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yes, i AM high maintenance

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during some LATE NIGHT LUDICRISY from whatever wednesday, i accidentally confessed the following:

i feel the need to share that i sleep with both sheets, three blankets, and four pillows.
and drew hangs off the bed.

its true. i’m a very high maintenance sleeper. and, it gets worse:

i CANNOT handle wrinkly bedding.

and i HAVE to have socks on – tight ones that hug the inner arch of the bottom of my feet.

and i need white noise

and stillness

and i DEFINITELY wish i wasn’t like this

and constantly apologize to my husband – who practically hangs off of the 6 inches of mattress he has left.

so. in what area of your life are YOU high maintenance.

and don’t even act like you’re NOT. i know better.

it’s 4:30

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It’s 4:30

a lament on sleep lost. by mandy thompson

It’s 4:30
and that’s too early
to sing a sunshine song or three.

Spring is springing.
My ears are ringing
from your tormenting tune of tweets.

The day will come,
the night be done,
but not just yet, you winged freak.

To keep your feathers
I think you better
Shut your beak ’til sun you see.

nap-lag

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the 30 minute nap i intended to take this afternoon quickly turned into a THREE hour nap. you know, the kind where you’re half-awake & half-asleep & telling yourself that you probably should wake up, but it ain’t happening….

THAT kind of nap.

or should i say stupor.

whew.

i think i’m suffering from nap-lag.

my body thinks i should be eating breakfast now…. and, i probably won’t fall asleep again for three days.

the do’s and don’ts of Mandy’s bachelorette week

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maybe i should say the “did’s” and “didn’ts”…

either way, here’s my week in review (with no logical order):

I DID:
- flirt incessantly with drew via texting.
- fear an emotional meltdown from being alone.
- have an emotional meltdown from being alone.
- feel better after said emotional meltdown.
- watch Drew’s cousin on TV.
- go to the gym. once. stayed 15 minutes.
- get asked out by a couple of under-age drinkers.
- send a gift to my “met on the net” friend.
- go to a slumber party – during the WEEK!
- eat soup…nearly EVERY day.
- stand outside in 22 degrees watching a lunar eclipse.
- have an all-girl jam session at my church, and i was the drummer! (but don’t worry – my preacher doesn’t know about it, because he’s with drew. oh, and it was his wife’s idea!)
- finish season 8 of Friends. Rachel had Emma and is now engaged to Joey, wearing Ross’s ring. OH THE DRAMA!
- sleep well the last few nights.

I DID NOT:
- sleep well the first few nights.
- start season 9 of Friends. very sad. very sad indeed…
- cook. (except for homemade soup – once!)
- wake up the neighbors when struggling to figure out how to play my electric guitar.
- get nearly as much music stuff accomplished as i wanted.
- shave my legs.
- have to shovel my car out of the snow! WOW!
- go out with aforementioned under-age drinkers! ;)

Drew is now back…. all is right with my world. ahhhh………..