575)
• Rockingham, Australia
1h
@GardenGerty It was just as good the second time around. I had forgotten a lot of it.
@DaddyEvil (153349)
• United States
15 Jul
I cook just like that sometimes, especially if Pretty is making something for herself so I don't have to worry about whether she'll eat whatever I'm cooking... It all sounds delicious! I'm glad your headache is gone and you're feeling full before bed. You might make it though the night now. It doesn't matter if I nap or not, I'm not sleeping more than 4 hours at a time. It doesn't matter when I go to sleep, I will be awake to use the bathroom within 2 to 4 hours. Then I'm awake for several hours before I fall back asleep again. A lot of the time, I either read until I fall asleep or I watch YT videos and fall asleep watching them. I pulled my sciatic nerve again this afternoon cleaning up trash around the house and it's screaming at me every time I move my left leg or try to sit down. I've taken Extra strength Tylenol and it helps somewhat with the pain but, if I walk far or turn on my left foot/leg, the nerve screams at me. *sigh* I hope you have a wonderful night tonight. Sleep well.
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@GardenGerty (164749)
• United States
9h
Ouch for the sciatica. I have it in my right side sometimes. On a good night I am in bed and asleep by 9:30 and solid until 4, then up for the bathroom and right back to sleep. The other night I was up at 12:30 and could not sleep until after 3:30. That made me definitely not interested in hitting the road to run errands, and the headache, though minor, did not help. I move a lot more than Bob and I eat a lot more than Bob.
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@DaddyEvil (153349)
• United States
6h
@GardenGerty I did some of the exercises they recommend for sciatic pain and it made it worse... Some days I stay in bed when the sciatic pain is really bad. I purposely try not to eat. I need to lose more weight. I have gone from 300 lbs down to 267 lbs and am very happy with that, so far. I have been using smaller weights to work out my arms and upper body but I need to get out and walk around the yard more but the heat makes me feel sick to my stomach.
@wolfgirl569 (119276)
• Marion, Ohio
18h
I hope you got some sleep
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@GardenGerty (164749)
• United States
9h
I did. My bathroom trips did not make me wake up or give me insomnia.
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@RasmaSandra (86951)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
10h
I hope you get the sleep you need and Bruno will watch over you,
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@GardenGerty (164749)
• United States
9h
I slept great last night. I think Bruno did as well.
@LindaOHio (194717)
• United States
5h
I'm glad your headache is better; and I hope you slept well.