Quest for Sleep and the Start of a New Day

I have terrible insomnia.  Allergies don't exactly help it, when it comes to being able to breathe at night.  So, lately, my pre-bedtime ritual includes my sleep medication, and a dose of allergy meds., and sometimes whatever else I can think of that might give me another hour or two of sleep.  This has been going on for weeks, now.

We need to replace the air cleaner that we usually run in the bedroom at night, but that will need to wait until my first paycheck.  The poor thing has given its all for me for almost 20 years.  We've managed to limp it along for a few months, but it's time to let it be and not attempt to resuscitate it any more.  In the meantime, I sneeze, cough,  and attempt to breathe all night.  There are many culprits to this condition.  One is plain old dust. The other is my allergy to the cats.  At first they slept at my feet and were mostly an annoyance when I wanted to shift position.  Now, they are taking to sleeping right up near my head or beside my pillow.  I suppose we could/should just lock the critters out of the bedroom at night, but they have grown up sleeping with Cameron, and now me, so that would be a very big issue to contend with.  I don't have any problems with dog dander, so Tuesday's snuggling doesn't bother me.

On our list of pending expenditures is some furniture.  Since we moved sooo much, we really trimmed down on what we have.    Since, I believe, we'll be here for awhile, it's time to begin replacing some of the items left behind.  Dressers for the bedroom, and a couch for the livingroom are top on the list.  It's hard to dust clothes that are on shelves or open tubs.  So, I think with some of these items obtained, my night time issues will be greatly reduced.

Ok, about the job.  Let's see, I was hired over 2 weeks ago and set off for drug testing and a background check was to be done.  Well, Friday, the manager finally called me and said everything was squared away and that I should come in today at 11:00.  I'm not sure how long my shift will be or what kind of schedule I'll have, except that it's 25-30 hour a week.  We'll be discussing that today.  After I'm done writing this, I'm going to see if I can squeeze in a little nap, before I need to get ready.  I've been awake since 3:00am and up since 4:00.  More sleep would be really nice.

I have a great deal of interest being shown for having parties, but none have scheduled anything yet.  So much for Santa Fe and the land of tomorrow!  Once I have an idea of what my schedule will be, I'll be setting off to nail down some of those prospective party hosts to some sort of date and time.  I need to get some items that really speak to the gay/lesbian crowd, as my prospective customers are of that community.  I currently have a fair collection of sample items that are more generic.  That's another thing to add to my list.  My first party was kind of wimpy so hasn't given me much to work with, plus, I'm working with a company that makes blankets and is based in Washington.  They make some incredibly soft fleece blankets that look/feel like some kind of thick, curly, lamb's wool, with one side covered in a soft, waterproof nylon.  I'm considering adding those to my line of offerings-a sample is on its way.  I especially like that they're US made and not by some third-world country.  There is another distributor that sells a similar water-proof type blanket, but it's  very much synthetic and with a somewhat tacky/porn look to it.  Not to mention, they are the same price and I wouldn't be competing with my distributor over sales.  It has some promise.  I am continually on the look out for products that would appeal to my customers, but is different from what other, similar, businesses sell.

My podcast is doing well.  I just uploaded my 8th show and the interview is with a national best-selling author, editor, speaker, and cupcake connoisseur.  She's a lot of fun to talk with. One reason I do these podcasts is out of the joy of meeting new people and hearing their stories.


Well, looking at the time, I need to try to get a little more sleep before I have to start getting ready for work.  I'll let you know how it goes.