Insufficient somnulence

I slept like absolute shit last night.
It wasn’t like a return of insomnia, it was different. My mind was hopping about all over the place and kept finding things that seemed incredibly important and that needed my undivided mental attention immediately. So I’d work on it for a while, then I’d drift off into a weird state of sort-of sleep, then I’d crash back into reality with another list of urgent tasks that my mind convinced me simply couldn’t wait til morning.
I’m thinking it may have been over-excitement about the Imminent Chesworth Family Reunion, as I was certainly bouncing around the house like a child on Christmas Eve after having a chat with Sophie. Whatever caused it, it was unpleasant and I am suffering for it today. Sluggish, sloppy, slow and wayward are just two of the words I could use to describe myself and my performance thus far on this Friday.
I’ve tried drinking lots of tea. I’ve tried eating lots of fruit. I’ve tried ‘resting my eyes’ for 10 minutes in a meditative way, but nothing seems to be working. I guess I’ll just have to plough on through it and hope for a better bedtime tonight.

RC 14-5-21