I started a blog post with updates on our travels and adventures, pictures included. But, as it has been going around here...did not get it done and needed to head out the door.

I found myself exhausted early tonight and so we all ended up going to bed early. I think I snoozed for maybe an hour, then found myself wide awake in a quiet dark house.

It suddenly dawned on me as I layed there wondering what to do and why I was awake and not soundly asleep, that this was the first time since I arrived here that I was still and thinking......

Typically, my mind races non-stop. I'm always dwelling on some topic and my thoughts rush willy nilly.

But, since arriving here, I have gone full throttle until my head hits the pillow and I am out like a light. No racing thoughts, no analyzing, no obsessing over stuff.

Granted, I could not go on like this...my knees and back are killing me and I'm getting homesick. (My cousin extended my stay as I am here to help her paint her home's interior walls and we had not even started it as of Thursday!)

I have had a blast and this has been a real treat...but I'm not use to going, going, going....my life is simple, mostly quiet, and I think a lot. It has been nice not having the ongoing chatter in my head. I have slept soundly each night. Not quite sure what to make of it!

Well, I'm not going to go think about it.....instead, I'm off to bed to hopefully fall back to sleep. Got lots of texturing and painting to do tomorrow and maybe I can get that post finished.

So....do you go non-stop to the point that you don't really have a lot of chatter in your head? Or are you one to be constantly thinking?

 

When I lay down my mind races and chatters and I either worry, or plan the next day, or wonder when I am going to die. It is awful for me to fall asleep most of the time. so I love those nights when I hit the pillow and drift off! I so understand where you are coming from.

You sound a lot like me. I have to stay busy. That is why I work so much otherwise my mind will wear me out.

My mind hasn't been racing, but it's certainly been focused. I miss you!!!

My mind constantly races, so to turn it off I either read or watch TV (programs that allow you to check your brain a while). On our trip, we walked so much and did so much that at night, I couldn't wait to get into bed - and fell asleep in a few minutes without even reading a page or two. I don't think I could keep up that pace forever, though. I like life to be a bit slower....LOL