Insomnia
Is insomnia a blessing, a curse or both? My vote is for both. I typically sleep less than the average person, around 6.5 to 7 hours a night. Fortunately, this works for me. However, when insomnia hits me, as it did this week, I slept 4.5 – 5 hours per night. A few days I functioned just fine. The others days were OK, but not brilliant.
A Blessing
How can insomnia be a blessing? Well, if you’ve ever thought I wish there were more hours in the day, insomnia gives me those extra hours. I even managed to use most of them productively. 🙂 When I am productive, I feel energized. The result is I had a very constructive week. In fact, I am incredulous that I managed to move forward on the three art activities I have committed to at the start of 2023. These are:
- Project Quilting;
- The 2023 Rainbow Scrap Challenge ; and
- My entry for Fierce Planets.
The biggest challenge for me, because it takes me way out of my plodding, take your time comfort zone, is Project Quilting. The gist is every other Sunday a prompt is given and participants must complete and post their quilt by the following Sunday. I believe there are 6 prompts over 12 weeks. So, it isn’t a full year commitment. Just enough to push me to find ways to work faster.
And a Curse
It is easy to grasp how insomnia is a curse. Lack of sleep impairs thinking. The result is I am far more likely to require a bit of frog stitching (rip it, rip it). Yes, I did some of that. Plus, I had to cave one day and take a nap. Sigh. So, missing a couple of hours of sleep at night, resulted in balancing the equation with those same hours during the day.
I am willing to accept the curse with the blessing of insomnia when the results speak for themselves – a very productive week!
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